One-year-old child reportedly among the injured By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three people were injured yesterday afternoon following a multiple vehicle pile up in Barangay Lopez Jaena, Murcia, Negros Occidental. As of press time, police have yet to reveal the names of the injured but it was confirmed that one of the victims was one …
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Ayala buys Negros Grace Pharmacy
Lo matriarch cries foul, sues two sons By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Grace Pharmacy stockholder Corazon Lo recently filed a writ of preliminary injunction, which is submitted in the early stages of a lawsuit, after the company was sold to Ayala Healthcare Holdings, the healthcare arm of the Ayala Corporation. According to documents related …
Suspects arrested in DSB are not a private armed group –Lawyer
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The lawyer for the five suspects recently arrested in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental denied claims by police suggesting they are members of a private armed group. Atty. Ariel Malunes, who is representing Armando Remotigue, Joel Condes, Julito Tanoco, Antonio Bularan, and Bernie Bantilan, released a statement yesterday claiming police …
Bacolod City lawyer refutes ‘drug protector’ allegations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the release of a list, which was reportedly sent to a local radio station by a certain “Macario Dima,” naming 24 local individuals as “drug protectors,” a Bacolod City lawyer on the list yesterday denied the allegations. “That is farthest from the truth,” Atty. Cesar Beloria, Jr. affirmed. “That …
Measles Outbreak
Bacolod City Health Office on alert By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the Department of Health (DOH) adding the Western Visayas among the regions in the country currently experiencing a measles outbreak, the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) is on alert against the illness. Bacolod City Councilor Em Ang recently met with CHO officials to …
Cop wounded following suspected NPA encounter in DSB
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A policeman was wounded following a brief encounter yesterday morning with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Don Salvador Benedicto. The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) identified the injured law enforcement official as Police Officer 3 Shaun Francis Nelmida. According to a NOPPO report, while personnel from the …
Negros Oriental celebrates ‘Renewable Energy Day’ on March 5
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo recently signing Executive Order No. 22-18, which declares every March 5 as “Renewable Energy Day,” the province became the first to institutionalize support and commitment to renewable energy through an annual commemorative local government event. “Negros Oriental shall prioritize the utilization of clean, renewable …
PHO: Measles cases can be attributed to parents not immunizing children
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Amid the Department of Health declaring a measles outbreak in the Western Visayas, Negros Occidental provincial health officer, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, attributed the high number of cases to parents not taking their children in for immunizations. He said the Provincial Health Office (PHO) is currently conducting an information dissemination campaign …
Significant increase’ in Negros Occidental measles cases
Tumimbang: Situation is ‘manageable,’ not an outbreak By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial health officer, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, yesterday revealed the province is witnessing a significant increase in measles cases with data showing 103 cases reported in 2018, a massive increase from the three recorded in the previous year. Despite the Department of …
Suspected armed group arrested in Don Salvador Benedicto
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) recently neutralized a suspected private armed group, following the arrest of its five members in two far-flung Don Salvador Benedicto barangays. The suspects all face murder charges. Armando Remotigue and Antonio Baluran were arrested at Purok Odiong in Barangay Bagong Silang; …