The Philippines is set to export 66,000 metric tons (MT) of raw sugar to the United States during the crop year 2024-2025, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). This came after the SRA approved the exportation of the said volume under Sugar Order (SO) 5, which was signed to fulfill its obligations under the …
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Netizens told not to spread misinformation vs. candidates
The Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) warned netizens not to use social media to spread disinformation against candidates in the upcoming national and local elections. PNP-ACG spokesperson Lt. Wallen Mae Arancillo said strategies and measures have been formulated to identify fake accounts being used for a smear campaign against any candidate. She said the ACG …
5 arrested, over P1.2-M ‘shabu’ seized
By JEN BAYLON Five individuals were apprehended following the confiscation of P1.2 million worth of suspected shabu in a series of coordinated drug buy-bust operations in Bacolod City on Friday, March 14. The operations were spearheaded by the Bacolod City Police Office’s City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) and Bacolod City Police Station 6. Two suspects …
Men’s groups formed in NegOr to help fight violence vs. women
At least nine all-male groups have been organized in six local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental to support efforts to end violence against women. Onna Rhea Quizo, executive director of the Gender Watch Against Violence and Exploitation (GWAVE) in the province, said during a Kapihan sa PIA forum that these groups have been trained …
Boracay is safe, police assure public amid probe into Slovak tourist’s death
Boracay is safe despite the discovery in an abandoned chapel of the body of a Slovak tourist reported missing last week, regional police said. Michaela Mickova, 23 years old, was reported missing last March 11, and found the next day in an area behind the beachfront. Speaking to Teleradyo Serbisyo yesterday, Police Brigadier General Jack …
NegOcc inflation further eases to 2% in February
Inflation rate for all income households in Negros Occidental eased further to two percent in February, from 2.7 percent in January and 3.7 percent in December, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. In a press briefing, PSA-Negros Occidental supervising statistical specialist Diesah Biaoco said the major contributors to February inflation were food and non-alcoholic …
100 women avail free driving course for Women’s Month
By MA. THERESA LADIAO Around 100 women participated in the free theoretical driving course (TDC) launched by the Land Transportation Office in Western Visayas (LTO-6) in celebration of National Women’s Month. The program aims to empower women by making driver education more accessible while promoting road safety across the region. The two-day course, which runs …
Bacolod activates measures to address limited water supply
The Bacolod City government has initiated measures to address water shortage in some areas across several barangays amid the extreme heat that affected sources of water supply. As of yesterday, the city’s normal water supply of 84 million liters per day (MLD) has gone down to only about 79 MLD. In an interview, Mayor Alfredo …
Info drive to end VAW bearing results in NegOr— police
More women in Negros Oriental now have the courage to come out into the open to report abuses and seek help from authorities, a police official said. “This is a result of our continuous information dissemination and other interventions to empower women, especially in the barangays,” Captain Helen Grace Aldirete, chief of the provincial police’s …
PNP reminds public of existing gun ban
The public is urged to comply with the ongoing election gun ban, which remains in effect until June 11, Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) Director Brigadier General Jack Wanky said yesterday. Despite continuous reminders, violations persist, Wanky said. From January 12 to March 10, intensified police checkpoints and operations resulted in the confiscation …