By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four members of the New People’s Army (NPA) died in an encounter anew at Barangay Carabalan in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Wednesday, March 1, the Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IBde) confirmed. Authorities are still trying to identify the four fatalities. Meanwhile, two soldiers from the 94th Infantry Battalion …
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Lacson lauds NIR bill passage on 2nd reading
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson lauded the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill after it hurdled on second reading at the House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 1. The NIR bill only needs to hurdle the third and final reading before it is forwarded to the Senate. Following the latest …
DOH-6 deploys team in San Carlos over amoeba cases
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Health in Western Visayas (DOH-6) has sent a specialized team to Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City to address the rising number of amoebiasis cases in the city. DOH-6 director Dr. Adriano Suba-an said they have already sent some of its personnel to San Carlos last February …
New clash erupts in Himamaylan, 83 families displaced
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A new gun battle has erupted between elements of the Philippine Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion (94IB) and the New People’s Army (NPA) at Barangay Carabalan in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City, which displaced 83 families yesterday morning. Lt. Colonel Van Donald Almonte, 94IB commander, said they sent their troops to …
‘Step up actions vs. smugglers’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) was urged by sugar planters groups to initiate seizure proceedings on the estimated 5,000 metric tons of refined sugar that arrived at Batangas Port prior to the issuance of the sugar order (SO). Aurelio Valderrama, Jr. of the Confederation of Sugar Producers Association (CONFED), …
LTO eyes standard rates in driving schools
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief and Transportation Assistant Secretary Jose Arturo Tugade said they have created a committee which will study and come up with reasonable and standard rates for driving schools in the country. Tugade was in Bacolod City yesterday morning for the formal turnover of the …
‘Better training for job seekers’; Group: Education system needs adjustment to new industries
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A labor rights group leader is hoping for better training for job seekers if the investment pledges from foreign investors in President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.’s state visits in the past few months are realized. In an interview on Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, rights group leader Wennie Sancho pointed out …
Amoebiasis cases in San Carlos climb to 230
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of amoebiasis cases in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City continues to climb to 230, data showed yesterday. San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo said the cases are based on the number of patients currently admitted at the San Carlos City Hospital. Gustilo said there were lapses in …
Unconfirmed cases? Diaz dismayed over reported HFMD cases in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz is dismayed over the reported 6,300 percent increase in cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in the province recently. Diaz found that the cases were not confirmed and were tagged as suspected cases instead. He told the Provincial Health Office (PHO) …
Lacson hopes PGN bridge will boost tourism
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson believes the tourism industry in the Visayas will prosper if the Panay-Guimaras-Negros (PGN) bridge project is completed. Lacson said over the weekend that people from Negros Island will be able to travel easily to tourist destinations in neighboring Panay Island and Boracay. In turn, …