By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government is currently gearing up the Negros Occidental Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NOcTF-ELCAC) with Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson leading a planning workshop earlier this week at the Negros First Residences function room. The governor said the government is planning measures on how …
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Foundation to distribute 1,000 hearing aids in Bacolod City
The Starkey Hearing Foundation (SHF), an organization committed to providing the sense of hearing to the hearing-impaired around the world, vowed to provide 1,000 hearing aids for free in Bacolod City during a hearing mission from November 10 to 11. The foundation previously visited Bacolod City in 2015. SHF-Philippines Country Coordinator Aisa Rafanan and Hearing …
Public urged to report the sale of Chinese pork products
Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Manuel Frederick Ko urged the public to report if they find Chinese pork products on sale at local markets. He made the call after the government ordered all pork products from China be pulled from market shelves across the province. According to the board member, the decision to remove Chinese …
Most Iloilo City dengue cases recorded in the Jaro district
Brgy. Balabago continues to top the list According to the latest report by the Iloilo City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, based on data gathered between January 1 and August 17, most of the city’s dengue fever cases have been recorded in the Jaro district, which occupies four of the top five barangays in terms of …
Bacolod City receives 200 insecticide-treated bed nets
CDC: Mosquitoes can develop resistance to insecticides The Bacolod City government recently announced the arrival of 200 insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs), which are hung over beds to prevent mosquito bites during sleep. The donation was provided by BASF Philippines, which supplies chemicals for various industries. While the equipment will primarily be used to combat the ongoing …
Cebu Pacific launches Cebu-Busuanga route
Fares offered as low as PHP299 The Philippines’ leading airline, Cebu Pacific, strengthens its Cebu hub network with the launch of direct flights to Busuanga (Coron). Starting October 27, 2019, Cebu Pacific’s wholly owned subsidiary, Cebgo, will be flying twice daily between Cebu and Busuanga. The first flight departs Mactan Cebu International Airport at …
Resolution seeks to boost information drives on leptospirosis
Bacolod City Councilor Cindy Rojas, who chairs the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Health, recently revealed the local legislative body passed a resolution calling for intensified information and education campaigns on leptospirosis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that can be contracted through the urine of infected …
Negros First Animal Hub construction to resume
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz II, said the construction on the Negros First Animal Hub, which is located at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, will resume. Construction was halted in 2018 after I Watch Negros Occidental Inc. found the project had not gone through a …
Ilang-ilang tree planted in Iloilo City’s Sunburst Park
With Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas earlier initiating the planting of ilang-ilang trees across the city, one such tree was recently planted in Sunburst Park, located in the city’s City proper district. Executive Assistant for Environment Armando Dayrit led the planting as a means of enhancing the existing plants already present in the area. …
Vallacar president welcomes talks with siblings
Vallacar Transit Incorporated (VTI) President Leo Rey Yanson, who was earlier returned to the post following a Board of Directors reorganization, said he welcomes the suggestion by his elder brother, Roy Yanson, for reconciliatory talks between their family. In a statement, the company chief said family reconciliation is possible if supported by honesty and action. …