Elected Mayors in Negros Oriental
Not only on national level, also on regional level are many new elected mayors and vice-mayors in Negros Oriental. In Dumaguete City, the tradition that a vice-mayor can’t win a mayoral election remains standing.
Ipe Remollo – Mayor of Dumaguete City
Felipe Antonio Ipe Remollo will take over the position as Mayor of Dumaguete City. In a close race Ipe Remollo outnumbered incumbent Vice Mayor Woodrow Maquiling Sr. by 2,386 votes.
Election Related Violence
In Negros Island alone, eight election hot spots and 4 areas of concern are prone to election related violence. Read here which areas this are. About 5,000 police and soldiers and around 700 augmentation forces has set off to Negros Island
PNP – Peaceful Polls through unity
According to General Ricardo Marquez, head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the Negros Island Region (NIR), conducting the elections can be done peacefully through the combined efforts of the community and the government.
Proposed Mall Voting Canceled
The Commission on Higher Elections in Negros Oriental has voted on disregarding the program primarily because there are subjects on legality that are still left unanswered.
Negros Oriental in May 2016
The presidential elections are of course the dominating event not only in Negros Oriental in May 2016, but in the whole country. However, there is a lot to do, if one is fed up with all that campaigning.
Dumpsite Fire
After toxic smoke was released from the dumpsite fire of Dumaguete, the Dumaguete City Council declared 5 Barangays under the state of calamity last Saturday, 16. April 2016. These 5 Barangays are Candau-ay, Cadawinonan, Balugo, Batuingel, and Camanjac.
Mama Mary of Simala in Dumaguete
Mama Mary of Simala is visiting Dumaguete from April 04-April 08. Mama Mary will make the travel from the Simala-Lindogon Church in Cebu on the 4th of April with the welcome Mass scheduled at 6:30 pm.
Negros Oriental in April 2016
While a lot of election campaigning is going on in Negros Oriental in April 2016, there are also a lot of other events where one can escape the election-madness. Check below some of the events which will happen in Negros Oriental in April 2016.
Kanlaon Volcano continues to rumble
Mt. Kanlaon doesn’t calm down. Another ash eruption around 6:20pm today, March 29, 2016 took place and lasted for 12 minutes. It is reported, that the plume rose 1.200 Meters above the active crater.
Another Awesome Website of:
DumagueteInfo Net Service