By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The satellite voter registration of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will continue until September 30. Comelec-6 regional director, Atty. Wilfred Jay Balisado, said that based on the latest issues, their national office is actually encouraging satellite registration in malls. Comelec-Bacolod is conducting satellite registration at the Ayala Capitol Central and …
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Suspect in Vista Alegre killings surrenders to police
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The suspect in the stabbing and killing of a barangay tanod and his nine-year-old adopted grandson in Bacolod City’s Barangay Vista Alegre has already surrendered to Police Station 7. Police said the suspect identified as 26-year-old Kent Agsam, a neighbor of the victims, surrendered on Wednesday afternoon. When interrogated by …
DSB bans excursions as COVID cases rise
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The town of Don Salvador Benedicto in Negros Occidental has temporarily ceased excursion activities in the locality as the number of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, cases continues to rise. As of September 22, the municipal health office recorded 30 active COVID-19 cases after recording five new cases. The town’s …
Whale shark found in Banago fish pen
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The whale shark or “butanding” found in a fish pen in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago over the weekend was believed to have been hunting for food, according to the Coast Guard Station (CGS) in Negros Occidental. P/Ensign Kimberly Albia, CGS-Negros Occidental deputy commander, said the butanding was first found by …
3ID TO NEGOCC POLITICIANS: Avoid giving money to insurgents
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the election season drawing near, the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) is appealing to local politicians in Negros Occidental to avoid giving money to armed groups once the campaign period starts. Major General Benedict Arevalo, newly-installed commander of the 3ID, said those who are planning to run in …
Tanod, grandson killed in Vista Alegre
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A barangay tanod and his nine-year-old grandson were killed after their house was broken into by unidentified individuals at Abada Escay in Bacolod City’s Barangay Vista Alegre early yesterday morning. Police identified the fatality as 73-year-old Aurelio Rull of the city’s Barangay 8. Police, meanwhile, have requested not to identify …
No word yet from DOH on hiring more health workers
Bacolod City, like many hospitals, treatment facilities and local governments all over the country, is also losing a lot of health frontliners due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And as of yesterday, the city government is still waiting for Department of Health’s (DOH) reply to its request for additional health workers. In an interview with Noli …
Handcuffed man found dead in Brgy. Banago
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man was found dead early yesterday morning at Purok Riverside in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago. Police identified the victim as 37-year-old Mark Anthony Cubos. He sustained multiple bullet wounds on the body, police added. Police Station 3 commander, Police Major Richard Fajarito, said Cubos was found dead handcuffed in …
NegOcc now on ‘Alert Level 4’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The province of Negros Occidental is currently under Alert Level 4, the highest alert level for COVID-19, according to the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas. Data released by the DOH showed that the province’s risk classification is now at moderate with hospital care utilization rate (HCUR) now at …
COVID vax drive for pregnant women set Sept. 22 & 30
A COVID-19 vaccination drive for pregnant women who are in their second or third trimester (three months and above) and breastfeeding mothers will be conducted at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central on September 22 and 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This will be spearheaded by the Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF), …