By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Heavy rains generated by Tropical Storm “Dante” between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning in Negros Occidental have caused more than P3.1 million worth of damages to the province’s infrastructure and agriculture. Based on the data released by the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) head, Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, in the …
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Motorcycle-truck crash kills 2 in Pontevedra
Two men were killed when the motorcycle they were riding crashed against a Fuso truck at Hacienda Amora Vieta, Barangay Antipolo in Negros Occidental’s Pontevedra town yesterday morning. Pontevedra police said 43-year-old Rene Montaño and 35-year-old Omar Domingo, residents of the town’s Buenavista Rizal, were rushed to the town’s Rural Health Unit where the attending …
NegOcc shortens curfew hours
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The curfew hours in Negros Occidental has been shortened effective yesterday after Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson issued an executive order extending modified general community quarantine in the province until June 30. The shortened curfew hours, 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., was approved following Lacson’s meeting with the Provincial Incident Management …
TS ‘Dante’ suspends NegOcc-Iloilo sea trips
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Shortly after the resumption of trips between Negros Occidental and Iloilo yesterday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was forced to order a suspension of sea trips again, this time due to the effect of Tropical Storm “Dante.” Based on the 11:00 a.m. weather bulletin issued by the Philippine Atmospheric …
Cities of Bacolod, Iloilo ‘high-risk’ areas for COVID
The Department of Health (DOH) 6 classified the cities of Bacolod and Iloilo as high-risk due to the rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. According to Dr. Bea Camille Fillaro-Natalaray, the two highly urbanized cities’ two-week growth rate is 10.98 percent and 14.11 percent, respectively. As to the daily average attack rate (per …
Senate OKs Bacolod hospital bill on final reading
By Darlene Delgado The Senate yesterday approved on third and final reading a bill establishing a general hospital in Bacolod City, to be known as the Bacolod City General Hospital (BCGH). Bacolod City Congressman Greg Gasataya, in a Facebook post yesterday afternoon, said that the Senate approved the bill unanimously (23-0). “Daku ang aton kalipay …
Bacolod-Dumangas sea trips resume today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Ferry trips plying the Bacolod City-Dumangas, Iloilo route are expected to resume after the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) one-week travel moratorium expired this morning. In a joint advisory sight by RIATF chairperson Juan Jovianne Ingeniero and Office of Civil Defense Region VI Director Jose Roberto Nuñez, effective 12:01 a.m. …
Prov’l agriculturist faces show-cause order over ‘unpaid’ catering services
The provincial government of Negros Occidental is set to inaugurate the Negros Occidental Food Terminal Market, located across Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City, tomorrow, May 29, 2021. (Provincial Government of Negros Occidental photos) By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Legal Office of Negros Occidental has issued a show-cause order against provincial …
‘Fake news’ blamed for vaccine hesitancy
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Even though the utilization of COVID-19 vaccines is starting to pick up in Negros Occidental, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) is blaming the proliferation of “fake news” on social media as the reason why the public is still hesitant in getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Jessica Fama, PHO Medical Specialist, …
Travel halt between Negros, Iloilo hurting economy
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, admitted that the present one-week travel moratorium between the province and Iloilo will have a negative impact on the economy of both provinces. According to Diaz, he hopes Iloilo City will be able to control their coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, cases soon, …