By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The supposed vaccination of Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and 37 barangay captains yesterday morning was cancelled. Dr. Edwin Miraflor, Jr., officer-in-charge of the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO), said they cancelled the activity as they “misunderstood” the classification of local chief executives (LCEs) after Leonardia’s request was approved by …
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Lacson leads opening of Tour of Negros 2021 exhibit
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, together with Himamaylan City Mayor Raymund Tongson, led the opening of the Tour of Negros 2021 Exhibit and Registration held at the SM City Bacolod yesterday morning. The competition, considered as the biggest endurance biking race in the province for this year, will be held from April 6 to 9, 2021. …
COVID-19 cases among PCG personnel soar
PCG-NegOcc chief reminds personnel to strictly follow health protocols Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Negros Occidental commander, Captain Ludovico Librilla, Jr., reminded all PCG personnel in the province to strictly and properly follow health protocols as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country continue to spike. According to Librilla, they have received a memorandum from …
Escalante mayor yet to receive show- cause order for getting COVID-19 shot
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Escalante City Mayor Melecio “Beboy” Yap, Jr. said he has not yet received any show-cause order coming from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). This comes after the DILG issued show-cause orders for five mayors who have jumped the COVID-19 vaccination line. Yap clarified that he had …
No lockdown in Western Visayas
Lacson lauds reg’l task forces’ decision to only allow ‘essential travel’ The joint Regional Task Force (RTF) and Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) clarified yesterday that they did not declare a lockdown in Western Visayas. The regional task forces said they merely adopted the provisions of the National IATF Resolution No. 104, dated March 20, …
Several Bacolod-bound travelers intercepted for fake swab test results
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several travelers bound for Bacolod City have reportedly been intercepted by authorities after they allegedly used fake reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results in order to enter the city. Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical of the Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), said they have already referred the …
P109.1M ‘shabu’ seized, 1,996 ‘pushers’ caught in a year
In one year of operations across Western Visayas, various police units of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) were able to confiscate shabu with a combined street value of P109.1 million and arrest 1,996 drug suspects. PRO-6 data showed that the operations – a total of 1,532 were carried out – were from March 2020 …
Homecoming
The homecomings are a good reminder that we are and should be together in our continuing journey toward our ultimate end who is God himself, who made us to be his image and likeness, and wants us to share his very life. Yes, the homecomings remind us that we need each other, and that we …
What is your post-pandemic recovery plan?
It is apparent that family-owned businesses are taking a beating as a result of the current crisis. Since COVID-19 went on a rampage, many family firms belonging to industries like hospitality, travel, airline, automotive and non-food retail segments were severely paralyzed. We are almost nearing the end of the first quarter and it’s time to …
Ilonggo boxer Canto loses in ABF welterweight title bout
By Adrian Stewart Co Ilonggo boxer Roman Canto failed to capture the American Boxing Federation (ABF) Continental Americas welterweight belt with a third round stoppage loss to American LaVonte Earley on Sunday at Greenville, South Carolina, USA. It was the second consecutive defeat of the Barotac Viejo, Iloilo-native Canto after also losing in final bout …