By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) confirmed yesterday morning that the province remains free from the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but its chief has expressed concern over the sudden surge in new cases in the past few days. According to PHO head Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, the …
Monthly Archives: January 2022
Army’s 3ID augments PNP in enforcing Comelec checkpoints
The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division, through its line units, has augmented the Philippine National Police (PNP) in implementing the Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoints in Western and Central Visayas as the election period and the gun ban started on Sunday, January 9. In Panay, the 3ID’s 301st Infantry Brigade and line battalions provided …
Several areas in NegOcc likely to be placed under election watchlist
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) confirmed yesterday that several areas in Negros Occidental will likely be placed under an election watchlist in preparation for the National and Local Elections in May of this year. In an interview over DYHB RMN-Bacolod, PRO-6 director, Police Brigadier Gen. Flynn Dongbo, has not …
The saint of the ordinary life
We should therefore understand that our mundane and temporal affairs are no obstacle in our relationship with God and with others. In fact, for most people, these matters and affairs are the very occasion, material and motive for developing the love for God and for others, and thus, they also serve as the means for …
A shared responsibility
As of the writing of this column, the Department of Health (DOH) reported more than 10,000 new cases of COVID-19 infections, with a positivity rate of 31.7 percent (which apparently is a record high for the country). These numbers push up the active cases to nearly 40,000, which is the highest they’ve been since early November …
PHO: NegOcc LGUs need to hit 100% fully vaxxed to reach herd immunity
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental said yesterday that the local government units (LGUs) in the province need to achieve a 100 percent fully vaccinated target population in order to achieve actual herd immunity. Based on the vaccination data released by PHO head, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, as of …
Robbery group leader, 3 others abducted, murdered
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four people believed to be members of a notorious robbery group, along with their supposed leader, were abducted and found dead in different places over the weekend. Police identified the three fatalities as 30-year-old Arnold “Aki” Cuadra, leader of the Aki-Cuadra crime gang; Jhundelle Rafols, 25; and Leonil Rafols Jr., …
NO LOCKDOWN
Mayor Evelio Leonardia is making this clear: There is no lockdown in Bacolod City. Talks were rife yesterday that the city will be on a lockdown beginning Monday due to a recent spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. But Leonardia and a ranking official of the city’s Emergency Operations Center-Task Force were quick to …
Bacolod City gov’t honors city hall retirees
The Bacolod City government honored its employees who have retired from government service in 2021 at a tribute at the Government Center lobby on Friday, January 7. Fifty retirees received tokens and plaques from the city government during the program hosted by the Human Resources Management Services Office (HRMSO). HRMSO head Erman Aguirre said the …
The link between God and neighbor
We have to realize this reality more deeply. We often take it for granted. While we may appear to be close to God because we pray, we profess our faith in him publicly, etc., it may turn out to be only a sham, because how we treat our neighbor, who actually can be anybody and …