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Elections are a sacred process, not to be taken for granted, Victorias Mayor Javier Miguel “Javi”  Benitez said  on Saturday, April 5.Benitez said he  found a post encouraging betting on the outcome of the election.Benitez warned that  according to the Omnibus Election Code (Sec. 261(c)), election betting is an election offense.It carries appropriate penalties (Sec. 264) including imprisonment, disqualification from government service, and loss of the right to vote. And prosecution can still be done within five years (Sec. 267), Benitez said.“It is a time of choice, not of pride prevailing. Respect is needed for a better country,” he said.*

Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran (right)*Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez on Friday, March 28, denied the claim of Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran that the Bacolod City government has a P6.5 billion loan, and that its payment would drain resources that could be used for social services.“Let’s set the record straight so that the constant lying of the other party will stop,” Benitez, who is running for congressman of Bacolod, said in a press statement.Familiaran is running for mayor of Bacolod.The loan line granted to Bacolod City was only P4.1B, and based on the record, and what was availed of by the city from the Development Bank of the Philippines for various projects is only P2.05B at this point in time, Benitez said.T...

 Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez will lead the groundbreaking of the P160 million  Recovery and Recycling Complex  and Ecopark  at the  Bacolod Sanitary Landfill in Barangay Felisa this morning, March 12.The project aims to address the city's growing waste management challenges through innovative and sustainable solutions, a press release from the city government said.The project  will maximize the recovery of recyclable materials, reduce landfill waste, and ensure the proper processing and recycling of recovered resources, it said.It aims to promote environmental sustainability through incentivized waste segregation and the reinforcement of circular economy programs.The  Recovery and Recycling Center will cover a 33.13-hectare s...

People flock to the Pantawan 2 of the Rizal Boulevard in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on Dec. 31, to usher in the New Year.*Photo courtesy of Lupa Dumaguete FacebookNo firecracker-related incidents were reported in Negros Oriental province during the New Year’s Eve celebration, authorities said Wednesday, Jan 1.Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) said police stations did not receive reports of injuries caused by firecrackers and pyrotechnics as people greeted the New Year.Polinar, however, cited a report from the Department of Health here that four people suffered minor burns days before the celebration.The incidents were in La Libertad and Guihulngan with one each and two in Bais City, where the victims were simply ...

PVO photoLabing ginpabaskug karon sang probinsya ang monitoring sa border sini kag mga puerto kasunod sang kumpirmasyon sang Bureau of Animal Industry kag Department of Agriculture sang kaso sang African Swine Fever sa Camiguin.Suno kay Dr Placeda Lemana ang OIC -Provincial Veterinarian, ang Region 6, 7 kag Bangsamoro Autonomous Region na lamang ang nagapabilin nga ASF free karon. Ang paghugot sang monitoring naga tuyo nga ma pangapinan ang 6 billion peso swine industry sang probinsya.53 ka probinsya kag 704 ka siudad ang may reported cases sang ASF suno kay Lemana. Sa record sang Provincial Veterinary Office humalin Enero tubtob Hunyo 30, masobra sa 400,000 pesos nga balor sang mga gina dumilian nga pork kag pork related products ang na confiscate sa mga border, airport ka...

A former councilor of Lanao Del Sur was arrested in an entrapment operation in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, on Wednesday, June 15, after he pretended to be a dentist.The 23-year-old suspect identified as Marwa Biston Salic was said to be illegally practicing dentistry in the city.Recovered from him were various dental equipment.The Philippine Dental Association of Negros Oriental complained that the suspect was practicing dentistry even though he did not have a license or authority to operate.*

PVO photoNagdangat na sa 11.1 million pesos ang balor sang apprehended poultry products sa probinsya angut sa pagpatuman sang ban bangud sang bird flu.Sa report sang Provincial Veterinary Office sa talatapan ni Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, humalin march 1 tubtob June 3, masobra sa 30.9 ka tonelada sang poultry products lakip na ang 5,791 ka fowl kag 118,100 ka mga itlog ang na intercept.Ini ayhan ang ginpabalik sa mga point of origin ukon nakumpiskar.Padayon man ang inspeksyon sang mga balut nga naga sulod sa probinsya bilang pag sunod sa executive order.Humalin march 17 tubtob June 3, may 2.8 million ka balut nga naga balor sang 30.8 million pesos ang gintugutan nga magsulod sa probinsya.Istrikto nga gina patuman ang poultry ban sa Negros Occidental, sa pag pangap...

CLEANUP DRIVE. The City Legal Office, along with the Bacolod City Police Office, conducted its second simultaneous clean-up drive in all three major markets of the city Saturday, January 29.*BCPO photo