The Duterte administration has taken a lot of hit for its handling (or mishandling) of the COVID-19 pandemic. But to be fair, this pandemic is something which no government anticipated and prepared for. There has been no previous reliable playbook which government could consult. Thus for most governments, it was “learn as you go” and …
Monthly Archives: May 2021
3 nabbed in Bacolod buy-bust ops
By Shiela G. Gelera Police arrested three drug suspects in separate buy-bust operations in Bacolod City yesterday afternoon. Children of one of the two individuals caught allegedly engaging in illegal drugs in Purok Narra Baybay in the city’s Barangay 8 were crying while operatives of the Police Station 2 were conducting the buy-bust at around …
COVID-positive mother gives birth at Bacolod isolation facility
Despite all the challenges of COVID-19 being posed to all pregnant women, a 20-year-old mother, after testing positive for the virus, successfully gave birth to a healthy baby girl at the isolation facility in Bacolod City on Tuesday. Personnel of the Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and the midwife on-duty from the …
CENRO ready to answer raps over tree cutting in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) said yesterday they are ready to answer the allegations against them after they were also included in a complaint filed by a citizen anti-graft and corruption group over the controversial cutting of trees at the Old Bacolod Airport along Araneta Street in …
Bacolod among 4 cities chosen as COVID study sites
Bacolod City has been identified as one of the four Philippine cities, including Muntinlupa, Baguio and Iligan, to be the case study sites for a project that aims to capacitate local government units (LGUs) in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and coping with the new normal. Mayor Evelio Leonardia and other city officials have been invited …
WATER SPOUT APPEARS OFF BREDCO PORT IN BACOLOD
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A water spout, a type of tornado which forms on water, appeared yesterday afternoon off the coast of Bredco Port in Bacolod City. The water spout appeared around 12:45 p.m. and touched down just a few yards from the port area. The weather phenomena, however, quickly dissipated. Bacolod City Disaster …
LACSON TO CAPITOL WORKERS: GET VACCINATED
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is appealing to the employees of the provincial government to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, as the capitol’s vaccination drive starts today. Lacson again pointed out to the employees that the experts have already stated getting the vaccine is one of …
DENR, DPWH face raps over tree cutting in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A citizens anti-graft and corruption group has lodged a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas against officials of the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) over the controversial cutting of trees along Araneta Street beside the old …
32 Toboso houses locked down
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The municipal government of Toboso in Negros Occidental ordered the lockdown of at least 32 households in Barangay San Jose due to coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. In a phone call interview yesterday morning, Toboso Mayor Richard Jaojoco said they imposed the lockdown starting 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May …
Pag-IBIG Fund MP2 Savings hits record-high P6.7-B in Q1 2021
Despite the far-reaching impact of the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, pandemic, the members of the Pag-IBIG Fund continued to save their money. MP2 Savings Program reached a record-high P6.7 billion in the first quarter of 2021 – the highest-ever amount collectively saved by members in the program for any first quarter, according to Pag-IBIG …