By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Western Visayas needs a total P393.355 billion in investments in the next three years to recover from the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. The amount is contained in the Western Visayas Regional Recovery Plan 2020-2023 of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). NEDA-6 regional director Ro-Ann Bacal said the plan …
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2 more ‘sacadas’ test positive for Covid-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Eight sugar migrant workers or “sacadas” have now contracted the coronavirus disease 2019, or Covid-19. Provincial Incident Management Team head Zeaphard Caelian said they recorded two new infected sacadas on Thursday. The latest cases were immediately placed in isolation. According to Caelian the number of sacadas who have arrived in …
NegOcc placed on ‘Blue Alert’ status due to ‘Quinta’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The province of Negros Occidental over the weekend was placed on “Blue Alert” status due to the anticipated bad weather that may be experienced in the province brought by Tropical Storm “Quinta.” Based on an 11:00 a.m. bulletin issued by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) …
Tornado hits Calatrava
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A tornado swept through Barangay Minapasuk in Negros Occidental’s Calatrava town yesterday afternoon, destroying several houss and structures. Based on initial information given by local residents, the winds generated by the tornado were strong enough that the roof of the barangay’s local daycare center was torn away. The tornado …
No travel restrictions for Bacolod, Iloilo residents – PCG
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental yesterday said there are no more travel restrictions for residents of Bacolod City who want to travel to Iloilo City only and vice versa. PCG-Negros Occidental chief, Lt. Commander Jansen Benjamin, said Bacolod City residents who want to travel within Iloilo City …
Bacolod lifts Sunday lockdown on 3 major public markets
Mayor Evelio Leonardia ordered the lifting of the “Sunday lockdown” of the three major public markets in Bacolod City – Central Market, Burgos Market and Libertad Market – effective October 18. In his Executive Order (EO) No. 68 issued on October 15, Leonardia cited the results of the Covid-19 Surveillance Testing for market vendors at …
Kabankalan records first death from Covid-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental recorded its first Covid-19-related fatality. In an interview with Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod over the weekend, Kabankalan City mayor Pedro Zayco confirmed that the fatality, tagged as patient KC COVID #291, is a 34-year-old female from the city’s Barangay 6. Based on contact tracing data, the patient …
NegOcc’s Covid-19 recovery rate hit 66%
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental has a recovery rate of 66 percent of the total confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, a report from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed. PHO report showed that of the 3,790 confirmed Covid-19 cases as of October 13, a total of 2,486 have recovered. Of the …
6 sacadas positive for Covid-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of sugar migrant workers or “sacadas” from Antique province who have tested positive for Covid-19 is now at six following the latest results released by the Negros Occidental Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT) on Wednesday night. Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, PIMT head, said they have now tested 600 sacadas, …
Villamonte road crash kills 3
Three persons were killed after a Ford Mustang crashed into the back of a truck along Circumferential Road in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte around 1:00 a.m. yesterday. Aksyon Radyo Bacolod identified the fatalities as 40-year-old Stanley Flores, a resident of Barangay Villamonte and the car’s driver and owner; Mark John Porcel; and Wilton Porcel. According …