Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (second from left) leads the inauguration of Negros Occidental’s second COVID-19 Molecular Laboratory at the provincial government-run Valladolid District Hospital in Valladolid town. The facility will serve the towns and cities in southern Negros. COVID MOLECULAR LAB IN VALLADOLI

Valladolid molecular laboratory now open

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental’s second molecular laboratory at the Valladolid District Hospital in the town of Valladolid, Negros Occidental has...

‘Saving grace’: More support needed for WV agri sector; mega dam ‘can be of...

ILOILO City – The region’s “saving grace” was how a local official described the agriculture sector amid the coronavirus pandemic. Based on the Philippine Statistics...

7 Bacolod brgys getting new ambulances

BACOLOD City – The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas is expected to turn over seven ambulances to seven barangays here, according to...
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Cop gets cake with human ears? BCPO launches probe

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) immediately launched an investigation after one of its police personnel received a...
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Dumangas mayor vs political ally in 2022?

ILOILO – Will 4th District’s Cong. Braeden John Biron challenge his ally Mayor Ronaldo Golez in the 2022 election? Is their political partnership over? Some residents...

CHR-6 ‘won’t tolerate’ red-tagging; launches probe

ILOILO City – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) slammed anew the red-tagging of members of progressive groups here. Last week, posters accusing activists of...
Deputy Administrator Esther Margaux “Mocha” Uson (third from left) of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration leads the distribution of “reintegration assistance” to Iloilo’s overseas Filipino workers. JAP FAJARDO/PN

Mocha Uson leads distribution of assistance to Ilonggo OFWs

ILOILO City – Eighty-four Ilonggo beneficiaries received assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) yesterday. OWWA Regional Welfare Office 6, in partnership with the...

Over 5,000 vacancies await jobseekers in Labor Day job fair

ILOILO City – Looking for a job amid this pandemic? The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 6 is urging applicants to join...
“Protecting ourselves is protecting our families and everyone around us,” says Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson of Negros Occidental. NEGOCC PIO

NegOcc will no longer appeal for GCQ status

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – Negros Occidental’s Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday he has no plan to request the National Inter-Agency Task...

Ceneco power rate down anew

BACOLOD City – There would a decrease of P0.3685 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the power rate of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) for...