Officials of Pag-IBIG Fund recently announced that they may put on hold the plan to raise the decades-old monthly contributions of its members in consideration of the plight of workers and businesses amid the pandemic. Secretary Eduardo D. del Rosario, who heads the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development and the 11-member Pag-IBIG Fund …
Monthly Archives: September 2020
Bacolod biz sector caught off guard over MECQ status
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local business sector in Bacolod City was caught completely off guard following the sudden declaration of the national government on Monday night to place the city under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) due to the sudden surge in Covid-19 infections. Frank Carbon, executive director of the Metro Bacolod Chamber …
Bago City brgy, 6 puroks placed under lockdown
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bago City Mayor Nicholas Yulo has ordered a lockdown on one of their barangays and six other areas following a “large scale community transmission” of the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. Based on a statement issued by the city’s public information office, the areas on lockdown starting Monday, September 7, until …
Tatak Kalamay seeks ‘ease-of-travel’ protocols
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the milling season officially opened, local sugar group Tatak Kalamay (TK) is asking all local government units in Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, to provide travel protocols that will not hamper the movement of sugar cane trucks from farms to mills throughout the province. In a recent online dialogue …
Lacson back to work after testing negative for Covid-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After testing negative for the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is now back to work at the provincial capitol Monday morning. Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, provincial administrator, said that Lacson and 34 of his staff at the Office of the Governor were swabbed last Sunday and …
Drug offender arrested in Manapla
A drug offender was arrested around 8:30 a.m. yesterday in Manapla town’s Barangay 2. Manapla Police Station OIC chief, Police Captain Jaynick Bermudez, identified the suspect as 18-year-old Carl Dulos Allen of the town’s Barangay Punta Mesa. Police served the suspect an arrest warrant for violation of Sections 5 and 11 of RA 9165, or …
NOPPO monitoring social media for quarantine violators
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The anti-cyber crime unit of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) has started monitoring social media posts for quarantine violators such as those hosting mass gatherings. NOPPO Assistant Public Information Officer, Police Lt. Wilma Silva, said they will check the photos being posted online and they will immediately make …
Bacolod City forms EOC Task Force
A task force that will “synchronize and harmonize” all data and activities geared towards containing the spread of Covid-19 in Bacolod City has now been organized. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Task Force was created pursuant to Executive Order No. 59 issued by Mayor Evelio Leonardia on September 3, upon the recommendation of retired Major …
Negrense Mark Nonoy being lured by 6 schools
By ADRIAN STEWART CO With the uncertainty hounding the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers, Negrense guard Mark Nonoy is reportedly entertaining the possibility of moving to another collegiate team. A source told Watchmen Daily Journal that at least six schools, four from UAAP and two from NCAA, have contacted Nonoy’s manager Jax Chua of …
Kapahamakan sa 38 Pinoy na nawawala sa barkong lumubog, ibinabala
“Ang mga anak niyong mga babae at mga lalaki ay kitang-kita ninyong ibibigay sa ibang mga bansa. Wala kayong magagawa sa panahong nagdaranas sila ng kapighatian o kapariwaraan…” – Deuteronomy 28:32, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya KAPAHAMAKAN SA 38 PINOY NA NAGLILINGKOD SA MGA DAYUHAN, IBINABALA NG BIBLIYA: Isa sa mga nakakalungkot na balita sa …