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‘Bayanihan Bakunahan’ 2 postponed due to ‘Odette’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The second round of the COVID-19 National Vaccination Days, “Bayanihan Bakunahan,” will be rescheduled in some areas of the country due to the threat posed by storm “Odette” which is expected to strengthen into a typhoon before hitting the Visayas between Thursday and Friday. President Rodrigo Duterte approved the postponement …
NEGOCC PDMPD TELLS LGUS: Be alert against COVID-19 amid ‘Odette’ threat
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) yesterday told local government units (LGUs) to remain on guard against COVID-19 as hundreds of individuals are expected to take shelter in evacuation centers to escape the wrath of Typhoon “Odette.” According to PDMPD head Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, whichever comes first, …
Megaworld gives Bacolod its first full-service McCafé and most modern designed store in McDonald’s Forbes Hill
The much-awaited opening of the unique and first-in-the-province McDonald’s NXTGEN store is finally happening as property giant Megaworld continues to bring excitement to its 53-hectare Northill Gateway township along the New Bacolod-Silay Airport Access Road. Set to officially open its doors on Thursday, December 16, as the first-ever, full-scale McDonald’s NXTGEN store in Negros Island, …
No more COVID-19 patients in 3 prov’l healing centers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental’s provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, confirmed yesterday that there are no more COVID-19 patients confined at the three provincial government-run quarantine facilities in the province as new COVID-19 cases continue to decline. According to Diaz, the provincial healing centers in E.B. Magalona town and the cities of Cadiz …
IN PREPARATION FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL PCG-NegOcc to be placed on ‘heightened alert’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental is expected to be placed on “heightened alert” status starting this week as part of the preparations for the influx of travelers for the holiday season. Captain Ludovico Librilla, deputy commander of Coast Guard District Western Visayas (CGDWV) and station commander of …
City of Smiles becomes city of lights 95,000 Christmas lights to cheer Bacolod Public Plaza
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas right in the heart of the City of Smiles starting tonight. Mayor Evelio Leonardia will lead local government executives during the 6:00 p.m. lights-on ceremony at the Bacolod Public Plaza, where the iconic bandstand transforms into a “Lights Castle” and the symbolic Diamond Jubilee Tower facing Araneta …
NOCPPO cops warned vs illegal discharge of firearms
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) yesterday morning warned its personnel against illegally discharging their firearms as the holiday season draws closer. NOCPPO’s warning was also in response to the stray bullet incident in Cadiz City earlier this week which claimed the life of a one-year-old baby girl. NOCPPO …
W. Visayas remains free from Omicron Bacolod City logs new Delta case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Western Visayas region remains free from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 based on the latest report issued by the Philippine Genome Center (PGC). Based on data released by the PGC as of Wednesday, December 8, of the 48 samples sequenced, they detected 38 cases of the Delta variant nationwide, …
NOCPPO chief orders crackdown on illegal firecrackers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The director of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has ordered all police chiefs in the province to go after manufacturers and sellers of illegal firecrackers ahead of this year’s holiday season. NOCPPO director Police Colonel Romy Plague specifically said to arrest, confiscate, and suspend the licenses of any …