Resorts and other tourism establishments in the province of Iloilo will be closed beginning tomorrow, May 22, until May 31 to contain the surge of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, cases. Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. signed Executive Order (EO) 163 yesterday afternoon which contains the adjusted community quarantine measures for the food service industry, and …
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WATER SPOUT APPEARS OFF BREDCO PORT IN BACOLOD
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A water spout, a type of tornado which forms on water, appeared yesterday afternoon off the coast of Bredco Port in Bacolod City. The water spout appeared around 12:45 p.m. and touched down just a few yards from the port area. The weather phenomena, however, quickly dissipated. Bacolod City Disaster …
LACSON TO CAPITOL WORKERS: GET VACCINATED
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is appealing to the employees of the provincial government to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, as the capitol’s vaccination drive starts today. Lacson again pointed out to the employees that the experts have already stated getting the vaccine is one of …
DENR, DPWH face raps over tree cutting in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A citizens anti-graft and corruption group has lodged a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas against officials of the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) over the controversial cutting of trees along Araneta Street beside the old …
32 Toboso houses locked down
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The municipal government of Toboso in Negros Occidental ordered the lockdown of at least 32 households in Barangay San Jose due to coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. In a phone call interview yesterday morning, Toboso Mayor Richard Jaojoco said they imposed the lockdown starting 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May …
Travel ban between Panay, Negros unlikely –biz group
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The head of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) believes the seven-day travel moratorium for Iloilo and Negros sought by Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas has a low chance of getting the approval of the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF). MBCCI Chief Executive Officer Frank Carbon pointed …
Capitol workers infected with COVID-19 now at 43
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government recorded four additional employees who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, bringing the total cases in the provincial government to 43. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said the new infections include an executive assistant, a department head, a job order casual assigned at …
Prov’l administrator urges returning Negrenses to take swab tests
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Even though swabbing upon arrival is no longer required under the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) Resolution No. 101, Negros Occidental provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz has repeated his appeals for returning Negrenses to submit themselves for voluntary swabbing upon their arrival in the province. According to Diaz, swabbing upon …
NegOcc, Bacolod get more AstraZeneca vaccines
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government and the Bacolod City government have received additional doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, vaccines yesterday morning. The vaccines were part of the over two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines the country received on Saturday, May 8, through the COVAX Facility of the …
P7-M worth of ‘ukay- ukay’ seized in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Iloilo office has seized an estimated P7 million worth of “ukay-ukay” products following a raid at a warehouse located in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte. In a statement released by the BOC-Port of Iloilo yesterday morning, a composite team from their Customs Intelligence and …