NegOcc still has sufficient supply of COVID-19 vaccines

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Negros Occidental assured the public it still has sufficient supply of...
Concerned neighbors restrain a disoriented father after killing his son in Barangay Bubog, Numancia, Aklan. PHOTO BY THE NUMANCIA MDRRMO

Man faces parricide rap

AKLAN – For stabbing his six-year-old son to death, a 30-year-old father in Barangay Bubog, Numancia, Aklan faces a parricide charge. After attacking his son,...
Rescuers use a boat to look for a missing ice cream vendor believed to have drowned in a river in Mambusao, Capiz. PHOTO FROM CAPIZ PDRRMO FB

Ice cream vendor drowns in Mambusao river

CAPIZ – An ice cream vendor in Barangay Poblacion Proper, Mambusao town is missing. The pedicab of 73-year-old Leodegario Soriano was recovered in the barangay...

Be safe on the road,  PHO reminds public

CAPIZ – The Provincial Health Office (PHO) headed by Dr. Ramon Alex Nolasco is reminding travelers to be conscious of their road safety. The month...
Unvaccinated non-residents from outside Region 6 are prohibited to enter the province of Guimaras unless he/she could present a negative reverse transcription – polymerase chain reaction test result. PN PHOTO

Guimaras nixes COVID vax card requirement

GUIMARAS – Now, returning island residents as well as other residents of Western Visayas entering Guimaras are not anymore required to present coronavirus disease...
Photo courtesy of The Medical News Today

30 donate blood in Sibalom

ANTIQUE – A recent bloodletting activity in the municipality of Sibalom saw 30 persons successfully donating blood. The bloodletting – themed “Give the gift of...

Road mishap yields ‘shabu’, gun

BACOLOD City – From a traffic accident involving a motorcycle and a tricycle, members of the Pontevedra municipal police station in Negros Occidental recovered...
“We are sure this development will inspire and encourage us to even work harder,” says Mayor Evelio Leonardia

Outgoing Leonardia admin to form transition team

BACOLOD City – The administration of defeated reelectionist Mayor Evelio Leonardia will be forming a transition team for the smooth assumption to office of...
A health worker goes house-to-house campaigning against dengue in the municipality of Sibalom, which has the highest number of dengue cases in the province of Antique. PNA PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTIQUE IPHO

Campaign vs dengue goes door-to-door

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is conducting a house-to-house health information advocacy and sanitation surveillance due to the rising...
Sweet mangoes from Guimaras are on display in the ongoing agri-trade fair of the Manggahan Festival at the provincial capitol grounds in the municipality of Jordan. Apart from sweet mangoes, the province also produces skilled laborers in mango wrapping, trainers and experts that are in demand in other mango-producing provinces. PNA PHOTO BY PERLA G. LENA

Guimarasnon ‘mango experts’ also in demand

JORDAN, Guimaras – The province of Guimaras is known not only for its sweet mangoes but also for its labor force with special skills...