By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental’s provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said yesterday that the proposal being forwarded by President Rodrigo Duterte to exercise police powers in order to force the people to get the COVID-19 vaccine is currently uncalled for in the province. According to Diaz, the supply of COVID-19 vaccines being received …
Monthly Archives: September 2021
Victorias City man yields shabu, gun in drug bust
Eight sachets of suspected shabu and a firearm were seized from a 38-year-old man in a drug buy-bust operation at Taytay Bacayan, Barangay 19-A in Victorias City, Negros Occidental around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, September 27. Victorias City police chief, Police Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo Corpuz, said Dan Perry Lacson of the city’s Barangay 1 was …
Roxas City hospital workers demand salary, threaten to file leave of absence
Several personnel of the Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital (RMPH) in Capiz demand for the payment of their salaries and threaten to file a leave of absence if they are not paid of their salaries by next week. In a petition letter submitted to RMPH OIC-Chief of Hospital Dr. Edmarie Tormon, the employees lamented that their …
10.8% in San Carlos City fully-vaxxed
The Emergency Operations Center-Vaccine Cluster and the City Health Office of San Carlos City in Negros Occidental have recorded 10.8 percent of fully vaccinated individuals of the city’s total population. A total of 14,670 individuals from priority groups (A1) medical frontliners, (a2) senior citizens (a3) people with comorbidities, (a4) frontline personnel in essential sectors, including …
The wonders of effective strategic planning
Strategic planning season is here and as always the last quarter of every year is predictably the busiest for me and my team. This pandemic season is no exception. In fact, the frequency of advisory work has doubled. Managers are now facing the most profoundly uncertain times in their careers and senior executives are creating …
Filipino seafarers as Philippine’s gifts to the world
The Philippines is considered as the major supplier of maritime labor globally as it is estimated that there is one Filipino seafarer for every four to five complements on board a vessel at any time. Atty. Dennis Gorecho “Filipino seafarers are our gifts to give to the world and to the Church.” Words that …
Montalbo’s strong showing not a surprise to TNT coach
By Adrian Stewart Co TNT Tropang Giga head coach Vincent “Chot” Reyes was not surprised with the offensive emergence of Kib Montalbo in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. According to the veteran bench tactician, the Bacolod City-native Montalbo took his time to work on …
BACOLODNON FAJARDO: Gilas women still have more to bring
By Adrian Stewart Co Amid a lopsided 143-52 loss to China in the 2021 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup on Monday night, Ella Fajardo still sees silver lining for Gilas Pilipinas women for the remainder of their campaign in Amman, Jordan. According to the Bacolod City-native point guard, the national women’s basketball team could have done …
ATONO officers take oath
The new set of officers of the Association of Tourism Officers of Negros Occidental (ATONO) led by its president, Juanily Pedrosa of Cadiz City, took their oaths of office before Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson at the provincial capitol yesterday morning. Other officers are Jerick Lacson of Sipalay City, vice president; Mae Ann Furtos of Bago …
AS DUTERTE OK’D INOCULATION OF GENERAL POPULATION NegOcc gov’t to still wait for experts’ advice
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With President Rodrigo Duterte approving the go ahead in vaccinating the general population in October, Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said they will first wait for the advice of the province’s medical experts. According to Diaz, the doctors are the ones who will bear the risk if there is …