By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The United Negros Drivers and Operators Center (UNDOC) yesterday said they will conduct a unity forum with various stakeholders on Thursday afternoon, March 10. This comes amid a looming strike by the end of March due to the incessant oil price hikes. UNDOC Secretary-general Diego Malacad said they will …
Monthly Archives: March 2022
NEGOCC READIES FOR 4TH NAT’L VAXX DAYS
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government is now preparing for the fourth round of the national vaccination days or “Bayanihan Bakunahan” Phase 4 scheduled from March 10 to 12. According to provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, National Task Force (NTF) deputy chief implementer, Secretary Vince Dizon, has allotted 25,000 additional doses …
Transport group mulls 5-day strike if VAT, excise taxes are not suspended
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Transport group United Negros Drivers and Operators Center (UNDOC) is threatening to go on a five-day strike if their request to temporarily suspend the 12 percent value added tax (VAT) and the excise taxes on fuels are not met. Diego Malacad, UNDOC secretary-general, said they are planning to go …
PCG RAMPS UP SECURITY IN NEGOCC PORTS
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental has ramped up security in the province’s main ports of entry after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized a Bacolod-bound shipment of suspected shabu worth P34 million. PCG-Negros Occidental chief, Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, said the province’s main ports of …
NegOcc capitol yet to resume 5-day workweek
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental has changed its mind and will instead await the new classification of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on March 16 before they can resume back to their normal five-day workweek. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has not issued …
SEVERAL NEGOCC LGUS LOG ZERO COVID-19 CASES
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT) of Negros Occidental revealed yesterday that some towns and cities in the province are already reporting zero coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, both active and new cases. Some of the local government units (LGUs) have already been free of COVID-19 for almost a …
NO ADDITIONAL FASTCRAFT TRIPS YET UNDER ‘NEW NORMAL’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The three fastcraft operators plying the Bacolod City-Iloilo City route are reluctant to add more trips even as Bacolod City and Iloilo City’s COVID-19 status were downgraded to Alert Level 1 and Alert 2, respectively. In a radio interview with Brigada News FM-Bacolod, Weesam Express operator Frank Carbon said passenger …
#Couplegoal: Staying blessed to be a blessing to others
For Insular Life (InLife) financial advisors and married couple Mark and Mica Fernandez, being blessed is a strong motivation to be a blessing to others. Mark and Mica were working as accountants before they became InLife financial advisors in 2009 and 2012, respectively. During the recent InLife Winners Circle Business Opportunity Forum entitled “Achieving Financial …
COCO MARTIN WITH AP PARTYLIST GOES TO CEBU
“Na miss namin kayo!” the “King of Primetime,” Coco Martin told Cebuanos in his first ever public appearance since the pandemic. It was an emotional and memorable visit to Cebu province for Coco Martin this March 1, Tuesday. Martin led the grand rallies of the new partylist he supports all over Cebu. The actor is …