Upsets rock Negros political landscape
May 11, 2022
Former Vice Gov. Dino Yulo being proclaimed by members of the Provincial Board of Canvassers as the duly elected congressman of the 5th district of Negros Occidental.*
Former Vice Gov. Dino Yulo being proclaimed by members of the Provincial Board of Canvassers as the duly elected congressman of the 5th district of Negros Occidental.*
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN / CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO More elected officials in Negros Occidental were proclaimed by the Commission on Election, a day after the May 9 polls. However, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer are expected
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Winners of the two rival political camps in Bacolod City expressed mixed emotions over the results of the May 9 election. Re-electionists Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya of Asenso Bacolod and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may have been a mile ahead of his opponents in the May 9 presidential race, but his closest rival, Vice President Leni Robredo won in Negros Occidental. Based on the partial,
Pulupandan Mayor Miguel Peña ensured a landslide win in the 4th District for Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos. The victorious tandem of Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte claimed 81 percent and 68 percent respectively in a runway win of a total 15,499
“Now that the election is over and the people have spoken, it is proper that we give due recognition to the elected officials in the Province of Negros Occidental,” defeated congressional aspirant John Orola Jr. said in a press release
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Protesters have surrounded the Commission on Elections headquarters in Intramuros, Manila yesterday to reject the apparent victory of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as president, claiming that the May 9 polls were tainted with fraud. According to the partial and unofficial
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The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said at least four hyperscalers are looking into investing in the country through the investment promotion agency. In an interview yesterday, PEZA deputy director general Tereso Panga said the capacity of these data center
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson called on athletes of the province who will be part of the delegation of Western Visayas to the Palarong Pambansa in Cebu on July to “contribute medals” to the cause of the region. Lacson
Philippine Foremost Milling Corp. (PFMC), one of the country’s biggest flour companies, is one step closer to securing an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for the construction of its modern flour milling facility in Barangay Ingore, Iloilo City, a press release
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Trade and Industry reported that a 60-day price freeze was imposed in 31 local government units in Western Visayas, either due to El Niño or Pertussis outbreak. Out of the 31 declarations of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade strongly condemned the killing spree of innocent civilians carried out and admitted by the New People’s Army in Negros Occidental. These acts of violence are not only abhorrent, but also a
Various farm equipment were turned over to the members of two farmers’ associations in Barangay San Isidro E. B. Magalona yesterday by E.B. Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon’s consultant Ramie Babac and Municipal Agriculturist Efren Garcia Jr., according to a press
BOOKWORMS. Preschoolers at the National Child Development Center in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental peruse the recently donated books from the Regional English Language Office – U.S. Embassy, through the office of Neg. Occ. Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez.* Kiko Benitez FB photo