CEBU CITY – As part of the preparations for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30, a curfew will be enforced in Negros Oriental from October 28 to 29. The curfew from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. was ordered through a resolution by the Regional Joint Security Control Center 7...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – The newly created Special Task Force Negros Oriental passed a resolution on Wednesday, October 25, imposing a province-wide curfew two days before the October 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to avert violence and prevent vote-buying. Lionel Marco Castillano,...
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command will send additional troops to Negros Oriental to strengthen its law enforcement support operations for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30. Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, commander of Viscom, said that while peace and order in...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Friday, Sept. 22 that they are committed to re-establishing the Negros Island Region (NIR) by merging Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. Photo from the Office of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri Zubiri met with the governors and vice...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old man allegedly hacked his father to death in their house in Barangay Senora Ascion, San Jose, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, September 20. Police identified the victim as Jesus Gadiana Sr., 78. Investigation said the victim went home after a drinking session and a...
CEBU CITY – The move to place Negros Oriental under Commission on Elections (Comelec) control in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections is a precautionary and proactive measure, Comelec-Central Visayas Director Lionel Marco Castillano said. Castillano said placing the province under...
The Sandiganbayan has convicted five persons involved in the misuse of the P9.6 million Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of the late Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Herminio G. Teves in 2007. Found guilty of graft and malversation of public funds were former Technology and Livelihood...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) provided financial assistance totaling P945,000 to 63 micro rice retailers in 12 areas in Negros Oriental on Thursday, September 14. SIXTY-THREE micro rice retailers from Negros Oriental receive subsidy totaling P945,000 from...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) chief of Negros Oriental on Tuesday, September 12, emphasized that medical workers in government hospitals are not allowed to engage in the short mobile video application TikTok or other similar online platforms while on duty. Dr. Liland...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – A suspected member of a private armed group (PAG) in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental was arrested over the weekend after yielding illegal firearms, ammunition, and suspected shabu. A report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) on Monday, September...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Police arrested an alleged hitman of the Teves Terrorist Group and most wanted person in Negros Oriental in Talugtug, Nueva Ecija on September 7. Police Col. Richard V. Caballero, Nueva Ecija police chief, identified the suspect Richard Quadra, 45, poultry...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Wednesday, Aug. 30 that a special election will be conducted on Dec. 9 for the Negros Oriental Province's third legislative district. In a statement, Comelec said that the special poll fill the vacancy in the House of Representatives (HOR) created...
