The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued pay rules for two holidays this month. In Labor Advisory No. 9, Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma advised employers on the proper payment of wages for August 21 (Ninoy Aquino Day) and August 26 (National Heroes Day). August 21 is a special non-working day, while August 26 is …
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Money lender stabbed dead
A money lender was stabbed to death by a farmer over unpaid debt at Barangay Minapasuk in Negros Occidental’s Calatrava town on Saturday, August 3. Police identified the victim as 60-year-old Elisio Cabugnay, a resident of the town’s Barangay Hinab-ongan. Calatrava police chief, Captain Jesus Alba, said Cabugnay sustained multiple hack wounds. Alba said the victim went …
Prices of premium rice drop in NegOr; regular, well-milled unchanged
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental said on Saturday, August 3, that prices of premium rice dropped slightly, while regular and well-milled rice remained unchanged in the province. DTI-Negros Oriental Director Nimfa Virtucio told the Philippine News Agency that the latest price monitoring this week showed a slight decrease in …
Safety protocols, precautions in place in Boracay after croc sighting
The Department of Tourism Western Visayas (DOT-6) has assured that Boracay remains a safe destination for tourists following the sighting of a crocodile on the island last week. “DOT Western Visayas reassures our visitors that all standard safety protocols are in place and extra precautions, such as heightened monitoring, public awareness campaigns, improved coordination …
NegOr replacement for withdrawn cops arrive for NIR transition
Hundreds of police personnel are being pulled out from Negros Oriental, with many more being sent here as replacements as the transition to the newly-created Negros Island Region (NIR) takes place. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said in an interview that records showed 240 police personnel were …
Comelec-NIR exec welcomes ‘criminalizing’ attacks vs. media
The Commission on Elections-Negros Island Region (Comelec-NIR) welcomes the proposal to criminalize attacks and other similar aggressions against media practitioners, especially during an election period, an official said on Thursday, August 1. In an interview, Lionel Marco Castillano, Comelec-NIR regional election director, said declaring certain acts involving the safety of journalists as illegal would …
DOJ ‘doubly confident’ Timor-Leste will affirm extradition of Teves
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it remained confident that the Timor-Leste Court of Appeals would uphold its decision to extradite former Negros Oriental Third District Representative Arnolfo Teves, Jr. Teves, through his local legal team, filed his motion for reconsideration for the reversal of the order of the Timor-Leste government. Teves files appeal for reversal …
Negros Oriental logs 350-K tourist arrivals in H1 of 2024
The number of tourist arrivals in Negros Oriental for the first half of the year has already reached over 350,000. Records from the Provincial Tourism Office showed that, as of June 30, the province logged 356,245 tourist arrivals, almost triple of last year’s figure of 122,047. Woodrow Maquiling Jr., provincial tourism executive director, attributed …
No confirmation of Chinese nat’ls in illegal activities in Iloilo
The top cop of the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) said there is no confirmation of alleged Chinese nationals engaging in illegal activities, particularly illegal gambling, in Iloilo City. This, after Iloilo City Representative Julienne Baronda, in a media interview last week, quoted the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that Chinese nationals …
Return to fold of law, DILG urges remaining rebels in W. Visayas
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Western Visayas urged remaining rebels yesterday to return to the fold of the law and avail of benefits provided under the enhanced comprehensive local integration program (E-CLIP). “I am appealing for you [rebels] to return to the government, which is ready to help you go …