By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense Robert “Toto” Landero aims to get back at Melvin Jerusalem in their rematch at the “Kumbati 10” fight card on Friday night, July 16, at the Tabunoc Sports Complex in Talisay City, Cebu. At stake in the 12-round bout is the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) minimumweight championship, which …
Monthly Archives: July 2021
9 Negrense volleybelles to suit up in PVL
By Adrian Stewart Co Nine Negros Occidental-based volleyball players are set to suit up in the 2021 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Open Conference, which will start this Saturday, July 17, at the PCV Socio Civic and Cultural Center in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte. PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters is bannered by La Carlota, Negros Occidental-native opposite …
Pag-IBIG Fund releases record-high P44-B home loans in H1 2021, up 113%
Despite the pandemic, Pag-IBIG Fund achieved another record by releasing over P44 billion in home loans in the first half of 2021, top officials announced on Friday, July 9. From January to June, the agency released home loans worth P44.34 billion – the highest amount ever released during the first half of the year – …
More COVID vaccines arriving in NegOcc soon
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, will be arriving soon in Negros Occidental, according to Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday. Lacson said he recently had a meeting with the Department of Health (DOH), and they were assured of a steady supply of vaccines. “They assured us that they’ll …
Minors in NegOcc still not allowed to go out
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday that minors in the province are still prohibited from going outdoors even though the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) has issued new protocols allowing individuals aged 18 years old below to go out. In a phone interview, Lacson said he will first …
Ex-worker allegedly robs former workplace
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A former store worker has allegedly victimized his former workplace located at Mercedez Avenue at Bacolod City’s Libertad Market, Sunday morning. Police identified the suspect as 20-year-old Aron Baldia, a resident of Purok Totong 3 in the city’s Barangay Felisa. Based on information released by Police Station 6, Baldia was …
San Carlos City conducts drug clearing assessment and validation
San Carlos City in Negros Occidental through the San Carlos City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (SCCADAC) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6 conducted a barangay drug clearing assessment and validation in the city’s Barangay Prosperidad yesterday. At least 19 surrenderers who graduated from the community-based rehab called Kinabuhi Ampingan, Bag-uhon Alang sa Ginoo (KAABAG) …
Diocese of San Carlos Bishop recovers from COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Diocese of San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza has recovered from COVID-19 and is now back on his duties for the local Catholic faithful. Following his return from quarantine, Alminaza presided the 9:00 a.m. Sunday worship service at the San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. According to …
5 NOCHP personnel contract COVID-19
Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz confirmed yesterday that five employees of the Negros Occidental Comprehensive Health Program (NOCHP) have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. According to Diaz, two of the five employees tested positive last Saturday, July 10. The two initially requested to be placed in an isolation facility near Bacolod …
LACSON TO FULLY VAXXED NEGRENSES: ‘Travel but still follow health protocols’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson over the weekend advised Negrenses to travel but still follow minimum health protocols after he issued an executive order easing travel restrictions in the province for individuals who are already fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF), in Resolution 124-B, eased …