When Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (JAZA) stepped back in April, he wanted to make the transition as low key as possible. No fuzz, no celebration. He just sent an email to Ayala group employees that he was stepping down as Ayala Chief Executive Officer, a position he has held for the last 26 years. …
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Negrense Sumugat battles Ilonggo Paredes this Saturday
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense boxer Roy Sumugat aims to stretch his winning run when he battles Ilonggo Juanito Paredes this Saturday at the The Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex in Parañaque City. This will be the Bacolod City-native Sumugat’s fourth bout this year following his first round stoppage win over Eljohn …
Chery Tiggo-Bacolod begins Volleyprep campaign this weekend
By Adrian Stewart Co Chery Tiggo Thunderbolts is set to begin its VolleyPrep Volleyball Club Championship 2021 campaign this weekend at the Naga College Foundation Volleyball Center in Naga City. The tournament will be a first for the volleybelles from Bacolod Tay Tung High School after most of the local competitions were wiped out by …
17 more WV schools allowed to hold face-to-face classes
Seventeen more Western Visayas-based public schools were approved by the Department of Education (DepEd) to participate in the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes as part of its expansion phase. In a list released by DepEd yesterday, 11 schools from Negros Occidental, two from Aklan, one each from Antique, Iloilo province, Capiz, and Guimaras have …
3 expats, ROF from South Africa test negative for COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga All three expatriates from South Africa who have recently entered Negros Occidental have tested negative for COVID-19 during re-swabbing. Based on information released by Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT) head, Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, yesterday morning, one South African expat who had tested negative was confined at a quarantine facility in …
NegOcc tops 3-day nat’l vaxx drive
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental topped in Western Visayas during the three-day national COVID-19 vaccination drive dubbed as “Bayanihan Bakunahan” with 213,291 persons vaccinated, records from the Regional Vaccination Center of the Department of Health-Western Visayas (DOH-6) showed. The province also exceeded its target of 150,000 or a daily target of 50,000. On …
Lacson denies claims that travelers from South Africa slipped through
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson denied claims of some sectors that four travelers from South Africa slipped through. The governor’s statement came after claims on social media that the South Africans did not pass through the province’s health protocols. “Wala sang nakalusot. It is wrong to say that they …
NegOcc tops ‘Bayanihan Bakunahan’ in WV
The province of Negros Occidental exceeded its target number of vaccinees during the first two days of the national COVID-19 vaccination drive dubbed as “Bayanihan Bakunahan,” according to the Department of Health in Western Visayas (DOH-6). “We can see the efforts of our LGUs (local government units) and volunteers where their daily accomplishments have doubled …
9 Iloilo City resto bars ordered closed over protocol breach
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treṅas ordered the closure of nine bars and resto bars located inside the Lanai Grill Compound, Smallville Complex in the city’s Mandurriao district due to violation of COVID-19 health protocols. According to Iloilo City Compliance Officer Nestor Canong, the establishments violated Executive Order Nos. 2021-137 and 137 which set guidelines …
10 Negrense Dualtech scholars graduate in Laguna
Ten Negrense scholars completed their two-year Electro-mechanics Technology course and were among the 80 students who graduated at Dualtech Training Center in Canlubang, Calamba City, Laguna on November 27, 2021. The Electro-mechanics Technology course is a dual technology training program where students undergo a six-month classroom-based instruction and an 18-month in-plant training in various manufacturing …