The Bacolod City government has adopted the “One Hospital Command Center (OHCC), one of the best practices of Cebu City when it was trying to curb the spread of Covid-19 at the height of the cases there. The operation of the OHCC was among the major subjects discussed during the meeting of Mayor Evelio Leonardia …
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Pulupandan jail inmate hangs self
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An inmate of the Pulupandan Municipal Police Station was found dead after he allegedly hanged himself inside his jail cell on Tuesday afternoon. Police has requested not to identify the victim but confirmed he was a 19-year-old male and a resident of Barangay Lip-ac in Iloilo’s San Enrique town. Pulupandan …
7 APORs ‘wanted’ for refusing swab test
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental has ordered the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) to track down seven individuals classified as authorized persons outside residence (APORs) who refused to be subjected to swab test at the Bacolod-Silay Airport last Tuesday. Provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz said the seven presented letters …
NegOcc cemeteries to close on Undas 2020
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga All cemeteries in Negros Occidental will be closed from October 30 to November 2, 2020, provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, confirmed yesterday. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is expected to release an executive order suspending all activities related to the observance of “Undas” or the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ …
Majority of NegOcc Covid-19 cases come from LGUs near Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The majority of the coronavirus disease 2019, or Covid-19, cases recorded in the province of Negros Occidental are from town and cities which share a border with Bacolod City. Based on data released on Monay night by the Provincial Health Office (PHO), Talisay City recorded the highest number of cases …
Isabela brgy captain, welfare officer arrested over SAP
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A punong barangay and a municipal social welfare and development officer in Negros Occidental’s Isabela town were arrested last week for alleged irregularities in the distribution of emergency cash assistance from the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP). Mae Fajardo of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office was arrested …
28 Covid-19 patients in Bacolod missing
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 28 Covid-positive patients in Bacolod City are reportedly missing. Councilor Renecito Novero, in an interview with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod over the weekend, said the 28 patients were part of the more than 400 residents who took part in the two-day Bacolod leg of the Time Out Weekend Mass …
3 brgy captains suspended over SAP anomalies
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three barangay captains in Bacolod City are among 89 nationwide who have been suspended for six months by the Office of the Ombudsman following the filing of complaints by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) against the said barangay officials for anomalies and irregularities involving the implementation …
Panay News, Inc. takes over Watchmen Daily Journal
By Darlene Delgado and Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Making another milestone in the midst of the global Covid-19 pandemic where the economy has come to a standstill is definitely a historic feat. Just when everyone else is facing the future with uncertainty and living under the new normal brought about by the unseen enemy, Watchmen …
Pre-arranged, pre-approved flights allowed in Bacolod-Silay Airport
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Provincial Incident Management Team Commander Zeaphard Caelian said domestic and sweeper flights coming from Manila will continue at the Bacolod-Silay Airport despite the recent moratorium on incoming flights to Negros Occidental. According to Caelian, pre-arranged and pre-approved flights will be allowed to operate until September 15. He pointed out as …