The Iloilo City government is purchasing more vaccine doses against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, for the inoculation of non-city residents. According to Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, the city government will have additional 200,000 doses of vaccine from AstraZeneca for those who are working in the city but not residing here. “Nagdugang kami …
Monthly Archives: January 2021
End the day with a smile
This, of course, is the best way to end the day. Whatever the drama during the day, we can afford to smile and be at peace in our sleep as long as we reconcile ourselves with Christ. Yes, that is what really matters. We may still have a lot of unsolved problems and issues, challenges …
Our gaps in healthcare should be addressed now
The past year has been a taste of how serious medical disasters could potentially be in the future. We must strengthen our country’s health system now to address the challenges that will surely present themselves in the years to come. Our experience in the past year demonstrated how shortages of beds, equipment, and healthcare workers …
Woman stabbed in San Carlos City
A 27-year old woman was stabbed by an unidentified suspect around 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 17, in Barangay 2, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. San Carlos City police said Angelou Olavia sustained five stab wounds on the body. She was recuperating at the San Carlos City Hospital. Police investigation revealed that an unidentified man …
Bacolod to give P3.5M cash aid to flood-hit LGUs
Bacolod City will allocate P3.5 million to assist local government units (LGUs) affected by heavy rains recently. The cities of Talisay, Silay and Victorias will get P1 million each while E.B. Magalona town will receive P500,000 cash assistance. “I commend the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, in a meeting presided over by Vice Mayor …
PRO-6 readies security forces for COVID-19 mass vaccination
In anticipation of the COVID-19 mass vaccination, Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) is now ready to provide security to the implementing teams from the Department of Health (DOH) and the local government units (LGUs). PRO-6 director Police Brigadier General Rolando F. Miranda, in a meeting yesterday, ensured that the police force in Western Visayas is …
San Carlos, DSB to also purchase COVID vaccines
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga San Carlos City and Don Salvador Benedicto town are the latest local government units in Negros Occidental to announce plans to purchase coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, vaccines for their respective localities. San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo said the city government has set aside P20 million for the purchase …
PHO bracing for spike in dengue cases in 2022
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga As the Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) continues to further strengthen its campaign against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, they are also bracing for a possible spike in the number of dengue cases next year. PHO head, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, said one of the indicators they are looking for …
Heavy rains flood 5 brgys in San Carlos
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Five barangays in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental were flooded last Saturday following heavy rains in the area. San Carlos City’s five barangays experienced flooding last Saturday following heavy rains in the area. (San Carlos City PIO, contributed photo) San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo said the affected areas were …
Man hacks laborer
A 49-year-old laborer landed in a hospital after he got hacked on Saturday, January 16, in Barangay Ingay, Tubungan, Iloilo. Tubungan police said John Francis Trasadas of Tigbauan town’s Barangay Binaliuan sustained hack wounds on his forehead, left elbow and knees and was brought to the Tubungan Rural Health Unit. Police investigation revealed that the …