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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station in Northern Negros Occidental has been placed on heightened alert status ahead of the holiday season. Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, PCG Station chief, said they will strictly carry out inspections of all types of vessels, especially passenger ships. Mercurio said they are also monitoring …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following months of positive development, the moves to revive Negros Island Region (NIR) may have hit a major obstacle after Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo voiced his disapproval during the 4th Regional Development Council in Central Visayas full council meeting in Cebu City on Tuesday, December 6. During the …

DAVAO CITY – Ministers of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), local educational institutions, and educators were all present at the first ever BARMM Education Summit, which was recently held at the SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang. This gathering of key stakeholders was organized to discuss ways to use education as a …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government bagged the championship in excellence in environmental governance category during the 2022 Excellence in Local Governance Awards on Monday, December 5, in Iloilo City. The province also placed first runner-up in local legislation, economic governance, administrative governance, and social governance categories, and placed second …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation in Western Visayas (PhilHealth-6) announced yesterday that they will be hiking the premium contribution by 4.5 percent next year. Janimhe Jalbuna, PhilHealth-6 Public Affairs Unit head, said the hike is based under Republic Act 11223, or the Universal Health Care Act, in which contributions are set to …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Legal Office (PLO) has issued a show cause order to the head of the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) over alleged conflict of interest and unliquidated cash grants. PLO head Atty. Alberto Nellas, Jr. said yesterday that PDMPD head, Dr. Zeaphard Caelian received the show …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has now completed their security preparations for the upcoming holidays. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Lt. Judesses Catalogo said the deployments of personnel are part of Oplan Kapaskuhan of the Philippine National Police (PNP), which will begin on December 16, with the start of the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A teachers’ group in Bacolod City has expressed their dismay that the salary increase, being pushed by public school teachers nationwide, was not included in the 2023 national budget. In a radio interview last week, Bacolod City Public School Teachers Federation President Richard Gelangre said it seems that the officials …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Over 200 residents of Barangay Oringao in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City fled their homes after reportedly hearing gunfire on Friday night, December 2. Based on information released by local authorities of the said village, the residents in at least three sub-villages — Mansawin, Pitgong and Nabalikan — evacuated after …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in Negros Occidental is alarming, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO). PHO head Dr. Ernell Tumimbang said from January to September of this year, the province recorded 172 confirmed HIV cases, while its capital, Bacolod City, reported 101 cases. Tumimbang said …