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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Stephen Paduano revealed a House of Representatives caucus is pushing for the postponement of the upcoming barangay elections, scheduled for October 2017, and requesting they be rescheduled for May 2018. “I’m sure congress will hasten the deliberation and pass for the postponement because of the consensus …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas Supervisor Rey Maleza revealed operations at renewable energy power plants in Negros and Panay have been temporarily halted, clarifying it would not impact plants that are currently in operation. He said there is presently a problem in transmitting energy from renewable power plants. Maleza said …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Provincial Health Office (PHO) head, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, there is a sufficient supply of blood in Negros Occidental. In a radio interview yesterday morning, he noted there have not been too many dengue patients as of late, despite the onset of the rainy season. The PHO head said …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Eight Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) police officers received awards yesterday from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) regional director, during a ceremony at the Camp Alfredo Montelibano, Sr., Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City. According to PRO-18 spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, PDEA-18 director, Atty. Roselyn Borja said the officers were …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of Task Force Buglas will conduct a counterterrorism meeting today at the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol. The provincial government previously announced P21 million had been set aside to fund the group, which was formed to prevent any spillover of violence from Mindanao and prevent terror activities in the province. …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A total three individuals were victimized in two separate robbery incidents in Barangays Villamonte and Sum-ag, Bacolod City over the weekend. According to police, the first robbery took place in Purok Bayanihan, Barangay Villamonte, where 53-year-old Lucia Pingki-an, a resident of the said purok, was victimized by two …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A senior citizen was killed by unidentified gunmen near his home in the mountainous portion of Barangay Minautok, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, late Sunday evening. Police identified the fatality as 71-year-old Efraem Gubat, a land surveyor and resident of the said barangay. Calatrava municipal police reported Gubat was preparing to go …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) commander, Major General Jon Aying, slammed the New People’s Army (NPA), describing them as “show offs” after numerous sightings of the rebels were reported in Negros Occidental. According to Aying, the NPA are engaging in “psychological warfare” in order to send out a message …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Health Office (PHO) said it is closely monitoring cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Negros Occidental, following the Department of Health (DOH) recording a rise in the number of HIV-related cases. PHO head, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, said they have only concentrated on monitoring female commercial workers …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. expressed optimism over the retention of the Negros Island Region (NIR), despite uncertainty over its inclusion in the proposed 2018 national budget. In a recent interview, Marañon said he is not closing the door as there are many politicians who are supportive of NIR’s …