Congressional probe seeks alternative to Pulupandan After the project profile for the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge recommended the Guimaras-Negros section to link San Lorenzo, Guimaras to Pulupandan, Negros Occidental, both the Negros Occidental Provincial Development Council (PDC) and Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer called for alternative routes, with the latter earlier submitting a position paper to the National …
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DOH-6: No patients under investigation in the region
Department of Health-Region VI (DOH-6) Infectious Disease Section head, Dr. Mary Jane Juanico, confirmed there are currently no patients under investigation for the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, in the region as the last patient tested negative and is ready to be discharged from the Western Visayas Medical Center. Between January 1 and March 2, DOH-6 …
Labor group demands security agency inspections
The General Employers and Solidarity labor group is accusing various security agencies in the Western Visayas of violating Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Order 174, which pertains to policies surrounding minimum wage, overtime pay, and failure to remit Social Security System (SSS) contributions, and has called on the government agency to conduct inspections of …
Former mayor considering complaint against Baciwa
Former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella said he may file a complaint against the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) Board of Directors for allegedly disobeying an order from the Office of the Ombudsman. Last year, Baciwa board member Eduardo Ravena was found guilty of grave misconduct, which resulted in his dismissal from service with cancellation …
Brgy officials face sanctions for failing to enforce ‘segregation’ policy
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia insisted city officials will enforce the law when it comes to barangay officials who fail to implement the “no segregation, no collection” policy, which becomes effective on April 1. “We wish we will not go to that but, if need be, we will make it an [example],” the mayor said. …
20 quarantined in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) is currently monitoring 20 new patients for coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. CHO Environment and Sanitation Division chief, Dr. Grace Tan, said 13 of them recently arrived from South Korea; four originated from Malaysia; along with one patient each from Singapore, Japan, and Thailand. The …
PRO-6 finds probable cause to charge Espenido
Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan, announced they have probable cause to file administrative charges against former Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) deputy director, Police Lt. Colonel Jovie Espenido, for violating the gag order issued by Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa. In a press conference yesterday …
Battalion commander sacked following fatal Alimodian accident
After a truck carrying law enforcement personnel crashed last weekend in Alimodian’s Barangay Ginomoy, killing four police officers and leaving another 31 injured, Police Lt. Colonel Leo Batiles, who served as Police Regional Office 6 (PR0-6) Regional Mobile Force Battalion commander, was relieved from his post on Sunday. PRO-6 director, Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan, …
3ID commander slams NPA for ‘hampering’ drive for peace
Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) commander, Army Major General Eric Vinoya, slammed New People’s Army (NPA) Apolinario Gatmaitan Command spokesperson Ka Juanito Magbanua for criticizing the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict in Negros Occidental and rejecting localized peace talks. According to the military official, Magbanua needs to enlighten himself on the …
NPA members killed in Guihulngan encounter
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two New People’s Army (NPA) members were killed Friday evening following a gun battle with elements of the Philippine Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) in Guihulngan City’s Barangay Binobohan. Authorities identified the fatalities as Edgar Bonifacio and Randy Canumay, both residents of the said place and members of the NPA …