By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 500 marijuana plants were uprooted and seized in Barangay Codcod, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday morning, November 29. Joint members of the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit 6, Regional Mobile Force Battalion 6, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Anti-Illegal Drugs Team, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 discovered …
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Joyful, thankful, helpful
Let’s remember that we are meant to be joyful. We may not be able to avoid suffering and pain in this life, but it cannot be denied that deep in our heart we want to be happy, with a joy that never ends. That’s what the spirit of Easter should lead us to. With Christ …
‘Katutubo sa Senado’
By Dennis Gorecho Macli-ing Dulag was among the most well-known of the many victims of Martial law under then president Ferdinand Marcos. Macli-ing was a pangat (leader) of the Butbut tribe of Kalinga who opposed the government plan to construct a 1,010 megawatts dam project covering the Chico River. Despite the lack of a formal …
PBA kicks off Governors’ Cup on December 8
By Adrian Stewart Co The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is kicking off its season-ending Governors’ Cup this December 8 behind closed doors at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. According to PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial, the games will be held with no fans at the Pasig City venue as he still communicates with various …
The San Carlos City government led by Mayor Renato Gustilo joins the whole nation in celebration of Andres Bonifacio Day on Tuesday, November 3, 2021. (San Carlos City PIO photo)
By Adrian Stewart Co MRT-Negros suffered its first defeat against Team Dasmariñas Monarchs, 25-16, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23, in the PNVF Champions League yesterday at the Aquamarine Recreational Center in Lipa, Batangas. The Monarchs displayed their light years of experience against the youthful Negrenses as they punched a seat to the semifinals round with their 2-0 …
San Carlos City pays homage to Gat Andres Bonifacio
The city government of San Carlos in Negros Occidental joined the whole nation in celebration of the 158th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio yesterday, at the Andres Bonifacio Square of the city’s public plaza. The activity facilitated by the faculty members and staff of Andres Bonifacio Elementary School (ABES) and Department of Education (DepEd) District …
Only 12 Cadiz City Hall workers remain unvaxxed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante, Jr. yesterday revealed that the city hall has only 12 remaining unvaccinated employees after he issued a memorandum last week mandating all city government employees and consultants to get the COVID-19 vaccine. According to Escalante, prior to the issuance of the memorandum, they counted at …
NegOcc tops first day of ‘Bayanihan Bakunahan’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental on Monday topped the first day of the three-day national vaccination drive dubbed as “Bayanihan Bakunahan” based on data released by the Department of Health in Western Visayas (DOH-6). Data from DOH-6 released at 9:00 p.m. of November 29 showed that 68,249 residents in Negros Occidental received the …
Bacolod logs only 2 new COVID-19 cases
Bacolod City recorded only two new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases yesterday – its lowest single-day case recording since the spike of infections this year. The real-time figures were reported by the Data Management Cluster of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF) headed by Executive Director Em Legaspi-Ang, adding the real-time active COVID-19 casesin the …
1ST DAY OF ‘BAYANIHAN BAKUNAHAN’ Over 100K W. Visayans get COVID-19 jabs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Thousands of individuals participated yesterday during the first day of the three-day national COVID-19 vaccination drive dubbed as “Bayanihan Bakunahan” in Western Visayas. As of 3:00 p.m. yesterday, 101,809 of the region’s residents have already received the COVID-19 vaccine in more than 500 vaccination sites in the region, according to …