Two minors died when their motorcycle rammed a truck at KM 32, Hacienda Loreto, Barangay 13 in Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday. The victims, aging 14 and 15 years old, whose names were withheld by the police, succumbed to head injuries, according to Police Col. Eduardo Corpuz, chief of the Victorias City Police Station. …
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Leading the family business in extraordinary times
Failure to react properly to change can be an outgrowth of the firm’s history of past successes. The key leader(s) looked backward instead of forward. When myopia or the lack of foresight engulfs family members, especially the leader, it is courting danger. When indecisiveness and an extraordinary event collide, it will be the beginning of …
DOT aiming to revive hard-hit tourism industry
Tourism chief plans to introduce digital travel app for NegOcc By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Tourism (DOT) is aiming to revive the tourism industry which was hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, who arrived yesterday in Negros Occidental for a three-day visit. During the virtual press conference, …
Ferrer proposes 2-year quarrying ban
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer is proposing a two-year moratorium on quarrying activities in the province. Ferrer made the proposal after flash floods hit the province’s northern areas earlier this month. The vice governor said the stoppage will be made after the provincial government’s field inspection and review of …
NegOcc bans pork products from Region 8
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday released a memorandum ordering a ban on the entry of pork products coming from Region 8. This comes after the municipality of Abuyog in Leyte province reported their first case of African swine fever (ASF). According to Lacson, such incidence of ASF poses …
NBI-Bacolod shuts down for 5 days: 5 staff infected with COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Field Office in Bacolod City was closed down for five days beginning yesterday morning after five of its staff tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. NBI-Bacolod chief, Atty. Renoir Baldovino, said the five employees are members of the administrative and …
PHO bracing for spike in dengue cases in 2022
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga As the Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) continues to further strengthen its campaign against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, they are also bracing for a possible spike in the number of dengue cases next year. PHO head, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, said one of the indicators they are looking for …
Heavy rains flood 5 brgys in San Carlos
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Five barangays in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental were flooded last Saturday following heavy rains in the area. San Carlos City’s five barangays experienced flooding last Saturday following heavy rains in the area. (San Carlos City PIO, contributed photo) San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo said the affected areas were …
PHO urges vigilance vs new COVID-19 variant
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental urged Negrenses to be more vigilant after it was confirmed earlier this week that the United Kingdom (UK) variant of coronavrius disease 2019, or COVID-19, has already entered the country. PHO head, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, said the new variant is far more …
NegOcc is 7th richest province in PH
Negros Occidental was among the 10 richest provinces in the Philippines, according to the Commission on Audit’s (COA) 2019 Annual Financial Report on Local Government Units released on Thursday, January 14. Based on COA’s report, Negros Occidental made it to No. 7 in the list, with assets reaching to P15.901 billion. Iloilo province, meanwhile, had …