By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson revealed yesterday that a total of 600 or 30 percent of the 3,000 strong employees of the provincial government are still unvaccinated. Lacson, however, said he will not issue any executive order to compel capitol employees to be vaccinated. “We will just have to …
Monthly Archives: December 2021
NegOcc all set for 2nd round of nat’l vaxx drive on Dec. 15
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental is ready for round two of the National Vaccination Program scheduled to begin on December 15. Provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said yesterday the strategy of the provincial government is to start its vaccination program before the start of vaccination of the national government. …
NOCPPO chief orders crackdown on illegal firecrackers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The director of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has ordered all police chiefs in the province to go after manufacturers and sellers of illegal firecrackers ahead of this year’s holiday season. NOCPPO director Police Colonel Romy Plague specifically said to arrest, confiscate, and suspend the licenses of any …
NegOcc, Bacolod voters reach over 2-M
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More than 2 million voters in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City have registered for the May 2022 elections. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Negros Occidental records showed that the province has 1,946,639 voters for next year’s polls while Bacolod City has 327,403 voters. Data released by Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria, provincial …
Iloilo City plans to procure COVID pill next year
The Iloilo City government is planning to procure oral anti-viral drug against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, the city government is eyeing to purchase anti-COVID oral pill early next year, adding it has allotted P5 million in its 2022 budget for the procurement of the COVID pill. It is not …
Manicurist shot dead in Banago
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A female manicurist was declared dead-on-the-spot after she was shot by an unidentified gunman at Purok Riverside in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago late Tuesday night, December 7. Police identified the fatality as 41-year-old Alma dela Cruz, a resident of Zone 2 Purok Riverside in the said barangay. Police Station 3 …
A ‘firestorm’ in a teacup?
I made the distinction between tolerating a lesser evil to achieve a greater good and approving what is morally wrong. In this life, no one can avoid having to deal with some forms of evil. We just have to learn to live with them as best that we can, without compromising what is really essential. …
With procrastination prevailing over succession, the chances of the business heading towards the path of self-destruction are high. I may sound like an alarmist, but I have seen conflicted families damaging businesses because their founders unwillingly procrastinated and refused to heed the call for governance and succession
With procrastination prevailing over succession, the chances of the business heading towards the path of self-destruction are high. I may sound like an alarmist, but I have seen conflicted families damaging businesses because their founders unwillingly procrastinated and refused to heed the call for governance and succession. A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession. …
Negrense Nietes vs Jimenez on Sunday
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense Donnie Nietes assured that he will not be complacent when he faces Norbelto Jimenez of Dominican Republic in the WBA super flyweight division eliminator on Saturday night (Sunday in the Philippines, December 12) at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, UAE . According to the Murcia, Negros Occidental-native Nietes, he knows …
Alaska escapes NorthPort in PBA Govs’ Cup opener
By Adrian Stewart Co Alaska Aces survived a late rally by NorthPort Batang Pier to score an 87-85 victory at the start of the 2021 PBA Governors’ Cup yesterday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Holding to an 11-point edge early in the fourth quarter, the Batang Pier went on a huge 10-1 …