By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz affirmed yesterday morning that the local government units (LGUs) in the province have started uploading the data of all fully inoculated Negrenses to the province’s Management Information System (MIS). According to Diaz, fully vaccinated Negrenses will be able to download their COVID-19 vaccine certificate. …
Monthly Archives: October 2021
PDEA monitors druggies who may influence 2022 elections
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Occidental is closely monitoring several drug personalities who may possibly influence the upcoming 2022 elections by pouring money to local politicians. PDEA-Negros Occidental officer Nicholas Gomez admitted that they have been monitoring several drug personalities in the past who have given financial …
NegOcc herd immunity seen in February 2022
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga yet Negros Occidental may reach herd immunity against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, by February of next year. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said it is possible if the provincial government distributes 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Negrenses per month. Earlier, the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) pegged the ideal …
3 NPA rebels surrender in Southern Negros
A high-ranking officer of the CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) including his two sons submitted themselves to the Philippine Army’s 11th Infantry Battalion (11IB) and Philippine National Police on Sunday, October 17, at Sitio Nahayag, Barangay Talalak in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental. Lieutenant Colonel Roderick R. Salayo, 11IB commanding officer, identified the surrenderees as alias Kol/Reynald, team …
NegOcc SP eyeing passage of 2022 budget by November
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Negros Occidental is eyeing the passage of the proposed 2022 budget on the second week of November. Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer said the proposed P5.7 billion is already with the Committee on Budget and Finance after it was submitted by the Office of the Governor …
Preparing for the future
I am very happy to note that there are serious agencies that are concerned about preparing people, especially the young ones, for the future. They are talking about the need for upskilling and reskilling them to cope with the demands of the future. What is more, they are providing pertinent training programs as their way …
Pandemic response should be the highest priority
Most global flu outbreaks ran from two to three years on average with two to four waves of infection, whereas the ongoing pandemic is running on its second year and in the middle of its third wave, with no clear end in sight. Its death toll of 4.6 million people is already more than double …
Kiefer Ravena misfires, Shiga still wins in Japan B.League
By Adrian Stewart Co Ilonggo Kiefer Ravena had another poor shooting but Shiga Lakestars still scored a 95-72 victory over Kyoto Hannaryz in the 2021-2022 Japan B.League on Sunday at the Kyoto City Gymnasium. The former Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles star finished with just six points, all in the third quarter, to go …
TNT vs Magnolia in PBA PH Cup finals
By Adrian Stewart Co TNT Tropang Giga made its way back to the finals after ousting San Miguel Beermen, 97-79, in the do-or-die semifinals of the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday night at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. They will face Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots in the best-of-seven championship …
Oplan Tokhang and Taphang enforced in San Carlos City
The San Carlos City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (SCCADAC) in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental conducted Oplan Toktok Hangyo (Tokhang) and Tapok Hangyo (Taphang) in the city’s Barangay 4 where suspected persons who use prohibited drugs (PWUDs) were profiled and drug tested including barangay officials, employees and tanods yesterday morning. Ana Liza Macaraya, legal assistant of …