By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol yesterday advised farmers to use available technology and adapt in order to increase productivity. Piñol, who was in Bacolod City yesterday, said some farmers are refusing to learn about new and improved farming methods, which would further increase harvests, along with their profits. …
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NHA slammed for poor ‘Yolanda’ housing site
The National Housing Authority (NHA) is again under fire for the sub-standard housing project for “Yolanda” survivors in Concepcion, Iloilo province. Several residents of the NHA housing site in Brgy. Bacjawan Sur have been complaining since last year because of the very bad workmanship of Hercor Construction Corp., the contractor hired by the NHA. Residents …
PHO targets 95% measles immunization coverage
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO) head, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, said amid the ongoing outbreak in neighboring Negros Oriental, they are targeting 95 percent measles immunization coverage in the province. According to Tumimbang, the current immunization performance is currently at 69 percent, with Kabankalan City leading the list in …
Peña criticizes Marañon, Bacolod City government
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña recently criticized Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., claiming he failed in his political choices and in the ongoing campaigns against illegal drugs and insurgency in the province. He explained, the governor did not support President Rodrigo Duterte in 2016, but is now a …
Four suspected measles cases under monitoring in Kabankalan City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office (PHO), over the weekend, confirmed they are monitoring four suspected cases of measles in Kabankalan City. In a radio interview, PHO head, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, said the four cases are in the city’s Barangay Camugao. Two of the patients are presently admitted at …
Mayor: We have done much in suppressing the proliferation of drugs
By Paulo Loreto Lim During the Bacolod City launch of RehabiNasyon, a national campaign aimed at eliminating illegal drugs throughout the country by encouraging drug users to enter rehabilitation, which took place at the Bacolod City Government Center yesterday, Mayor Evelio Leonardia touted the work his administration has done to combat illegal drugs. “We, …
Malacañan addresses claims Mabilog’s life is ‘under threat’
By Paulo Loreto Lim While speaking before the press in Alimodian, Iloilo over the weekend, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. addressed matters raised by dismissed Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who claimed he fled the country believing his life was under threat. The presidential spokesperson suggested he seek legal protections. “File a writ …
NPA claims responsibility for killing brothers in Canlaon City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Leonardo Panaligan Command, which operates in central Negros, recently claimed responsibility for last week’s killing of two brothers in Barangay Budlasan, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental. In a statement by spokesperson Ka JB Regalado, the brothers, identified as Dominador and Nelson Quilanan, were “sentenced to …
All Negros Occidental barangays are ‘drug-affected’ –PDEA
Getalla: BADACs must be active or officials face disciplinary action By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region VI (PDEA-6) Director Wardley Getalla, over the weekend, declared all Negros Occidental barangays “drug-affected,” based on recent data gathered last month. He urged local government units to initiate and double clearing efforts. Getalla explained …
BCPO on alert for Maute stragglers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) recently revealed forced remain on heightened alert for stragglers of the Maute terror group, following their defeat in Marawi City last October. BCPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, said they are not discounting the possibility the terror group may be reorganizing somewhere, …