Tag: Negros

The Army’s 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion has intensified its awareness campaign to counter the recruitment and extortion activities by the communist rebels, particularly among the government officials in Toboso, Negros Occidental.An information awareness drive was conducted on Friday, December 10, at the Municipal Hall of Toboso, and was participated by Mayor Richard Jaojoco, barangay captains and representatives from the nine barangays of Toboso headed by Roberto Villasis and PNP personnel led by PCpt Paul Kenneth Magan, an Army press release said.Lt. Col. J-jay Javines, 79IB commander, provided the overview of the activity highlighting how the barangay officials can contribute to the government’s whole-of-nation approach to end local armed conflict and finally eliminate ins...

More than a thousand parishioners of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Valladolid, Negros Occidental, got to taste the “Lugaw ni Leni” handed out by supporters of presidential candidate Leni Robredo after the mass celebrating the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Saturday, December 11.Laban Leni Negros Occidental (LLNO) spokesperson, Pinky Ocampo, said that volunteers were “overwhelmed with the warm reception we got from the parishioners and we are thankful that other volunteer groups worked with us to serve the people.”Aside from lugaw, the group also distributed pink juices, pink pandesal, siopao and entertained the crowd with their signature Pink Mob dance.“We would also like to thank Fr. Aniceto “Mao” Buenafe for the invitation,” Ocampo said, adding that the presence ...

BOC photoThe Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Subic seized refined sugar declared as “twist floor maps” and “plastic trash bags” with an estimated value of P16.7 million, it reported Friday, December 10.Information that the shipment was suspected to contain sugar prompted the port to issue Pre-Lodgment Control Orders (PLCO) against the 14x20’ containers consigned to Multi Subsonic Marketing Co., the BOC said.Physical examination was conducted on Tuesday, December 7, in the presence of the Enforcement and Security Service, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) resulting in the discovery of the undeclared sugar.Issuance of Warrants of Seizure and Detention ...

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has granted the request of the 2GO Group to increase the number of passengers on its vessels bound for Negros Occidental, and of Vallacar Transit Inc. for a new route.Lacson granted the request of 2GO to increase the passenger cap of its vessels bound for Negros Occidental to 70 percent effective December 16.The classification of Negros Occidental to Alert Level 2 and Executive Order 21-55, Series of 2021 provided that “intrazonal and interzonal travel of all ages and for any purpose, including leisure, shall be allowed,” Lacson said.The previous restrictions on travel have been eased but minimum public health protocols must still be observed at all times, he said.Lacson also granted the request of Vallacar Transit Inc. to resume bus trips from Duma...