By Adrian Stewart Co Ilongga volleybelle Chrisann Susbilla will remain with University of the East (UE) for college after committing to join the Lady Warriors ahead of the UAAP women’s seniors volleyball wars. The Iloilo City-native open spiker opted to stay with UE as she said she was already familiar with the school after having …
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Ilonggo jins nab gold, bronze in world taekwondo online tilt
By Adrian Stewart Co Iloilo MVP Taekwondo Gym standouts Cyd Edryc Esmaña and Julianna Martha Uy made the country proud with their podium finishes in the 2021 World Taekwondo Asia Online Poomsae Open Championship on Tuesday. Esmaña delivered Team Philippines’ first gold medal in the three-day virtual taekwondo competition after reigning supreme in the Recognized …
BREDCO porters receive food packs
The porters of the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation (BREDCO) Port yesterday received food packs and hygiene kits from the city government. These porters who work for Weesam, 2Go, Supercat, and Ocean Jet are affected by the stoppage of operations, as advised by their respective shipping lines. According to BREDCO, the beneficiaries have stopped working …
NegOcc guv to deliver virtual SOPA next week
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is expected to deliver his State of the Province Address (SOPA) next week. In a phone patch interview yesterday morning, Lacson said he will deliver the address virtually with the province’s response against COVID-19 as the primary topic. Lacson is also expected to reveal …
Sugar group strongly opposes molasses importation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The United Sugar Producers Federation (UNIFED) reiterated their strong opposition to the Ethanol Producers Association of the Philippines’ (EPAP) appeal to import molasses during the Bioethanol Consultative Board (BCB) virtual meeting last Tuesday. UNIFED President Manuel Lamata said this move by EPAP was thumbed down by members of the BCB …
Over P680-M COVID-19 SRA released in WV
The Department of Health (DOH) has so far released over P680 million for the special risk allowance (SRA) of health workers in Western Visayas (WV). According to Cristine C. Abuzo, Accountant III of the DOH-6, the regional office has already transferred to the local government units (LGUs) and private hospitals the fund amounting to P462.064 …
Stay calm, Negrenses told following 1st ‘Lambda’ case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is urging the province’s residents to remain calm after the country’s first confirmed case of the Lambda variant of COVID-19 was recorded in the province’s Valladolid town. In a phone patch interview, Lacson said Negrenses have nothing to worry as to whatever variants may …
WV logs 58 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday
Western Visayas has recorded 58 deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, yesterday – the highest COVID-19 deaths recorded in just one day in the region. These additional COVID-19 deaths are from Iloilo City with 28, Aklan – 29 and Capiz – one, bringing the total COVID-19 deaths in the region to 2, 232 …
Two 104-year-old grandmothers oldest vaccinees in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two grandmothers aged 104 years old were considered as the oldest recipients of the COVID-19 vaccines in Negros Occidental. Kabankalan City Mayor Pedro Zayco identified the two as Argentina Azcona and Esperanza Gargantiel, both residents of the city’s Barangay 3. Zayco said both elderly women received their AstraZeneca vaccine last …
CAAP Bacolod holds SIMEX drills at Bacolod-Silay Airport
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) held a series of simulated exercises or SIMEX in order to maintain the security and safety standards at the Bacolod-Silay Airport. In a statement released by their public information office, the SIMEX drill started on Monday in cooperation with the Aviation Security …