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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental has served show-cause orders against 73 candidates in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) for allegedly being involved in premature campaigning. “The Task Force Anti-Epal sent the show-cause orders along with the evidence submitted,” Comelec-NegOcc elections supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said. He said the involved candidates would submit their …

By Mae Singuay “It’s all systems go with all preparations in place to make this year’s MassKara Festival even more exciting, bigger, bolder, and brighter.” This is what festival organizer, Bacolod Yuhum Foundation (BYF), assured as the 44th MassKara Festival will officially open starting October 7 until 22, with the street dance and arena competition as …

  Several private colleges in Negros Occidental, including capital Bacolod City, have switched to online classes amid the increasing cases of influenza among learners. The St. Scholastica’s Academy in Bacolod had shifted to conducting classes online at all levels from September 25 to 29 “due to increasing cases of respiratory infections.” The Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod conducted online …

By Mae Singuay Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said he supports House Bill (HB) 9310, or “An act granting the Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC) a franchise to establish, operate and maintain a power distribution system,” filed in Congress recently. Benitez, during a press conference on Monday, October 2, said he expressed support for the bill when he first received the …

A total of P1.08 million worth of suspected shabu was seized from a series of drug buy-bust operations ahead of the 44th MassKara Festival which will start this week. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Colonel Noel Aliño, said yesterday their aggressive anti-illegal drug campaign through intelligence-driven operations will strengthen their war on drugs as MassKara …

  The Bacolod City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 44 has approved the petition of Olivia Villaflores Yanson, the matriarch of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies, for probate of her last will and testament. In Special Proclamation No. 19-2771 dated August 31, RTC Branch 44 Presiding Judge Ana Celeste Bernad said “the last will and testament of Olivia …

By Mae Singuay The Department of Education (DepEd)-Division of Negros Occidental has once again reminded students and school faculty to wear face masks following an increase in influenza cases in the province. Ian Arnold Arnaiz, DepEd-NegOcc public information officer, said the face mask policy was recommended by their medical team as a preventive measure to protect students and teachers from …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Eleven large-scale estafa charges have been filed against La Castellana Councilor Donato Dumaguit and Mary Jun delos Santos in connection to the alleged Philippine National Police (PNP) recruitment scam. La Castellana police chief, Major Nelson Amsiwen Jr., said they are gathering the sworn affidavits of the remaining 35 complainants to the case. Amsiwen said …

  A bill, which seeks to transform the power distribution landscape in central Negros through the Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC), was filed in Congress. House Bill 9310, or “An act granting NEPC a franchise to establish, operate and maintain a power distribution system and ensuring continuous and uninterrupted supply,” will revolutionize power distribution services …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has expressed bewilderment over the attempted theft of 1,000 sugar bags earlier this week. Lacson wondered what the two truck drivers were thinking when they decided to allegedly steal sugar bags as they were supposed to deliver the supplies to Iloilo province. “Two …