By JEN BAYLON Nuisance candidates in the upcoming 2025 midterm elections can be disqualified by filing complaints to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The complaints should be submitted within five days after the last day for filing of certificates of candidacy (COC), Negros Occidental provincial election supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria said yesterday. The COC …
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Vying for posts; 41 bets file COCs for NegOcc prov’l, congressional seats
By JEN BAYLON A total of 41 aspirants filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for provincial and congressional positions in Negros Occidental for the 2025 midterm elections. Based on the latest records from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), after the COC filing from October 1 to 8, there are five candidates for governor and two …
Poll rematch: Albee vs. Bing again in 2025 midterm elections
By JEN BAYLON Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and former Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia are up for a rematch in the 2025 midterm elections. This, after Benitez filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for Bacolod lone district representative under Team Asenso, yesterday. In a press conference after the filing, Benitez said he had long thought …
Political rivalries; Comelec-NIR eyes placing NegOr under poll watch list
By JEN BAYLON The Commission on Elections in Negros Island Region (Comelec-NIR) is eyeing placing Negros Oriental under Comelec control for the 2025 midterm elections. Comelec-NIR Regional Director Lionel Marco Castillano said Negros Oriental has a history of intense political rivalries. “Last barangay election, the whole province was put under Comelec control. Kung base sa guidelines …
Goal: Zero casualties; Over 900 PRO-6 cops to secure 45th MassKara Festival
More than 900 police officers will secure the 45th MassKara Festival in Bacolod City, which will kick off on Friday, October 11, the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) said. PRO-6 director, Brigadier General Jack Wanky said the sendoff ceremony for the 900 police officers, including personnel from other law enforcement agencies, is scheduled on Thursday, …
Robbery as motive? Deaths of truck driver, laborer ‘related’ —police
Authorities believe that the deaths of two individuals in Negros Occidental cities of Talisay and La Carlota on Thursday morning, October 3, are related. La Carlota police chief Colonel Lymel Pasquin said the deaths of truck driver Armando Sepocado, Jr. and laborer Marjun Mandala are connected because they both worked for the same construction company. …
File COC early, Don’t wait for last filing day, Comelec-Bacolod told bets
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Bacolod City is urging candidates for the 2025 midterm elections not to wait for the deadline for filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) on October 8. In a radio interview yesterday, Comelec-Bacolod election officer Revo Sorbito said the early filing of COCs will give them enough time to check …
Mystery vault: Sagay LGU takes ‘decisive action’ on missing HEA fund
By JEN BAYLON The Sagay City government is taking decisive action to investigate the missing P7.3 million Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) for city healthcare workers who served during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement yesterday, Sagay Mayor Narciso Javelosa, Jr. said they are working closely with several government agencies to expedite the investigation. Javelosa said …
Looming battle: Leonardia vs. Benitez again in 2025 midterm polls?
Will Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and former Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia face off once more, this time in the 2025 midterm elections? Leonardia was the first to file his certificate of candidacy (COC) before the Commission on Elections in Bacolod, running for lone district representative under the Nacionalista Party, after a Mass at …
Surveillance efforts: Anti-mendicancy task force intensifies drive ahead of MassKara
By JEN BAYLON The Bacolod City Anti-Mendicancy Task Force will closely monitor the presence of Badjaos in the city ahead of the MassKara Festival in October. In a radio interview, Alma Gustilo, head of the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), said surveillance and mapping operations have already begun, which focus on Badjaos in the city. …