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 …
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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; …
Minor earthquake strikes off Negros Oriental coast
A 2.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the waters near Basay yesterday morning, around 2:44 a.m. The epicenter was pinpointed south of the Negros Oriental municipality. According to a subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletin, no damage was reported as a result of the tremor. There were also no aftershocks expected. Quakes ranging between …
Legislator calls for more school nurses to prevent measles outbreaks
Aangat Tayo partylist Rep. Neil Abayon recently issued a press release warning of the potential for more measles outbreaks at public schools. He believes the Department of Education (DepEd) is not hiring enough school nurses to ensure such diseases are prevented. Earlier this week, the Department of Health (DOH) declared measles outbreaks in Metro Manila …
Three arrested following high-speed chase in Bago City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three suspected drug personalities were arrested yesterday morning following a high-speed car chase with Bago City police at the San Esteban Subdivision in the city’s Barangay Lag-asan. Police identified the suspects as 25-year-old Michael Salgado, 25-year-old Mary Rose Nogales, and 23-year-old Jeaner Nogales, all residents of Barangay Banago, Bacolod City. …
CHO appeals for parents to vaccinate their kids against measles
Tan: No confirmed measles cases in Bacolod City By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Amid the ongoing measles outbreaks in Metro Manila, the Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas, the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) yesterday made an urgent appeal for parents to vaccinate their children against measles. CHO Environment and Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, …