Bacolod City, March 22, 2024 – In a significant stride towards enhancing and improving its healthcare services, the Riverside Medical Center, Inc. (RMCI) proudly announces the grand opening of its new and vastly improved Emergency Room. This state-of-the-art facility promises to revolutionize emergency medical care delivery in the province. Featuring cutting-edge equipment, advanced technology, and …
Monthly Archives: March 2024
‘Critical state’: Water shortage hits 20-K Himamaylan residents
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 20,223 individuals, composed of 5,283 households, in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City are affected by water shortage due to the ongoing drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon. Joefil Sombilion, Himamaylan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office’s (CDRRMO) Research and Planning Section head, said water supplies in …
Cheap speech in social media
By Ade Fajardo In an en banc decision made public last week, the Supreme Court held former Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy guilty of contempt of court for red-tagging a Manila trial court judge. The judge rendered a decision in September 2022 denying a petition filed by the Department of Justice seeking a declaration that the Communist Party of …
Beware of our bad reactions to things
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We are now in Holy Week. And the gospel of the Mass for Monday of Holy Week (cfr. John 12:1-11) speaks of how Judas, the traitor, reacted badly when Mary, the sister of Martha and the resurrected Lazarus, anointed the feet of Christ with an ointment of great price. “Why was …
NegOcc PDRRMC on blue alert for Holy Week
By Jen Baylon The Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) will be placed under blue alert status for the Holy Week. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, in his memorandum released on Friday, March 22, said the blue alert status will be in effect from March 27 until April 1. Law enforcement personnel will be …
No Arnie Teves as NBI team returns from Timor-Leste
The delegation of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that went to Timor-Leste following the arrest of expelled Negros Oriental lawmaker Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. has returned to the Philippines without the former congressman. Based on a Super Radyo dzBB report by Saleema Refran, NBI Director Medardo de Lemos said a court in Timor-Leste is …
Sum-ag Bridge 2 closure set today
By Mae Singuay Sum-ag Bridge 2 in Bacolod City’s Barangay Sum-ag will be closed today due to the concrete pouring of the bridge slab. Jose Antonio Robello, Bacolod Traffic Authority Office deputy head, said the southbound lane of Sum-ag Bridge will be closed to traffic from 9:00 a.m. onwards. Six traffic enforcers will be …
AFP chief cites Viscom gains in security drive, territorial defense
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Romeo Brawner, Jr. cited the gains of the Visayas Command (Viscom) in its internal security operations (ISO) under the leadership of Lt. General Benedict Arevalo, who bowed out of military service in a ceremony in Cebu City on March 21. Viscom’s achievements with Arevalo …
Driver dead in mishap
BY JEN BAYLON A man died after a truck collided with his motorcycle at Barangay Lemery in Negros Occidental’s Calatrava town on Saturday afternoon, March 23. The fatality was identified as 31-year-old Raymund Cogonon, a resident of the town, while his backriders — 54-year-old Pedro Sabroso and 23-year-old Randel Bornea, both residents of the …
DOH activates ‘code white’ for Holy Week
The Department of Health (DOH) has raised “code white alert” for the Lenten season in anticipation of thousands traveling to provinces starting on Palm Sunday. The DOH said the alert level would be active from March 24 to 31, placing identified medical personnel and staff on standby for the immediate acceptance and treatment of …