By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recently completed the P45.94-million widening of the Bacolod-Silay Airport Access Road (BSAAR) in Silay City, Negros Occidental. The project involves the widening of the access road from two lanes to four lanes with the width of three meters. Although hampered by …
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NegOcc gov’t, PCG to send aid to typhoon victims
Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) transports 200 sacks of rice, five sacks of sugar and 50 boxes of noodles to the Philippine National Police national headquarters which will be distributed to the victims of Super Typhoon “Rolly” and Typhoon “Ulysses.” (PRO-6 photos) By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental and the …
Iloilo City resto bars serving liquor temporarily closed
All resto bars operating in Iloilo City are temporarily closed effective Monday. Mayor Jerry P. Treñas ordered the closure until the end of month following reports that many resto bars are still serving liquor even if public consumption is prohibited under the guidelines of the general community quarantine (GCQ) status of the city. Treñas stressed …
Cadiz LSI travel freeze extended
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force in Western Visayas has extended until November 30 the moratorium on the return of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) to Cadiz City. In Resolution No. 64 dated November 13, the RIATF said that the moratorium will give Cadiz City government sufficient time to prepare the city’s quarantine …
‘High-value’ target falls in Bacolod drug bust
Police arrested a man tagged as “high-value” target and his companion in a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay 12. “High-value” target 31-year-old Mukzzhin Tampi of the city’s Barangay Alijis and 26-year-old Noraya Barani of Barangay 26 were caught around 7:00 p.m. on November 13, City Drug Enforcement Unit of Bacolod City Police Station 1 …
Capitol employees to receive salary hike in 2021
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Although the issue of bonuses for the employees of the provincial government of Negros Occidental is still facing some uncertainty, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz announced that the provincial capitol employees will receive a hike in their salary next year. According to Diaz, the funds for the Salary Standardization Law …
NOPPO records 5 active COVID cases
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) confirmed that they currently have five active coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, cases among their ranks. NOPPO public information officer, Police Lt. Abegael Donasco, said the active cases consisted of four police officers and one non-uniformed personnel. Donasco did not reveal any further …
Brgy ‘kagawad’ shot dead in Sagay City
A village councilman was shot to death by riding-in-tandem suspects at the national road going to Barangay Lopez Jaena in Sagay City, Negros Occidental around 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12. Sagay City Police Station OIC, Police Major Albert Sy, said 39-year-old Mario Negro, the No. 1 “kagawad” of Barangay Lopez Jaena, sustained four gunshot …
12 emergency responders exposed to COVID-infected person
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 12 emergency responders involved in the rescue following a road crash in Bacolod City earlier this week had been placed on quarantine. It was revealed that the involved ambulance was carrying a COVID-positive patient. Bacolod City Administrator Em Ang, who also heads the city’s Emergency Operations Center, …
BCPO shuts down 16 establishments
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has ordered Thursday evening the closure for 24 hours of at least 16 commercial establishments in the city for serving alcoholic beverages. Police Major Sherlock Gabana, head of the Emergency Operations Center contact tracing team, said they have made a surprise inspection of at least …