By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The majority of the coronavirus disease 2019, or Covid-19, cases recorded in the province of Negros Occidental are from town and cities which share a border with Bacolod City. Based on data released on Monay night by the Provincial Health Office (PHO), Talisay City recorded the highest number of cases …
Monthly Archives: September 2020
Isabela brgy captain, welfare officer arrested over SAP
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A punong barangay and a municipal social welfare and development officer in Negros Occidental’s Isabela town were arrested last week for alleged irregularities in the distribution of emergency cash assistance from the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP). Mae Fajardo of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office was arrested …
Man drowns in Sagay City
A man was found dead Monday morning inside a deep well in Sagay City’s Purok Mabinuligon. Sagay City police identified the victim as 56-year-old Lorene Katalbas Burgas alias “Liroy” of the said place. According to police investigators, Burgas attended the birthday party of his cousin and was seen drinking there. Police said Ron Ron discovered …
P47K ‘shabu’ seized in Silay City drug bust
Seven heat-sealed sachets of suspected shabu valued at around P47,600 were seized in a buy-bust operation at Barra Bat-os, located in Silay City’s Barangay Mambulac last Monday night. Silay City Police Station OIC, Police Major Rollie Pondevilla, identified the suspect as 27-year-old John Donieza of Zamora Street, Barangay 3, Silay City. Police also confiscated the …
Local biz sector lauds free public transport in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) is lauding the city government of Bacolod for providing free public transport in the city for frontliners. MBCCI chief executive officer Frank Carbon, said the free transportation will allow some of the business establishments to continue operating despite the city’s return …
Bacolod City hires 42 PUJs for frontliners amid MECQ
The city government of Bacolod has commissioned the services of 42 public utility jeepneys (PUJs) that will transport healthcare workers and essential services personnel to work for free starting Monday. All forms of public transport have been suspended in Bacolod from September 8 to 30 when the city was placed under modified enhanced community quarantine …
Cauayan town inaugurates new public market
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, together with Sixth District Rep. Genaro Alvarez, Jr. and Cauayan town Mayor John Rey Tabujara, spearheaded the inauguration of Cauayan’s new public market on Monday morning. The P100-million public market is located along the national highway in Barangay Poblacion. The new market has 51 available stalls, and it will …
Cauayan mayor vows action against MHO Facebook admin rude remarks
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Cauayan town Mayor John Rey Tabujara has vowed action against one of the social media administrators of the municipal health office (MHO) after allegedly making rude remarks to an inquiring individual via Facebook Messenger. In an almost three-minute video posted on social media yesterday, Tabujara apologized not only to the …
Reg’l Evacuation Center to become Bacolod’s Covid isolation facility
Mayor Evelio Leonardia has agreed with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), through its Regional Director Lea Delfinado, that the Regional Evacuation Center built by the DPWH at Progreso Village in Barangay Vista Alegre will be re-purposed into another isolation facility for 45 asymptomatic and mild Covid-positive patients. Since the said evacuation center …
GMA Network launches new Asian pop-culture digital channel
GMA Network, in partnership with Jungo TV, rewards its audiences with a more exciting viewing experience as it launches Hallypop, the newest and first ever digital channel in the Philippines that’s set to be a one-stop-shop for K-Pop, variety, and entertainment programs beginning September 20. Hallypop is here to give digital TV viewers a front …