The Department of Health-Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-WVCHD) recently led a multi-sectoral coordination meeting for its bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) and routine immunization activity. According to DOH medical officer Dr. Jose Martin Atienza, National Immunization Program coordinator of the DOH-WVCHD, this catch-up immunization activity is in line with the “Sulong Kalusugan: Health …
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Grenade blast suspect falls
By Jen Baylon The suspect in the grenade explosion at a coffee shop at Barangay Rizal in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City on Tuesday morning, February 27, was arrested. San Carlos police chief Colonel Nazer Canja said the suspect was arrested in his residence in the city’s Barangay Punao a few hours after the incident. …
Interpol Red Notice out vs. fugitive ex-solon Teves
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has issued a Red Notice against fugitive former lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr., Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said yesterday. In a press briefing, Remulla said a team from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will be sent to the last known whereabouts of Teves to work with the Interpol …
Degamo widow pleased over continuous gov’t action on murder raps
Mayor Janice Degamo of Pamplona town in Negros Oriental thanked the Department of Justice (DOJ) for its commitment to help solve the assassination case of her husband, Governor Roel Degamo. The mayor met with DOJ officials in Manila ahead of the scheduled pre-trial of the murder charges. Degamo said the cancellation of the passport of …
Cop dies in mishap
By Jen Baylon A police officer died in a road accident at Barangay Salvacion in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town on Monday afternoon, February 26. Murcia police identified the fatality as 36-year-old Corporal Edward Peña, a resident of the town’s Barangay Salvacion. Captain Rodney Sarona, Murcia police chief, said Peña was on his way home when …
Teves can still appeal passport cancelation —lawyer
Expelled Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo Teves, Jr. can still appeal his passport cancellation, his lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said yesterday. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has said that Teves’ passport is “deemed canceled” because Teves has “no personality to even appear in court and ask for reconsideration, that’s why we consider it final and executory.” …
Sagay City’s landmark film festival turns 5
Sagay City in Negros Occidental, a thriving regional film-making hub, marks the fifth year of its Margaha Film Festival with the screening of seven competing short films along the black sand beach of Barangay Old Sagay yesterday. Held in line with National Arts Month, the SineMargaha, which runs until March 8, is supported by …
Siquijor to supply live hogs to Negros Oriental amid high pork prices
The provincial government of Siquijor will supply live hogs to Negros Oriental and help it recover from a perceived shortage of pork and pigs in the local markets. Jaymar Vilos, designated information officer of the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) of Negros Oriental, told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that the commitment made by Siquijor …
Truck runs over boy, 4
By Jen Baylon A four-year-old boy was killed after he was run over by a pickup truck beside the Burgos Public Market in Bacolod City’s Barangay 22 on Saturday night, February 24. Police Station 4 chief, Captain Francis Depasucat, said the boy was hit by a reversing vehicle. Depasucat said the 35-year-old driver may not have seen the child playing behind …
Sugar producers say increased farmgate prices ‘huge help’ to farmers
The United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (Unifed), the country’s biggest independent sugar planters group, has welcomed the increase in the farmgate prices of sugar. In a statement yesterday, Unifed president Manuel Lamata said, “the P200 difference is a huge help to our farmers. It is great relief after a long slump in …