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The Police Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas) has filed terrorism financing cases against five individuals affiliated with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) and its allied front organizations in Negros Island. In a press conference yesterday, PRO-6 Regional Operations Division chief Colonel Gilbert Gorero identified the respondents as Clarisa Ramos, …

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, December 2, introduced to voters in Negros Occidental, including highly urbanized Bacolod City, the features of the automated counting machine (ACM), which will be used during the national and local elections on May 12 next year. In each of the 32 local government units (LGUs) in the province, …

Ten Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) have issued their respective orders granting a hike in the daily minimum wage of private sector workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday. In a statement, Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said these wage boards include the National Capital Region (NCR), Regions 1 (Ilocos), 2 (Cagayan …

By Jen Baylon Regular and casual employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government are now covered by the Negros Occidental Comprehensive Health Program (NOCHP). Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson signed Executive Order (EO) No. 24-48, on November 28, which expands the NOCHP, benefiting the more than 3,000 regular and permanent provincial government employees. Before the signing …

Twenty-five former rebels (FRs) of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Oriental were brought to a mall and tourist spots as they undergo a 22-day deradicalization program, a Philippine Army official said yesterday. The program, aimed at helping the FRs transition back into civilian life, is being conducted by the 302nd Brigade, according to …

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday called on election stakeholders and private organizations to hold road shows on the use of automated counting machines (ACMs) in order to help voters better understand the process in next year’s midterm and Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE). “We are encouraging private organizations, especially those with large venues available, to …

The chief of the Visayas Command pinned an achievement medal yesterday to a K9 dog who played a major role in a series of encounters and led soldiers in discovering the corpse of a member of the New People’s Army and a firearm. Lt. Gen. Fernando Reyeg, Viscom chief, conferred the Military Working Dog Achievement …

By JEN BAYLON Kanlaon Volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Philippines, continues to show signs of unrest over the weekend, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Five volcanic earthquakes, a notable sign of ongoing seismic activity beneath the surface, were observed at Kanlaon on Saturday, November 30. Phivolcs said …

The Negros Oriental Provincial Commission on Women (PCW) is pushing for the integration of the protection and well-being of women and their children in the school curriculum or campus activities. At a Kapihan forum in celebration of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women, PCW deputy chair Phoebe Tan said they had initially discussed …

The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry in Negros Oriental province has ballooned from only one company with 45 employees in 2004 to over 15,000 workers in over 30 companies in 2024. Suzanne Lu-Bascara, president of the ICT Association of Dumaguete and Negros Oriental, told the Philippine News Agency that this reflects how promising the …