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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The special elections in Negros Oriental’s 3rd district on December 9 will no longer push through in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives, which called the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to “reconsider” the conduct of the polls. “The [Comelec’s] law department and the en banc decided to …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has assured protection for local media practitioners in response to the murder of a radio broadcaster in Misamis Occidental on Sunday, November 5. Police Major Rhojn Darrell Nigos, NOCPPO spokesperson, said they are currently accounting the representatives from various media outlets in the province …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga  The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) issued a dismissal order against a police officer from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) for alleged illegal drug use. In a radio interview, PRO-6 director, Brigadier General Sydney Villaflor, said the sacked police personnel refused to undergo re-confirmatory drug tests, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and a local planters’ group welcomed the appointment of Francisco Tiu Laurel as the new secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA). Manuel Lamata, United Sugar Producers Federation (Unifed) president, said they warmly welcomed Laurel as DA secretary. Lamata said they are looking forward to working with him. …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga and Mae Singuay  Candidates who got tie results in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in Negros Occidental were decided by drawing lots and not by tossing coins, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. Comelec-NegOcc elections supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria said drawing lots, used as a basis to break tie rankings and …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson reminded the winning candidates of the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) to fulfill the pledges they made to their constituents during the campaign period. Lacson said the winners of the polls should serve as proof that their constituents trust them. He also reminded those who …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Just a few hours after the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) started, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental received numerous reports on alleged vote buying incidents in the province yesterday. Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria, Comelec-NegOcc elections supervisor, said most reports and complaints they received were verbal. However, the concerned citizens reported that …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 2.6 million Negrenses are expected to vote during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) today. Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria, elections supervisor of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental, said 2,014,726 regular voters and 660,686 SK voters will cast their votes at 5,704 clustered precincts in 662 villages …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More than 1,000 personnel from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will secure the conduct of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the city on Monday, October 30. At least 1,043 security personnel were dispatched to guard polling precincts and to conduct checkpoints to deter criminal activity during the polls. BCPO …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental assured residents that they would not be imposing a province-wide curfew ahead of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on Monday, October 30. This came after a curfew was imposed in neighboring Negros Oriental, which will start on Saturday, October 28 …