By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government will not impose restrictions for Bacolod City residents who will be traveling within the province. This comes after Bacolod City was placed under Alert Level 3, which will last until January 31, 2022. According to provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, it is not necessary to …
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IN NEGROS OCCIDENTAL New COVID cases increasing, but isolation center still vacant
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental’s provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said yesterday that even though they are noticing an increase in new COVID-19 cases, the occupancy in the province’s main isolation center remains low. Data presented by Diaz as of January 10 show that the Cadiz District Hospital quarantine facility, the province’s primary …
NEGOCC GUV TO NEW NOCPPO ACTING CHIEF: ‘Ensure peaceful polls’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has directed the newly installed acting provincial director of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) to maintain the province’s current peace and order situation. Lacson held his first meeting with NOCPPO acting director, Police Colonel Leo Pamittan, on Tuesday, January 11. The governor has also …
‘No vax, no entry’ unlikely in NegOcc capitol
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said he is not yet keen on implementing a “no vaccine, no entry” policy at the provincial capitol building in Bacolod City, even as other local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are already implementing such policy. “We haven’t decided if we will …
Bacolod-Iloilo fast craft trips suspended anew
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Fast craft trips from Bacolod City to Iloilo City and vice versa are temporarily suspended again after both local government units decided to tighten their border controls due to the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. Weesam Express operator Frank Carbon said they suspended their trips to show their …
WV’s first Comelec gun ban violator nabbed in Kabankalan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The first Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban violator in Western Visayas (WV) was arrested at a checkpoint located in Barangay 9, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental late Sunday night, January 9. Police identified the arrested as 21-year-old Christopher Gaisen, a resident of Sitio Bunga in the city’s Barangay Orong. Based …
IN NEGROS OCCIDENTAL No Omicron yet but surge in cases alarming
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 …
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 …
NegOcc requires swab test for travelers from Alert Level 3 areas
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday issued an executive order (EO) requiring travelers coming from areas under Alert Level 3 including those who are already fully vaccinated to present a negative RT-PCR test result. Lacson said the EO No. 21-61-A states that the negative swab test result should not …