Two persons were arrested in Negros Oriental for violation of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) gun ban this week, a police official said. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said the suspects were arrested in separate occasions on Monday evening, February 10. One was arrested at a checkpoint and …
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Bacolod eyeing to become Unesco creative city for film
With its thriving community of filmmakers and the launch of the Bacolod Film Festival last year, the highly urbanized Bacolod City is gearing up to become a creative city for film, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said. Benitez shared the city’s goal after meeting with British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils, and British Council Country …
Citizens duty-bound to resist vote-buying, poll fraud
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Iloilo City has reminded citizens they are duty-bound to reject any form of electoral fraud, especially vote-buying, which erodes public trust and weakens government institutions. Iloilo Provincial Election Supervisor Lawyer Reinier Layson advised both the candidates and the voters to uphold the integrity of the 2025 midterm elections, noting …
NegOcc chicken, egg production up in 2024
The province of Negros Occidental posted an increase in poultry production in 2024, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. From January to December last year, chicken production reached 43,652.25 metric tons (MT), 8.18 percent higher from the 40,350.82 MT in 2023. The province also produced 21.11 percent more eggs in 2024, totaling …
Suppliers asked to sell hogs in Dumaguete to cut pork prices
The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Negros Oriental is appealing to hog suppliers to sell their animals in capital Dumaguete City, to bring down the prices of pork, an official said yesterday. Jaymar Vilos, PVO information officer-designate, said pork in Dumaguete is being sold at P400 or more for one kilogram for lean meat, which …
Remains of ‘rebel’ in NegOr claimed, buried —police
The family of a suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebel who was killed in an encounter with government forces in Barangay Tala-on, La Libertad, Negros Oriental has claimed the body and buried it immediately, a police official said yesterday. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said Scene of the …
Anti-drug ops yield P3.69-M shabu, 21 suspects in W. Visayas
Recent intensified anti-drug operations yielded P3.69 million worth of shabu and arrested 21 drug personalities in Western Visayas. A report by the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) said around 543 grams of shabu were seized during the 15 operations launched by various police units from 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 9, to 6:00 …
Alleged scammer posing as first family relative falls in Guimaras
Two individuals, one posing as a relative of the first family, were arrested for alleged swindling during an entrapment operation in Sibunag town in Guimaras on Tuesday, February 11. Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 (Western Visayas) Director, Brigadier General Jack Wanky, confirmed the arrest of Margarita Cacho, 65 years old, of Barangay Sabang, and her …
‘Rebel’ killed in NegOr town clash
A suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter with government troops on Monday evening, February 10, in the remote Barangay Tala-on in La Libertad, Negros Oriental. Lt. Colonel Evelio Ilanga, commanding officer of the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB), told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that the site of the encounter …
Heavy equipment burned in remote NegOr barangay
Authorities are investigating the motive and identities of the suspects in the burning of heavy equipment in a remote subvillage in La Libertad, Negros Oriental over the weekend. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said yesterday the destruction happened from around 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, February …