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The Commission on Elections rejected the certificates of candidacy (COCs) of five Bacolodnons for being overage to run for Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) posts in Bacolod City.Bacolod Election Officer Kathrina Trinio-Caña said the persons whose COCs were rejected were from barangays 11, 5, and 20.Aspiring candidates should be 18 to 24 years old on the day of the elections to run for SK posts.There was also an aspiring candidate who was found to be a relative of an incumbent barangay kagawad whose COC was rejected, she said.Caña said that so far there were no major issues in the first three days of the COC filing for the barangay and SK elections.She reminded aspiring candidates to ensure that they have complied with all the requirements so they do not have to go back and for...

A 13-year-old girl was found dead near the shoreline of Sitio Pulo, Brgy. Tortosa, Manapla, Negros Occidental, early Tuesday morning, August 29.The police said that at about 5 a.m. a fisherman found the body of the victim floating near the shore.The victim was identified by her father as Lorry Balu-an, 13, from Brgy. 14, Victorias City.Manapla Police Chief, Maj. Jaynick Bermudez, told DIGICAST NEGROS that her body was claimed by her father.Police investigation revealed that the victim fell in the river and was drifted by the current, he said.The victim was suffering from epilepsy, he added.*

The buy-bust operation in Brgy. 21, Bacolod City, Tuesday night.*PNP photoThe police arrested five persons and seized P115,600 worth of suspected shabu in buy-bust operations in the cities of Bacolod and Kabankalan in Negros Occidental on Tuesday, August 29.Among the five arrested, three were tagged as high-value targets, the police reported.Mark Anthony Peñaranda, 39, and Christian Jay Sales, 40, both tagged as high-value targets, were arrested in a pension house in Brgy. 3, Kabankalan City, Tuesday night.Seized were 15 sachets of suspected shabu weighing 12 grams with an estimated price of P81,600, the police said.They also seized three improvised drug tooters, buy-bust money, and other non-drug evidence.In Bacolod City, three individuals, including a high-value t...

The buy bust operation at Brgy Palampas, San Carlos City.*PNP photoThe police seized 2,015.25 grams of suspected shabu worth P13,703,000 in a buy bust operation at Hda. Sta. Ana, Brgy Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, at 2:57 p.m. Wednesday, August 30.Nabbed were John Valentin Derla Remegio, 34 , of Brgy Caingin, Lapaz, Iloilo, and Crismark Cantuba Blancaflor, 27, of Brgy Poblacion, Bingawan, Iloilo, the police said.The two suspects were being monitored by the police since last week, PLt. Col. Jesus Mesahon, San Carlos police chief, said.The police seized the suspected shabu, P10,000 used as buy bust money, and a Chevrolet car used by the suspects.PCol. Leo Pamittan, Negros Occidental police provincial director, commended the operating troops for the success...

The road and bridge to the Bacolod landfill were impassable to IPM garbage trucks Tuesday hampering garbage collection in the city.*Bacolod PIOBacolod City and several other towns and cities in Negros Occidental have ordered the cancellation of classes for a second day on Wednesday, August 30, with Typhoon “Goring” expected to continue to bring rains.Acting Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer placed Negros Occidental under blue alert on Tuesday until the weather condition improves. He said “Goring” enhanced rains could trigger more floods and landslides.Silay City, Talisay City, EB Magalona, La Carlota City, Binalbagan Hinoba-an, Kabankalan City Hinigaran, Himamaylan City and Bago City extended their suspension of classes until Wednesday.Don Salvador Benedicto and Pulupandan extended the s...

Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade members conducting rescue operations in Bacolod City Monday night.*CVFB photoFlooding caused by Typhoon “Goring” induced rains has affected 91,236 Negros Occidental and Bacolod residents, destroyed houses, rendered roads impassable, and caused damage initially estimated at P115 million as of Tuesday, August 29.The families affected by the heavy rains and floods for three straight days were 28,353 with 91,236 members in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City.There were 25,103 individuals in evacuation centers as of Tuesday afternoon.The floods destroyed 16 houses and damaged 41 in Negros Occidental, Irene Bel Ploteña Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) head, said.Partial reports also placed damage to livestock at P1,170,500 ...

The Central Negros Electric Cooperative board is asking the National Electrification Administration to call off the two more plebiscite dates for the CENECO-Primelectric Holdings Inc. joint venture agreement (JVA) since the “yes” votes have already won.The votes during the September 2 and 3 plebiscite dates will not overturn the Ceneco member-consumers’ majority votes already approving the JVA, Arnel Lapore, Ceneco acting general manager, said on Tuesday, August 29.On the sixth plebiscite date on August 27 the “yes” to the JVA votes reached 98,591 representing 55.53 percent or the majority of the total votes needed, Lapore said.Lapore said the CENECO manpower is now focused on addressing problems arising from Typhoon Goring.The Department of Education is also now preparing ...

The filing of COCs in Bacolod City is at Robinsons Place*Foul weather will not halt the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental.The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will continue accepting COCs until Saturday despite the Typhoon Goring induced heavy rains, Provincial Election Supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said on Tuesday, August 29.Bacolod election officer Kathrina Trinio-Caña said 1,197 Bacolod bets filed their COCs on Monday and Tuesday.There were 837 COCs filed Monday and 360 on Tuesday, she said.Ananoria said 8,030 Negros Occidental bets filed their COCs on Monday.He said 507 barangay captain bets provincewide filed their COCs, 385 of whom were male and 122 females.Th...

The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) ranked first among other police offices in Western Visayas in the Unite Performance and Evaluation Rating (UPER) in August.Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod police director, said on Tuesday, August 29, that the BCPO ranked first with a 96.94 percent rating.This is the first time that the BCPO ranked first in the UPER as it usually goes to the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, Aliño said.NOCPPO ranked second with 96.33 percent followed by the Iloilo Police Provincial Office with 95.46 percent, and Iloilo City Police Office with 95.16 percent.The UPER system of the Philippine National Police aims to assess various units of the agency and will serve as basis for retention or relief of unit commanders, and serve as a feedback mechanism in ...

A Sagaynon facing raps for 14 counts of alleged rape was nabbed by the police at the Reclamation Area in Brgy. 10, Bacolod City, on Sunday, August 27.Nabbed was Narie Boy Rojo, alias Bongbong, 42, from Brgy. Vito, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, the police said.No bail has been recommended for his temporary liberty.The warrant of arrest was issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 73 Judge Reginald Fuentebella in Sagay City on August 1.He was arrested by operatives of the Sagay City Police Station, 2nd Mobile Platoon of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion, and the Special Action Battalion.Sagay City police chief, Lt. Col. John Mocyat, said that the suspect was the most wanted person in the province and in the region before he was arrested.The suspect is now detained at ...