SECURITY ASSESSMENT. Comelec-NIR Regional Election Director Lionel Marco Castillano (right) and Lieutenant Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, discuss ...

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — All 25 cities and municipalities in Negros Oriental have been tagged as areas of concern for the May 12 elections by the provincial joint security control center ...

People are now coming forward giving information about the political violence in Negros Oriental, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla. July 10, 2022. News. Global Nation. Business.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos on Wednesday said political tension in Negros Oriental has ended peacefully after Pryde Henry Teves voluntarily ...

The 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental will proceed on October 30, despite the appeals for its postponement due to the reported political violence in the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte denounced the killing of Governor Roel Degamo of Negros Oriental and blamed it on the political conflict that “gripped” the region.

DUMAGUETE CITY, NEGROS ORIENTAL, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has placed Negros Oriental on its watch list amid a political contest between sworn political enemies, the widow of ...

Areas placed under the “red” category indicate a history of election-related violence, intense political rivalry, and threats from rebel groups. Areas categorized as “red” in Negros Oriental are La ...

Negros Oriental has six cities, Dumaguete the capital, and Bais, Bayawan, ... and 10th Congress from 1987 to 1998. This district is really controlled by the Teves political dynasty. In Negros, ...

Negros Oriental had been reinstated to rejoin Cebu, Bohol, and Siquijor. Its life lasted only from May 29, 2015 to August 9, 2017. Negros Oriental's area is 5,385.33 square kilometers and with a ...

DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) sees fierce political competition in Negros Oriental province for the May 12, 2025 midterm elections.