The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) targeted to arrest seven top leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Panay and Negros islands before the October 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls to ensure peace during the voting exercise. In an interview on September 14, Lt. Colonel J-Jay Javines, …
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BSKE bets not allowed in mass payout: DSWD
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded candidates in the October 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) that their presence is not welcome during the mass payout, especially for the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS). AICS was among the programs of the government exempted from the spending ban as stipulated …
Man jailed for ‘arson’
By Mae Singuay A man was detained after a complaint was filed against him for alleged arson in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City. Miguel Cedullo, 30 years old, of Sitio Bayhaw in the city’s Barangay Camansi, was arrested for allegedly burning his house on Thursday morning, September 14. Kabankalan police deputy chief, Captain Jolan Vinson, said Cedullo’s house was destroyed in the …
Over P400-K ‘shabu’ seized
By Mae Singuay An estimated P408,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated from a tricycle driver during a drug buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2. Police Station 2 conducted the operation against 37-year-old John Paul Jovero, a resident of the city’s Barangay 26. Police said Jovero, identified as a high-value individual, was detained …
Bacolod diocese to stop online broadcast of Masses
The Diocese of Bacolod would implement changes in the live streaming of Masses in churches following the lifting of coronavirus restrictions by the government. In a September 14 decree signed by Bishop Patricio Buzon and released yesterday, the diocese said the online broadcasting of eucharistic celebrations will be stopped effective September 24. “In recent …
Negros Occidental upland village eyes PH’s ‘marang capital’ title
The upland barangay of Colonia Divina in Sagay City, northern Negros Occidental, where close to 100,000 marang trees are being grown, is being geared by the local government to become the “Marang Capital of the Philippines.” This week, the village again held the Marang Festival after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus disease 2019 …
Man found dead
A man was found dead along the road near Bredco Port in Bacolod City on Wednesday, September 13. City Police Station 2 chief, Captain Paul Vincent Pendon said the victim was identified as 32-year-old Marlon Illustrisimo, a resident of Barangay Cubay in Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City. Illustrisimo was hogtied and succumbed to more …
DepEd implements response plan for students’ mass hysteria in Negros
The Department of Education (DepEd) in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City initiated measures to help junior high school students in a mass hysteria at Talave Integrated School in Barangay Punao earlier this week. Eight learners experienced panic, hyperventilation and nausea, prompting school officials and teachers to provide first aid and seek help from emergency responders during …
Comelec orders transfer of some voting centers in Negros
Some voting centers in Negros Oriental have been transferred in time for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) next month, a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official confirmed yesterday. Lawyer Eliseo Labaria, acting provincial election supervisor of Negros Oriental, said the Comelec central office had earlier approved the transfer for various reasons. However, Labaria could …
411 nabbed, P3-M ‘shabu’ seized during 1-wk ops in W. Visayas
Over P3 million worth of illegal drugs and assorted firearms were seized and 411 suspects were arrested in Western Visayas from September 4 to 10. Major Grace Borio, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6), in an interview yesterday, said of the 411 arrested individuals, 201 were “wanted and most wanted …