An alleged drunken fisherman died after his motorcycle crashed against a cargo truck at Sitio Burgos, Barangay Luna in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town on August 27. Toboso Police Station chief, Police Captain Kenneth Magan, identified the victim as 31-year-old Junmar Mahilum, a resident of the village. Police said the victim was reportedly drunk and a …
Monthly Archives: August 2021
UNegA, Love Negros commit for peaceful polls in Isabela, Toboso
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The United Negros Alliance (UNegA) is committed to ensure safe, peaceful and meaningful elections in the towns of Toboso and Isabela in Negros Occidental, where its members and that of its ally, Love Negros, are expected to clash against each other for various elected positions in next year’s elections. “The …
Toboso LGU offers vax incentives for teachers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The town of Toboso became the latest local government unit (LGU) in Negros Occidental to offer incentives in exchange for getting vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. Toboso Mayor Richard Jaojoco, in a social media post, introduced an incentive called “VACC 2 SCHOOL” program for teachers in the town. …
Granular lockdown in
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) is looking to phase out the large-scale community quarantine encompassing entire regions, provinces, cities and municipalities. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the IATF-EID is leaning towards shifting to granular lockdowns, where the local government units (LGUs) will be the one in charge with …
Dengue cases in Bacolod City down 36.4 percent
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) has reported a 36.4 percent drop in dengue cases in the city. According to the CHO yesterday afternoon, from January 1 to August 7 of this year the city recorded a total of 159 dengue cases, with two fatalities, compared to 250 cases recorded …
NegOcc confirms first ‘Delta’ case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental’s provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, confirmed yesterday morning that the province has recorded its first case of the more infectious Delta variant of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. According to Diaz, the patient is a 52-year-old returning overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from Talisay City. The OFW patient originated …
Theft suspect shoots tanod in San Carlos
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A barangay tanod was seriously wounded after he was shot while trying to respond to a theft incident at Sitio Kalimbuhan located in Barangay Quezon, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental late Wednesday night, August 25. Police identified the victim as 57-year-old Cesario Villafuerte, a resident of the said barangay. San …
DepEd NegOcc receives drug education materials
The Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) in Negros Occidental turned over books and learning materials to the Department of Education (DepEd)-Division of Negros Occidental on drug education. About 100 copies of books with the title “Repairing Family Malfunction – Family Engineering” were turned over to Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) Marsette D. Sabbaluca and other DepEd …
Hilo, lito, walang unawa ang mga lumalaban sa COVID-19
“Sa Diyos ka magtiwala buong puso at lubusan, at huwag mong panghawakan ang sarili nating karunungan. Sa lahat ng ating mga gawa unahin Siya, at ang iyong mga landas, Kaniyang itatama…” – Mga Kawikaan 3:5-6, Bibliya HILO, LITO, O WALANG UNAWA, ANG MGA NASA GOBYERNO KUNG PAPAANO LALABANAN ANG COVID-19: Hilo. O di kaya ay, …
Refer everything to God
We have to realize that God is always intervening in our lives. We should be constantly perceptive of this reality and figure out how best we can go along with his will and ways. Thus, we have to try our best to know the intricacies of God’s will by meditating on the gospel regularly, by …