The motion to cancel the passport of former Negros Oriental representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. has been submitted for resolution, his lawyer said. “Submitted na for resolution ‘yung motion to cancel the passport of Congressman Arnolfo Teves,” Atty. Ferdinand Topacio, the legal counsel of Teves, said in an interview. “We already submitted our opposition …
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500 cops to secure 2024 Bacolaodiat Festival
Some 495 personnel of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will secure the 2024 Bacolaodiat Festival, this city’s celebration of the Chinese New Year, on February 9 to 11. The festivities, which will usher in the Year of the Wood Dragon, will return to the original festival site at the tourism strip along Lacson Street …
Victorias City creates digital roadmap for smart city initiatives
The City of Victorias in Negros Occidental has created a digital roadmap for the implementation of a smart city master plan merging technology and government. Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez said they have already identified several projects to be pursued by the city government, which will be announced once already put in place. “We’re very …
Salt production flourishes in 2 southern Negros villages
Salt makers in two localities in Negros Occidental are seen to hit record production by the middle of the year through the assistance of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Western Visayas (DA-BFAR Region 6). Some 20 salt producers from Barangay Sampinit, Bago City and Barangay Utod in the neighboring Pulupandan town, …
Bounty up for informants on lampposts, bench damage
By Mae Singuay A P5,000 reward awaits residents who can give any information on individuals responsible for damaging nine lampposts and concrete benches along Arnaldo Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport on Tuesday night, January 30. “Ang barangay council sang Singcang-Airport magahatag sang reward sa [kun sin-o man ang may] pinakauna, insakto kag detalyado …
Public support boosts anti-drug ops in W. Visayas
Information from the public boosts various anti-drug operations in Iloilo and Western Visayas as a whole. “We have instructions for a continuous and tightened campaign against illegal drugs. It so happens that the public is vigilant. Before, they had fears, now they are willing to help us by giving information, which is very important …
More rooms needed as tourism efforts in Negros intensified
Stakeholders in the tourism industry, specifically the accommodation establishments sector, assured to support the Negros Oriental provincial government’s agenda to double the province’s tourist arrivals this year. The commitments were made during a forum for managers and owners of accommodation facilities initiated by the Provincial Tourism Board headed by its executive director, Woodrow Maquiling, …
NPA rebel surrenders, turns over rifle grenade in NegOr town
A communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebel surrendered and turned over a rifle grenade to police operatives in the Negros Oriental town of Mabinay. A report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) yesterday identified the surrenderer only as “Dodong,” a resident of Sitio Talinting, Barangay Luyang in Mabinay. The police said “Dodong” …
Beheaded man found
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of a beheaded man were found at Barangay Poblacion 2 in Negros Occidental’s Sagay City on Sunday morning, January 28. Authorities have identified the remains as 30-year-old Joel Malalo-an Lacao-Lacao, a resident of the village’s Purok Puntod. Police said Lacao-Lacao’s remains were found by local residents, with his head missing. …
Rehabilitation, post-El Niño interventions urged
Government agencies, utility firms, and other stakeholders have been directed to include rehabilitation and post-El Niño interventions in their respective mitigation and response plans as Negros Oriental braces for an escalation of the ongoing dry spell in the province. “We will come up with a comprehensive provincial action plan aligned with the national action plan …