By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Forty one employees of a BPO firm in Bacolod City tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, following a surveillance testing of 594 of their personnel, according to City Administrator Em Ang. Ang, who also chairs the Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), said that the EOC has …
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No price control yet for meat, poultry products in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Executive Assistant on Markets Ernie Pineda said there is no price control yet for meat and poultry products being sold in the city. Pineda made the statement after the price of several food items such as pork and chicken have risen in the past few days. He said …
NegOcc wants uniform travel protocols with Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental has appealed to the Bacolod City government to adopt common protocols for returning residents. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said the city has adopted different protocols compared to that of the province. Diaz said while the residents are swabbed before departure from Manila, no …
Valladolid COVID-19 testing lab to use saliva testing
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, revealed that the new COVID-19 laboratory at the Valladolid District Hospital will also use the new saliva COVID-19 test method alongside the current reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. According to Diaz, the Negros Occidental provincial government will partner with Safeguard Diagnostics in conducting …
NegOcc guv assures enough meat supply
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson assures hog raisers in the province that the supply of meat is still enough. Lacson made the assurance after several hog raising groups and meat producers expressed their concern over the rising costs of hogs and pork products. Based on price monitoring released by …
Drug-positive Candoni cop slapped with admin raps
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A police officer from Candoni town in Negros Occidental who had tested positive for illegal drugs use in December 2020 has been slapped with an administrative charge. Police Lt. Abegael Donasco, spokesperson of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO), said of the five cops who had undergone drug testing …
Lacson exposed to COVID-positive official
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has placed himself on isolation effective yesterday after being exposed to a female official of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) from Iloilo City who attended the Anti-Drug Abuse Summit in Bacolod City on January 22. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said …
DENR not keen on quarry ban in NegOcc
Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office director, Police Colonel Romy Palgue, together with the chiefs of police of the towns and cities of the province, paid a traditional New Year’s call on Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson at the provincial capitol yesterday. The governor expressed his trust and confidence to the province’s police, saying the sound coordination …
2 teens die in motorcycle-truck collision
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. …
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 …