Both the province and city of Iloilo are calling on their eligible population to submit to the Covid-19 vaccination to ensure protection as cases are on the rise. “We encourage everyone to avail of booster shots. We have to wrap up vaccinations. We have to ensure that everyone is duly protected,” Iloilo City Mayor Jerry …
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331-K doses of various Covid-19 vaccines available in W. Visayas
Over 331,405 doses of Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines for Covid-19 are currently available in Western Visayas, according to the Department of Health’s (DOH) regional office. “Based on our inventory, our total delivery to Western Visayas is 36,270 doses for the purple cap for our adults and 44,500 for the orange cap for the pedia, …
Safety of Senate witnesses in Negros killings assured
The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) assured the safety of witnesses in the Senate hearing on the assassination of Governor Roel Degamo and other killings in the province. “Regardless of their political affiliation or background, we will be doing our best, with the help of the military, to keep them safe,” Colonel Alex Guce …
DOH clarifies status of 26 areas under Alert Level 2 in IATF reso
The Department of Health (DOH) clarified yesterday the Alert Level status of 26 areas mentioned in a recently issued Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) resolution for the remaining days of April. The DOH said that the 26 provinces and cities under Alert Level 2 were not escalated from Level 1; rather, they have been under …
Himamaylan shooting kills laborer
By Mae Singuay A laborer was shot to death for unknown reasons at Barangay Carabalan in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Wednesday afternoon, April 19. The 36-year old Regie Soledad of the said locality, succumbed to gunshot wounds to the head and his back. Police identified the suspects as Dandy Salvador and Jun Jun …
DA reactivates WV El Niño task force to form action plan
The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA-6) will reconstitute its Regional Task Force on El Niño next week and come up with an action plan on how to mitigate the impact of the dry spell in the region. “The [DA] is preparing for the worst. The department is ready to extend interventions for …
Negros Oriental braces for El Niño
The Negros Oriental Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) is gearing up for a possible El Niño occurrence this year, even as crops continue to thrive amid the prevailing hot dry season. PAO-Negros Oriental chief, Emmanuel Caduyac said yesterday that so far, his office has not yet received reports of damaged crops due to the searing …
Lower generation rate, fuel cost cut power rates in NegOcc
Lower generation rates and fuel costs have brought down the average residential power rates in all three electric cooperatives in Negros Occidental in April. The Northern Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (Noneco) reported yesterday a downward adjustment of P0.5144 per kilowatt hour (kWh) from P14.1849 in March to P13.6705 in April. “This can be attributed …
Suspected rebels shoot 2 civilians dead in NegOr
Suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) shot and killed two civilians in the mountainous Barangay Trinidad in Negros Oriental’s Guihulngan City close to midnight on Tuesday, April 18. The victims were identified as 24-year-old Juven Patagatay Pasinabo, a resident of Barangay Trinidad; and 29-year-old Jinny Boy Rapol Tubias of Barangay Montelya; both …
NegOr imposes indefinite ban on Cebu pork
The Negros Oriental provincial government ordered an indefinite ban on pork and pork products coming from Cebu and other places affected by African swine fever (ASF). Governor Carlo Jorge Reyes signed Executive Order (EO) No. 23 on Tuesday, April 18, extending the total ban indefinitely and overriding the March 3 ban order for 45 …