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By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental provincial election supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria said support staff during the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in the cities of Kabankalan and Himamaylan have yet to receive their honorarium after nearly a year. Ananoria said there is still no update on when the 660 support staff in …

By JEN BAYLON Around P2 million worth of suspected shabu was confiscated while two high-value targets were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation at Purok Langis in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago late Wednesday evening, August 28. The arrested were identified as couple, 23-year-old Rachell Sampayan, a resident of the village’s Purok Langis; and 24-year-old Echero …

The six-month campaign of the Police Regional Office-Western Visayas (PRO-6) since the assumption of regional director Brigadier General Jack Wanky, from February 15 until August 14 this year, yielded 3,057 wanted persons. “It was due to the dedication and patience of our operatives and the guidance of their unit commanders,” PRO-6 spokesperson Lt. Colonel Arnel …

The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) will send 100 personnel from two of its police offices to augment the civil disturbance management force in the ongoing police operations to capture fugitive Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy in Davao City. PRO-6 spokesperson Lt. Colonel Arnel Solis said 50 personnel would come …

By JEN BAYLON Several new election officers from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental have commenced their roles to prepare for the 2025 midterm elections. Provincial election supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria said that part of their preparation for the elections next year involves appointing an election officer or board of canvassers chairman to fill each …

The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) urged residents yesterday to revive the 4 o’clock habit of cleaning the surroundings as dengue cases increased by almost 118 percent from January to mid-August compared to the cases in the same period last year. Dr. Ma. Carmela Gensoli, city health officer, said that from August 11 to 17 alone, …

Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director Colonel Joeresty Coronica believes that the reported abduction and alleged kidnapping of a college student in Bacolod City is “fake news.” In a radio interview yesterday, Coronica said there is no truth to the incident. He appealed to the public not to post unverified information on social media because …

Four volcanic earthquakes have been recorded at Kanlaon Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday, August 25. A total of 6,367 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) was also emitted by the volcano on Saturday, August 24, the third highest SO2 emission for 2024 at Kanlaon. Voluminous plumes …

About 300 local government officials in Negros Island Region (NIR) became members of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), the political party of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., during a mass oath-taking ceremony held at the L’ Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City yesterday. South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr., president of PFP, administered the oath …

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) stood firm on its decision to maintain the scheduled period of filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2025 midterm polls set from October 1 to 8. Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia opposed the proposal of Manila Representative Bienvenido Abante, Jr. to delay the filing of COCs to December, …