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The Provincial Peace and Order Council commended the local government units of Negros Occidental for achieving 100 percent high performing peace and order council results on Wednesday, Feb. 26.Provincial Director Teodora Sumagaysay of the Department of the Interior and Local Government reported at the first quarter meeting of the PPOC and Provincial Anti Drug Abuse Council on Wednesday that the 31 towns and cities of Negros Occidental have been ranked as high performing POCs based on the performance audit results for 2023 released in 2024.In the same meeting, the DILG also reported that 71 out of 601 barangays in Negros Occidental are 2023 Seal of Good Local Governance passers.*

The family of a college student who died in an alleged hit and run incident will not file a case against her uncle, the police said on Wednesday, Feb. 26.Lt. Arnolfo Robles, Moises Padilla deputy police chief, confirmed that the family went to the police station to inform them that they will not file charges against the uncle.Deserie Tadena, a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education student at Central Philippine State University-Moises Padilla Campus, died after the motorcycle she was sitting on was allegedly hit by another motorcycle in Sitio Balogo, Brgy. Magallon Cadre, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, on Feb. 19.Police investigation revealed that the victim was fetched by her uncle who was driving a motorcycle. He claimed that he stopped by the roadside to urinate whe...

The House Committee on Visayas Development  meeting on the NIR on  Monday.*Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said almost 90 percent of the regional offices in the Negros Island Region are now operational.Benitez said they were informed at a House Committee on Visayas Development meeting on Monday that of the 36 national government departments and agencies, 34 already have NIR regional heads.They asked the representatives of the departments and agencies present at the House meeting what the status of their regional offices in the NIR were, Benitez said.Only two departments have not officially designated an officer-in-charge or regional director, one of which is the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, he said.He asked the House Committee to wri...

United States  Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson and Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson at the Capitol in Bacolod City on Tuesday.*Richard Malihan photoUnited States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson on Tuesday, Feb. 25, assured that while the Trump administration has ordered a 90-day suspension of all foreign aid, the Philippines will remain a very important partner of the US.Carlson gave the assurance during a meeting with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson at the provincial Capitol in Bacolod City.“She said do not be afraid about the suspension of assistance, it will come (back). It’s more of an assurance that the friendship, the bond between the United States and the Philippines will still be there,” Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, who was at the governor’s mee...