Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said that with committed efforts and support of all concerned, Negros Occidental has achieved its collective goal of protecting Negrenses and the multi-billion swine industry of the province. The governor delivered his message at the second year celebration of the Provincial African Swine Fever (ASF) Task Force held at the Capitol …
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Comelec ERB OKs Benitez’s transfer of voter registration
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Election Registration Board (ERB) has approved the transfer of voter registration of former third district representative and provincial consultant Alfredo “Albee” Benitez. In a resolution dated July 23, 2023, the ERB composed of Atty. Kathrina Trinio-Caña, registrar of Comelec-Bacolod and ERB chair; Gladys Amylaine Sales, …
Teenage pregnancy in WV spikes amid pandemic
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of teenage pregnancy in Western Visayas has spiked in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on new findings from the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Region 6. Harold Alfred Marshall, Director of POPCOM-6, said based on data from the PhilHealth Service Information System of …
GAWA regards Duterte SONA as ‘doubletalk rhetoric’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local labor rights group General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) yesterday regarded President Rodrigo Duterte’s final State of the Nation Address (SONA) as “doubletalk rhetoric.” In a statement made by GAWA secretary-general Wennie Sancho, he said Duterte’s SONA is a well-crafted exaggeration of achievements from the perspective of the Duterte …
J&J vaccine in high demand in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The single-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is in high demand in Negros Occidental with a 93.4 percent utilization rate recorded on Monday, July 26. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said they have delivered 2,644 vials of J&J vaccines last Monday, of which 2,303 were utilized. …
Wanted drug suspect arrested in Himamaylan
The No. 4 in the drug watch list of Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental was arrested at Sitio Nato, Barangay Aguisan in the province’s Himamaylan City. Joint elements of the Kabankalan City and Himamaylan City police stations arrested 28-year-old Joy Jen Utana, resident of Punta Rojas, Barangay 6, Kabankalan City, at around 9:30 a.m. yesterday. …
ECQ-affected residents in Iloilo to get cash aid
Affected families and individuals in the city and province of Iloilo which were placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) will receive cash aid. This was confirmed by Department of Social Welfare and Development 6 (DSWD-6) regional director Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre. “Understanding the urgent need for assistance in Iloilo city and province which are now …
Test of the heart
Indeed the excess of time we are having these days is a good test to determine where our heart tilts and of what and whom it throbs for. It is this love that knows how to find ways of expressing itself to be productive and fruitful even when we appear to have a lot of …
A simmering conflict waiting to explode
Jaime (39), John (37) and Jane (34) are siblings. All married and working in the family business. They are being groomed to take over the business started by their parents. Typical of many Asian family enterprises where the eldest becomes the natural successor, Jaime will most likely assume the leadership role when his parents retire. …
2021 KING ABDULLAH CUP | Misfiring Gilas Pilipinas loses to Egypt
By Adrian Stewart Co Gilas Pilipinas had a rough debut in the 2021 King Abdullah Cup after suffering a 73-60 defeat at the hands of Egypt on Monday night at the Prince Hamza Hall in Amman, Jordan. The Thomas Baldwin-mentored national men’s basketball team had a cold shooting game as they went down by double …