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Two additional branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCCs) will be established soon in Bacolod City’s 6th Judicial Region. Republic Act (RA) 12051, signed by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Sunday, November 3, provides for the establishment of two MTCC branches. RA 12051 also directed the Supreme Court to assign the courts’ respective …

An official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Dumaguete City urged the public to report to authorities incidents of online scam purchases and profile hijacking as these are forms of cybercrimes. Police Lt. Gaudioso Morte, chief of the cybercrime division of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office, disclosed in a Kapihan sa PIA forum …

By JEN BAYLON The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Bacolod City said unattended candles were the cause of two separate fires in Barangays Cabug and Sum-ag in the city on the night of All Saints’ Day, November 1. BFP-Bacolod Fire Officer 2 Rolin Paulan said the first blaze occurred in Purok Lemon Grass, Barangay …

An eviction case was filed by the Negros Occidental provincial government against 112 informal settler families (ISFs) occupying a privately-owned donated property in Bacolod City’s Barangay 39. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said they have already served a second notice to the affected ISFs, adding that they refused to receive the first one. “Eviction is feasible …

Personnel of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and Bacolod City Fire Station (BCFS) are on their toes securing all 14 cemeteries and memorial parks across the city during the observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days. A total of 11 private memorial parks and three public cemeteries are situated in Bacolod. Captain Ma. Liberty …

The damage to agriculture due to inclement weather brought about by Severe Tropical Storm “Kristine” in Negros Occidental increased to almost P6 million, according to the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) and Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA). Rice crops sustained damage totaling P3,221,433.90, while fisheries suffered losses at P2,281,730, OPA officer-in-charge Teena Pineda said in her …

Increased seismicity was observed in Kanlaon Volcano as it generated 64 volcano-tectonic (VT) from midnight yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In an advisory sent at 11:00 a.m., the Phivolcs said the VT earthquakes were of magnitudes 0.9 to 2.9 and were two to eight kilometers deep. “VT earthquakes occur around …

The Bacolod City government collected 8,097.29 kilograms of plastic bottle waste for recycling during the 17-day collection period of the 45th MassKara Festival. Data showed 445,455 pieces of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles gathered from October 11 until 3:00 p.m. on October 27. The PET bottle collection campaign is a joint effort of the Bacolod Environmental …

The Bacolod City government issued special permits to almost 250 vendors selling flowers in various areas across the city during the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Areas opened for flower vendors until November 2 include Gonzaga, Araneta, and Gatuslao Streets in the downtown area, the Libertad and Burgos public markets, and outside …

By JEN BAYLON Two million registered voters in Negros Occidental are expected to cast their votes for the 2025 midterm elections, the latest data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed yesterday. Comelec-NegOcc Election Supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria said there are fewer registered voters for the election next year, compared to the barangay and Sangguniang …