By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental is currently expecting the arrival of 1,500 additional sugar migratory workers or “sacadas.” Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, head of the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division and head of the provincial inter-agency task force, said based on their data, around 3,110 sacadas have already arrived in …
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1.5K more sacadas arriving in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental is currently expecting the arrival of 1,500 additional sugar migratory workers or “sacadas.” Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, head of the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division and head of the provincial inter-agency task force, said based on their data, around 3,110 sacadas have already arrived in …
Pork, poultry supply enough for holidays
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) yesterday assured local consumers that the province has enough supply of pork and poultry products for the upcoming Christmas holidays. Provincial veterinary officer, Dr. Renante Decena, said the price of pork is currently averaging at P200 per kilo for Negros Occidental and P220 …
Cash rewards await COVID-free brgys
The Iloilo City government will give P50,000 reward for each barangay in the city that will be coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-free. “We will be awarding those barangays without COVID-19 cases for the whole month of December with P50,000,” Mayor Jerry P. Treñas announced yesterday, adding that this is one way to inspire the city barangays …
31 Bacolod brgys COVID-free
Thirty-one of the 61 barangays in Bacolod City are considered free from the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, according to the Emergency Operations Center Task Force (EOC-TF). EOC-TF said these barangays – 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, …
ICPO monitors 27 fraternities
The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) is now investigating and monitoring the move of 27 fraternities in the city. ICPO deputy city director for operations, Police Lieutenant Colonel Reuben Siason, confirmed that there are 27 gangs existing in the city. “All police chiefs are directed to monitor the movements and activities of the gangs that …
DOT-accredited resorts in Bacolod, NegOcc now over 100
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City and Negros Occidental have now over 100 hotels and tourism-related establishments accredited by the Department of Tourism (DOT). Provincial Tourism Officer Jennylind Cordero said as of November 19, 82 tourism establishments have registered in Negros Occidental, while Bacolod City now has 32 establishments that have reopened. Cordero said …
NegOcc gov’t P4.4B 2021 budget approved
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Negros Occidental has unanimously approved on second and third reading the P4,471,695,065 general fund budget of the provincial government for 2021 during its regular session on Tuesday. Board Member Rommel Debulgado, chairperson of the SP Committee on Finance, presided over the deliberations of the budget …
4 dead in 2 wing van trucks head-on collision
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four people were confirmed dead after a head-on collision between two wing van trucks along the national highway of Barangay Sagua Banwa in Negros Occidental’s Valladolid town early Tuesday morning. Police identified the fatalities as brothers Wendell Larios and Carlo Larios, both residents of Barangay Pandanon, Mabinay, Negros Oriental. Also …
Transport group seeks to increase passenger capacity
A transport group in Iloilo City is appealing to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 6 to allow them to increase their passenger capacity. The Western Visayas Transport Cooperative (WVTC) through its chairman Raymundo G. Parcon also asked for the help and support of Mayor Jerry P. Treñas in convincing the LTFRB. “In …