The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental will deliver ballots and other election paraphernalia to more than 100 critical areas in the province earlier than the usual schedule. Lawyer Eliseo Labaria, acting provincial election supervisor, said yesterday, based on the recommendations of the election officers in the recent coordinating conference with the Comelec …
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Comelec-controlled NegOr imposes province-wide curfew
The newly-created Special Task Force Negros Oriental passed a resolution yesterday imposing a province-wide curfew two days before the October 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) to avert violence and prevent vote buying. Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) regional election director for Central Visayas, said the curfew would take effect …
Over 17-K soldiers to secure BSKE in Visayas
A total of 17,463 soldiers will secure the communities and polling places during the conduct of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the three regions of the Visayas on October 30. Of the 17,463 soldiers, 5,866 have been deployed to Western Visayas; 5,356 to Central Visayas; and 6,241 to Eastern Visayas; Lt. …
LGUs told not to release gov’t aid during BSKE ban period
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental reminded local government units (LGUs) yesterday to observe the prohibitions on the disbursement of public funds in relation to the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). Lawyer Eliseo Labaria, acting provincial election supervisor, told the Philippine News Agency that the ban period is in effect from …
NFA buffer stocking incentive boosts local rice farmers’ income
The National Food Authority (NFA) is helping local rice farmers in Negros Oriental boost their income through its buffer stocking incentive (BSI), which gives a higher procurement price for palay (unmilled rice) compared to the commercial buying price. Benilda Fidel, NFA-Negros Oriental manager, told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that the incentive gives P4 …
Ilocos, Western Visayas regional wage boards raise minimum pay
Close to 300,000 minimum wage earners in private establishments will benefit from the daily pay increase granted in Ilocos (Region 1) and Western Visayas (Region 6), the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) announced in a news release over the weekend. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Ilocos (RTWPB-1) provided a P30 …
Cop dead in road mishap
A police officer died after his motorcycle crashed into a truck at Barangay San Juan in Negros Occidental’s Pontevedra town early yesterday morning. The fatality, identified as Reden Agus, 31 years old, a resident of Kabankalan City’s Barangay Hilamonan, was a personnel from the Iloilo Police Provincial Office. Pontevedra police chief, Major Romulo Gepilango, …
Student dead in fist fight
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 17-year-old senior high school student died in a fist fight inside the school at Barangay Payao in Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan town. The fatality was identified as Joren Erol John Garcia, a resident of Sitio Tonggo in the town’s Barangay Cabadiangan. Binalbagan police chief, Major Randy Babor, said Garcia and the suspect, …
DILG crafting training modules for new village, youth execs
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Western Visayas, through its Local Government Regional Resource Center, is crafting training modules for the soon-to-be elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials. “So, currently that’s our intervention here in Region 6 [Western Visayas] in partnership with Iloilo Science and Technology University. This is …
Viscom chief to soldiers securing polls: Don’t fail our people
The outcome of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental is critical in determining the future of the province and its people, a key Army official said yesterday. Lt. General Benedict Arevalo, commander of the Visayas Command (VisCom), urged the soldiers to give their best in securing the October 30 polls, during a send-off …