Hinigaran Mayor Jose Nadie Arceo voiced opposition to a proposal by the Department of Health (DOH) calling for a total ban on the use of firecrackers. In an interview with Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod, the mayor said the proposal will affect residents of his town who rely on the firecracker and pyrotechnics business. Arceo suggested, instead of …
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WV ranks 2 in PH rabies cases
The Department of Agriculture in the Western Visayas yesterday confirmed the region ranks second nationwide in rabies cases reported in 2019. Department of Agriculture-Region VI rabies control coordinator, Dr. Pacifico Lumauag, said the region reported a total of 25 rabies-related fatalities last year. Statistics presented by the department official showed the population of dogs in …
55 firecracker-related injuries recorded
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Department of Health-Region VI (DOH-6) data recorded between December 21 and January 1, there were a total of 55 firecracker blast-related injuries reported across the region. Additionally, Aklan was the only province to report zero firecracker-related injuries. While DOH-6 reported Iloilo as having the highest number of cases …
Typhoon Ursula
Nearly P12M in assistance released across the Western Visayas The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Region VI (DSWD-6), various local government units, and other agencies released a total P11.9 million across the Western Visayas to those affected by Typhoon Ursula. According to DSWD-6 Information Officer May Rago, the government agency provided P8.96 million, which included …
Passenger nabbed at Bredco Port after attempting to smuggle firearm
An Iloilo-bound passenger was arrested yesterday morning after he allegedly attempted to smuggle an improvised firearm inside the fastcraft terminal at the Bredco Port in Bacolod City. Police identified the arrested as 21-year-old Denmark Dahildahil, a resident of the city’s Barangay Handumanan. Information provided by Police Station 2 (PS2) said the suspect entered the terminal …
Iloilo City mayor touts safety, resiliency
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas called 2019 a “very good year” in terms of safety and resiliency. “The city ensured that Ilonggos and visitors alike will have a community that is safe and secure for everyone,” he stated. “Our efforts have not gone unnoticed,” the mayor noted. “The whole country watched as we were …
Labor group pushes for wage increases anew
Amid implementation of the final portion of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, local labor group, the General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA), announced they will lobby anew for wage hikes. GAWA Secretary-General Wennie Sancho said the law has increased excise taxes on gasoline, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas, noting, “The rise …
Firecracker-related injuries reported
CLMMRH: Many patients were minors By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several Negros Occidental residents spent New Year’s Day at hospitals due to firecracker-related injuries. Based on records released by the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH), 16 were brought to the hospital between Tuesday and Wednesday after suffering injuries from firecrackers. Most victims suffered …
PNP touts NYE celebration as the ‘safest’
Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson, Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac, issued a statement yesterday touting last Tuesday evening’s New Year’s Eve celebration as the “safest and most uneventful” and, pointed out, there were zero firecracker-related deaths reported. “We are grateful that the people heeded our call to shun the age-old tradition of welcoming the new …
Negros Oriental rings in 2020 with two earthquakes
Two earthquakes struck Negros Oriental on January 1 with a 3.0-magnitude quake striking north of Valencia at 12:37 p.m., while another 3.0-magnitude tremor was detected off the coast of Basay at 1:54 p.m. According to subsequent bulletins released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, there were no damages reported as a result of …