The chief of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) warned Negros Oriental police personnel yesterday to stay neutral or face consequences if found engaging in partisan politics. Brigadier General Anthony Aberin issued the warning during his first command visit to the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) at Camp Fernandez in Sibulan …
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Marcos lauds 3ID’s anti-insurgency feats
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. underscored the role of local government units (LGU) in the whole-of-nation approach to ending the local communist armed conflict. This was disclosed by Jamindan Mayor Mac Artur Valdemar in a social media post after he joined the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) officials, led by commander Major General Marion Sison, in welcoming the President …
Task group to draft comprehensive, integrated action plan on El Niño
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) has established the Western Visayas Regional Task Group for El Niño that will draft and implement the Comprehensive and Integrated Action Plan to respond to the weather phenomenon. Cindy Ferrer, spokesperson for the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) in Western Visayas, said the task …
Haze clears in Negros Oriental, Pagasa continues monitoring
The weeklong haze in Negros Oriental and other parts of the Visayas started dissipating on Monday, October 9, although the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in Dumaguete City said it will continue its weather monitoring. Local Pagasa chief, Engineer Dan Caber, told the Philippine News Agency that the haze was first …
Bacolod-Silay airport enforces tighter security amid threat
Personnel of the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Unit-Western Visayas have enforced tighter security measures for passengers passing through the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Negros Occidental following a bomb threat received via email by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) late last week. Police Major Deejay Domingo, chief of Bacolod-Silay Airport Police Station, said …
Army execs reach out to bishop for peace in Negros Island
Top officials of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (ID) have reached out to San Carlos Diocese Bishop Gerardo Alminaza for strengthened collaboration in the peace and development efforts in Negros Island. In a report yesterday, the Army said Major General Marion Sison, 3ID commander, led a courtesy visit to Alminaza at the Bishop’s …
Robbery suspect arrested
By Mae Singuay A notorious robbery suspect was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay Cabug on Friday night, October 6. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Colonel Noel Aliño, identified the arrested as Edric Pasustento, a resident of the said place. Recovered from the suspect were four plastic sachets of suspected shabu worth P10,200. …
Army: ‘Quality info’ from public boosts insurgency fight
Quality information provided by people on the ground was a big factor in the successful anti-insurgency campaign launched by the Philippine Army in Western Visayas. Lt. Colonel J-Jay Javines, chief of the Division Public Affairs Office (DPAO) of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), said they now receive more support not only from …
Last batch of rice retailers in Negros Oriental gets aid
Government payout for profiled and qualified micro rice retailers in Negros Oriental continued on October 5, despite the lifting of Executive Order 39 (EO 39) mandating a price cap on the staple. Krystle Jade Bato, information officer of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Negros Oriental, said the last batch of qualified beneficiaries to …
3 nabbed in dragnet ops
By Mae Singuay Three suspects, allegedly involved in the recent robbery and hold-up incidents in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental, were arrested during a dragnet operation by the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) in the city’s Barangay Alijis on Thursday night, October 5. Arrested were 43-year-old Rodolfo Suelan of the city’s Barangay Taculing, a …