League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) National President and Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia will be the lone representative of all city mayors at the virtual 4th Asia Leadership Forum to be held tomorrow, from 2:00 to 7:00 p. m. Headlining the event, with the theme “From Principle to Practice: The Pandemic Leadership Essentials,” …
Monthly Archives: June 2021
NegOcc to receive Moderna’s COVID vax
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial administrator affirmed that the province will also receive a shipment of US-made Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. It can be recalled that last Sunday evening, a shipment of 249,600 Moderna COVID-19 doses arrived in Metro Manila, wherein 150,000 of the doses are to be given to the government, while …
NegOcc starts rollout of Pfizer vaccines
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental has started its rollout of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines yesterday morning at the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City and the Negros Residences in Bacolod City. Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, provincial administrator, said 340 Silay City residents were designated for inoculation at …
NegOcc remains ‘low risk’ for COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four provinces in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental, have remained “low risk” areas for coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, the Department of Health-Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-WV CHD) said yesterday. The other three provinces classified as “low-risk” were Antique, Capiz and Iloilo province. Based on the DOH-6’s Community …
‘Illegal fishing’ sends 3 fishermen to jail
Three fishermen were arrested for alleged illegal fishing in Barangay Botlog, Concepcion town in Iloilo on Sunday night. Concepcion police identified the suspects as Nene Asturias and Melchor Sicad, residents of the town’s Barangay Loong; and a certain Acak of the town’s Barangay Poblacion. Personnel of the local Bantay Dagat chanced upon them fishing in the non-fishing area. The …
Himamaylan’s most wanted nabbed in Bacolod
After hiding from authorities for nine years, the No. 1 most wanted man of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental was finally arrested at Bredco Port in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2 around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 27. Police Lieutenant Colonel Romeo Vargas said the suspect identified as 40-year-old Norman James Anipan of Hacienda Lizares in Barangay …
NOCPPO cop dies of COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A cop from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has succumbed to coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, recently. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Lt. Abegael Donasco, refused to name the fatality, but she said the cop was a 42-year-old Police Staff Sergeant assigned in the southern part of the province. Based …
Australian envoy to visit Bacolod, NegOcc
Acting Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Richard Sisson will make an official visit to Bacolod City and other places in Negros Occidental this week. Sisson is currently a senior career officer with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The diplomat will pay a courtesy call on Mayor Evelio Leonardia this morning at …
When the body drags the spirit
We should always be wary of the usual conflict between our body and soul, and be ready to resolve it as quickly as possible so that the ideal unity of life can be achieved even as we go through the different situations of our life. Christ already warned us about this. “The spirit is willing, …
Mental health— a continuing priority
The DOH and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as well as the private sector, have been diligently working on addressing the mental health concerns of Filipinos. Nevertheless, this crisis is expected to linger beyond the pandemic. Hence, more action is required from all sectors of society. Three years ago, President Duterte signed …