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  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation in Western Visayas (PhilHealth-6) is currently awaiting the memo from the central office for the implementation of the five percent increase in contribution. The hike in premium is expected by January 1, 2024, in accordance with Republic Act 11223, or the Philippine Universal Health …

  The Bacolod City government will create a special health fund (SHF) as part of its commitment to the implementation of the city-wide health system (CWHS) integration under the Republic Act 11223, or the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act of 2019. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with officials of the …

A green or sustainable legislative building will rise in Bacolod City by 2025 as part of the crucial infrastructure projects of the city government to boost the delivery of essential services and pump-prime the local economy. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez led the groundbreaking rites for the P515 million four-story structure on a site behind the …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Possible candidates for the Negros Occidental vice gubernatorial bid in the upcoming 2025 midterm elections have surfaced on Friday, December 1. According to some reliable sources inside the provincial government, the individuals who have been shortlisted by the United Negros Alliance (UNegA) as Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer’s possible replacement …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government has passed this year’s Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG), following the release of a list by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Saturday, December 2. Among the local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental that also passed the SGLG …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Alfredo E. Marañon Sr. Memorial District Hospital in Negros Occidental’s Sagay City was forced to temporarily suspend admissions yesterday morning after hitting full-bed capacity. The hospital management said that the number of patients coming into the emergency room has greatly increased, resulting in their triage tents and wards reaching …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are soaring in the Philippines, with experts blaming online dating, poor sex education and conservative attitudes in the deeply religious country for fueling the spread of the virus. While less than one percent of the country’s more than 110 million people have been diagnosed with HIV, data from the United …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said sugar prices should only be at P80 to P85 per kilogram, amid reports that several stores are selling the commodity at P100 per kilo. SRA head Pablo Luis Azcona said the farmgate prices of sugar have risen and fallen over the past few …

  By Mae Singuay The chairperson of the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) committee on tourism is in favor of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez’s suggestion for an early issuance of authority to the Bacolod Yuhum Foundation (BYF) as MassKara Festival organizer following an income deficit during the October festivities this year. “I am in favor of …

  Drug enforcement teams arrested 10 suspects and seized P1.046 million worth of suspected shabu in three buy-bust operations in the past two days, reports from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) showed yesterday. Just before 11:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 30, six individuals were apprehended in Purok Kaingin, Barangay Singcang-Airport by operatives of the …