Treñas orders Candido, Baronda to render community service
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas has approved the recommendation of the City Legal Office (CLO) imposing a penalty of community service to Cong....
Negros hospital limits services as more staff contract COVID
BACOLOD City – The Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City, Negros Occidental has limited its services to only emergency surgical operations...
‘Vaccine still best defense vs COVID’
ILOILO City – Vaccination and the strict adherence to health protocols are the best defenses against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), regardless of the virus...
101,000 Negrenses vaccinated vs COVID
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – So far, 101,553 Negros Occidental residents have been vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to Provincial Administrator...
Western Visayas gets 25,740 Pfizer shots
ILOILO City – Western Visayas so far received4,290 vials or 25,740 doses of the United States-manufactured Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from...
COVID infects 10 Janiuay cops
ILOILO – Ten personnel of the Janiuay municipal police station tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
According to Police Major Eleazar Climacosa, police chief, two...
Anini-y folks alerted on possible dengue surge
ANINI-Y, Antique – The Rural Health Unit (RHU) here urged residents to take precautionary measures against dengue, a mosquito-borne disease.
“Sa kadya nga panahon hindi...
Border controls in Negros Occ. remain
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGABACOLOD City – Border control points in Negros Occidental remain as the province reverted to the stricter general community quarantine...
Mistaken identity? CHR keen to probe fatal drug op shooting
ILOILO City – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) plans to investigate the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man during an anti-drug operation of...
Liquor ban lifted; still no non-essentials
ILOILO – Aside from lifting border control checkpoints, Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. also opted not to extend the ban on liquor sale and consumption...