Batad Municipal Police Station personnel recovered a hand grenade last Thursday in the town’s Barangay Alapasco. Police were tipped off after a local resident informed Barangay Kagawad Rodelo Bemon when they spotted the explosive device in a grassy area of the neighborhood. Responding personnel immediately cordoned off the area and tied up the pin with …
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Iloilo City Health Office begins coronavirus trainings
The Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) recently began their trainings on the contingency plan related to the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said city-run health centers have been taught on handling and management procedures with regard to Covid-19 patients as the ongoing training program is intended for barangay health workers and other …
Aklan sees marginal rise in birth registrations
According to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, Aklan saw a 1.2 percent increase in birth registrations last year. The government agency recorded a total of 13, 854 births registrations last year, up from the 13,696 in 2018. New Washington saw the highest increase with a 56 percent rise; however, Lezo recorded a 31 percent …
Siblings stab man in Ilog
A man was left wounded after being stabbed by three siblings Thursday evening at Sitio Tabionan in Ilog’s Barangay Tabu. Authorities identified the victim as 38-year-old Fernando Tanyu-an, Jr. of Candoni’s Barangay Agboy, who was brought to Lorenzo D. Zayco District Hospital in Kabankalan City for treatment. According to police, the siblings, identified as Warlito, …
Twins stabbed in Sipalay City
Twin brothers were stabbed Thursday evening at Purok Kalubihan in Sipalay City’s Barangay Cartagena leaving one dead and the other wounded. Authorities identified the fatality as 35-year-old Joemar Salibio while his brother Joemart sustained stab wounds to his right arm. Police investigations revealed Joemar was sleeping in a nipa hut owned by Mamerta Lasaga while …
Agreement signed providing orthopedic procedures for low-income patients
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson recently signed a memorandum of agreement with Manapla’s Dr. Ramon B. Gustilo Hospital for the facility to provide orthopedic procedures not covered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, or PhilHealth, to low-income patients. “The high cost of orthopedic supplies and procedures leaves indigent Negrosanons in dire need of financial …
Vehicles turned over to Provincial Veterinary Office
The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office recently received two vehicles for the emergency transport of livestock from disaster-affected areas. The project, which cost P2,270,000 and sourced from the 2019 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund, was turned over by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson. According to the provincial office, “It will strengthen the implementation of the …
19 displaced Bacolod City families secure relocation papers
Nineteen families displaced by recent demolitions in Bacolod City have secured documentation for relocation. Bacolod Housing Authority (BHA) head Ma. Victoria Parreñas said the families are from Barangay 12 and will be relocated to Progreso Village 1 in the city’s Barangay Vista Alegre. She said at least 50 families were affected by the demolition, with …
Provincial gov’t: Direct hiring scheme can save up to P50M
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government claimed their direct hiring scheme will save the province between P45 to P50 million. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, explained the plan intends to hire utility workers as job order employees, most of whom are assigned to the Provincial Veterinary Office, Office of the Provincial …
Vinoya: Army in full control of operational pace, intensity
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a series of clashes with the New People’s Army (NPA), including a flare-up in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental earlier this week, Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Brigade (3ID) commander, Major General Eric Vinoya, said military forces in Negros are now in control of the region’s operational pace and intensity. The …