NegOcc-NegOr border still closed
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental’s land borders shared with Negros Oriental remain closed, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson reiterated yesterday.
He issued this...
Health workers’ vaccine master list due mid-Feb
ILOILO City – The Department of Health (DOH) is finalizing a master list of Western Visayas’ frontline healthcare workers who will be prioritized in...
Cops ‘acted in good faith’ vs rule breakers
ILOILO City – Policemen of Silay City in Negros Occidental “acted in good faith” when they paraded residents caught violating the metro’s facemask ordinance...
Bacolod’s second COVID isolation center underway
BACOLOD City – Another isolation facility for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients is being constructed in Barangay Alijis.
A total of 32 isolation rooms will be...
Sinas reminds cops to protect their health, too
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Debold Sinas reminded thousands of policemen here and in Negros Occidental to...
COVID sickens over 2,700 health workers in WV
ILOILO City – The number of infected healthcare personnel in Western Visayas has now reached over 2,700.
Data from the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas...
Radio station for students’ distance learning shelved
BACOLOD City – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) rejected the proposal of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) to permit the Local School Board (LSB) here...
Fugitive ex-cop falls in NegOcc
BACOLOD City – A former police officer who went rogue and listed as one of the country’s most wanted persons was arrested in Barangay...
DOH logs first death due to COVID-19 UK variant
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) recorded the first death case in the country due to the new variant of coronavirus disease 2019...
NFA: Aklan rice stocks sufficient
KALIBO, Aklan – The rice inventory in Aklan is sufficient to meet daily rice consumption, even in this pandemic, according to National Food Authority...