Following the sudden increase in cases of pertussis or “whooping cough” in the region, the Department of Health-Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-WV CHD) urged communities to take precautionary measures, especially to protect infants and children. Based on the DOH Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) data, as of March 16, there were …
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Last Supper’s washing of feet a humbling experience: PDLs
Twenty-nine-year-old Nico, a person deprived of liberty, could not contain the joy he was experiencing after his feet were washed, dried and kissed by a priest during Last Supper Mass on Maundy Thursday, March 28. “I have never experienced anything like this when a man of great position would go down on his knees …
Trekking inside Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park prohibited
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The management of Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park (MKNP) in Negros Occidental announced yesterday morning that trekking activities inside the protected area are still prohibited. In a social media post yesterday, the MKNP management said trekkers, faith healers and visitors will be restrained and compelled not to go into the …
Vaccination for Negrense kids urged to prevent pertussis
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental urged parents yesterday to have their children vaccinated against pertussis or whooping cough to prevent infection of the highly contagious respiratory disease. In Negros Occidental, a two-month-old boy suspected to have caught the illness has already recovered after he was admitted to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano …
Arnie Teves camp adamant on filing case with UNHRC
The camp of former Negros Oriental representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. defended its possible move to bring his case before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), saying they are allowed to do so under international law. “Ang ating bansa ay signatory doon sa UN Declaration of Human Rights, and under international law … …
Robbery attempt on pawnshop foiled? Security guards hear ‘suspicious’ noises
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Station 1 may have just foiled a possible robbery attempt of a pawnshop in the city’s downtown area. Police Station 1 commander Major Elmer Bonilla said he deployed his personnel to the establishment on Monday night, March 25, after a security guard of the pawnshop …
Overnight power outages hit Bacolod City, adjacent areas
Tripping of the transmission lines of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) led to massive power interruptions in most parts of Bacolod and the neighboring localities past midnight yesterday. Jose Taniongon, manager of Ceneco’s Unified Engineering, Operations and Maintenance Department, said in an interview that …
NegOcc solon renews calls for cloud seeding: ‘Have mercy on our farmers’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A lawmaker in Negros Occidental has renewed his call on the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) to conduct cloud seeding in the province. Representative Emilio Yulo III said the light rains experienced in some parts of Negros Occidental, including its capital Bacolod City, over the weekend were …
BCPO begins monitoring transport terminals for Holy Week exodus
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has started the monitoring of transport terminals in the city ahead of the expected influx of travelers for the Holy Week break. BCPO spokesperson, Lt. Colonel Ronnie Brillo said police respondents are now dispatched to transport terminals, places of worship and resorts. They …
Bacolod City issues health alert vs. pertussis
The Bacolod City government issued a health alert against pertussis, a highly contagious respiratory infection, after a suspected case, a minor, was admitted at a hospital in the city. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez’s spokesperson, Singcang-Airport village chief Caesar Distrito, said the patient is not a resident of Bacolod, but is still included in the …