Agriculture secretary urged to address sugar price disparity By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a hearing conducted earlier this month, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri made the claim there would be no insurgency in Negros if sugar industry workers were paid more. Over the past few months, the New People’s Army has blamed for fatal attacks …
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Leptospirosis cases down in Bacolod City
The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) said there has been a drop in the number of leptospirosis cases in the city. According to records provided by the CHO, from January to August 10, there have been 13 cases recorded this year, which is down from the 17 reported during the same period last year—a 23.5 …
Leonardia on road-clearing operations: We’ve seen significant progress
Ahead of a meeting with Bacolod City barangay captains, Mayor Evelio Leonardia touted the ongoing road-clearing process, stating, “We’ve seen significant progress.” Operations were prompted after President Rodrigo Duterte, in his most recent State of the Nation Address, called on “all concerned local officials” to “undertake immediate action to ensure the speedy and smooth flow …
Negros Occidental preparing anti-insurgency task force
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government is currently gearing up the Negros Occidental Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NOcTF-ELCAC) with Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson leading a planning workshop earlier this week at the Negros First Residences function room. The governor said the government is planning measures on how …
Foundation to distribute 1,000 hearing aids in Bacolod City
The Starkey Hearing Foundation (SHF), an organization committed to providing the sense of hearing to the hearing-impaired around the world, vowed to provide 1,000 hearing aids for free in Bacolod City during a hearing mission from November 10 to 11. The foundation previously visited Bacolod City in 2015. SHF-Philippines Country Coordinator Aisa Rafanan and Hearing …
Public urged to report the sale of Chinese pork products
Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Manuel Frederick Ko urged the public to report if they find Chinese pork products on sale at local markets. He made the call after the government ordered all pork products from China be pulled from market shelves across the province. According to the board member, the decision to remove Chinese …
Most Iloilo City dengue cases recorded in the Jaro district
Brgy. Balabago continues to top the list According to the latest report by the Iloilo City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, based on data gathered between January 1 and August 17, most of the city’s dengue fever cases have been recorded in the Jaro district, which occupies four of the top five barangays in terms of …
Jeepney traffic experiment planned for Burgos Public Market
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Executive Assistant Ernie Pineda, who heads the Market Coordinating and Monitoring Task Force, said a 45-day traffic experiment for eastbound public utility jeepneys (PUJs) will begin on Monday at Bacolod City’s Burgos Public Market. He explained, PUJ parking for Burgos Market-Granada, Burgos Market-Alangilan, and Burgos Market-San Dionisio vehicles will be …
Expectant mothers warned about the dangers of smoking, secondhand smoke
Medical Officer III Claire Caperal of the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) recently issued a warning to expectant mothers to avoid both smoking and secondhand smoke, noting, such exposure may result in their baby contracting a viral infection; along with potentially developing poor resistance, asthma, and bronchial diseases. “Maternal smoking or exposure to smoke during …
Eight investors express interest in Iloilo City slaughterhouse project
After Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas earlier revealed there were four parties interested in upgrading of the city slaughterhouse in the Jaro district’s Barangay Tacas, the city government recently announced the number has since doubled to eight. The mayor previously stated he was considering public-private partnerships (PPPs) for the project as the proposals are …