First batch of ‘sacadas’ arrive in NegOcc
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The first batch of migrant sugar workers or sacadas from Antique province arrived in Negros Occidental on Sept. 3,...
Areas in 12 brgys on surgical lockdown
ILOILO City – Several areas in 12 barangays here were placed under 72-hour surgical lockdown after recording at least two positive cases of coronavirus...
P5-B budget eyed for NegOcc in 2022
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental provincial government is eyeing a P5-billion budget for 2022.
According to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, they...
Defensor considers incentivizing vaccines but…
ILOILO – Incentivizing residents to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could boost the public’s willingness to get the jab. Some local government...
7% of Iloilo’s AstraZeneca orders delivered
ILOILO – Only seven percent or 18,900 out of the 270,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine ordered by the provincial government have so far...
City to establish tele-counseling for quarantined patients
ILOILO City – The city government is cognizant of the importance of mental health especially among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in quarantine facilities.
It...
Olympian Magno receives incentive from capitol; plans to build a house
ILOILO – Ilongga boxer Irish Magno finally received her P300,000 cash incentive from the provincial government.
The 30-year-old saw action (flyweight) in the recent Tokyo...
Over 1.3M Western Visayans get first dose of COVID vax
ILOILO City – In Western Visayas, 1,335,307 individuals got their first dose of anti-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines.
Based on the vaccination report (as of...
Incentivizing seniors is Dumangas’ one way to entice vaccinees
ILOILO – The local government unit of Dumangas town has found a way to encourage more senior citizens to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease...
7.5% of city’s AstraZeneca vaccine order delivered
ILOILO City – Of the 600,000 doses of the vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ordered by the city government from British pharmaceutical firm...