By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two fast craft operators plying the Bacolod City-Iloilo City route have decided to monitor the volume of passengers first prior to resuming operations. Following the reopening of the borders between the two cities, only OceanJet Fast Ferry Corporation resumed operation yesterday morning. Based on passenger data released by Coast Guard …
Monthly Archives: October 2021
IN NEGROS OCCIDENTAL COVID cases slow down but hospitalization remains high
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of active COVID-19 cases in Negros Occidental is starting to drop, according to Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz. Diaz yesterday said, based on the monitoring of the Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT), Negros Occidental currently has 4,069 active cases after peaking close to around 4,500 last October 15. He …
Cebu Pacific delivers over 20-M vax doses across PH
The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), has transported more than 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses across the country since March this year, marking another milestone in its delivery efforts. Over the past week, CEB airlifted vaccine doses to 15 provinces namely: Bohol, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Kalibo, Masbate, Pagadian, …
BACOLOD EOC TO BIZ SECTOR: Offer incentives to fully vaxxed customers
The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF) is encouraging hotels, restaurants and other business establishments in the city to offer incentives such as discounts and freebies to fully vaccinated customers to attract more people to get COVID-19 jabs. The task force also urged businesses to convince their personnel to get vaccinated, as the city …
Cemeteries closed Oct. 30-Nov. 2
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga All cemeteries in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental will be temporarily closed from October 30 to November 2. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued separate executive orders (EO) ordering the closure of all public and private cemeteries, memorial parks and columbaria as a …
La Carlota City’s No. 1 most wanted man falls
Police arrested the No. 1 most wanted person of La Carlota City, Negros Occidental at his residence at around 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 16. La Carlota City police identified the suspect as 31-year-old Diony Mendoza, a resident of Cristobal St., Villa Caridad Subdivision in the city’s Barangay 3 Poblacio. Joint operatives of the La …
Iloilo City cop tagged in PDEA agent’s murder try
A police officer assigned in Iloilo City’s Jaro Police Station was tagged as the suspect who attempted to kill a Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent in Barangay Cabug, Bacolod City recently. Police Patrolman Jake Salgado, a resident of Bacolod City, was charged with frustrated murder together with his friend Jenelyn Manto, 24, for shooting …
COVID infection lower among dentists
Importantly, people experiencing COVID-19 symptoms are unlikely to visit the dentist. And measures are in place to reduce the transmission risk in many dental clinics, such as pre-treatment screening questionnaires. COVID-19 infection in dental practice may be less likely than in other health care settings. The data, collected through a survey of national dental associations …
Going beyond but not against
We need to see to it that our observance of our human laws is not guided only by our human understanding of these laws nor by the many human values that we can aspire and pursue. Our observance of our laws should not be guided by our sense of justice alone. “Unless your righteousness surpasses …
Negros Kingsmen on a roll in PCAP
By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Kingsmen continued its hot streak in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) San Miguel Corporation-Ayala Land Cup after scoring a pair of victories on Saturday evening. The Kingsmen opened the double header with a 16.5-4.5 annihilation of Olongapo Rainbow Team 7 before following it up with a 12.5-8.5 …