‘Staying home pushed dengue cases down’
ILOILO City – Community quarantine curbs appeared to be a factor in the sharp decline of dengue cases in Western Visayas.
In the first three...
3 dead in Holy Week drowning incidents
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Three people died in two separate drowning incidents in Negros Occidental during Holy Week.
On Maundy Thursday, April 1,...
Holy Week ‘generally peaceful’
ILOILO City – The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) said this year’s Holy Week across Western Visayas was generally peaceful and orderly.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Joem...
Negros Occ. wants own travel protocols
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Let Negros Occidental implement its own travel protocols.
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson asserted this in a letter to the...
COVID hits teachers; Mayor to Igbarasnons: ‘Stay home’
ILOILO – The municipal mayor of Igbaras is urging all his constituents to strictly observe home quarantine for now. The town just logged 17...
Region 6 LCEs OK with saliva-based COVID testing
ILOILO City – Local chief executives in Western Visayas is open to the possibility of making saliva-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing an option...
NOCPPO, Army on ‘heightened alert’ following clashes in NegOr
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) and the Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) were placed on...
BCGC grounds closed for now
BACOLOD City – Due to the sudden spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in this city, Mayor Evelio Leonardia ordered the temporary closure...
Communication lapse? SP takes on Lapuz ‘bulang’ anew
ILOILO City – There were lapses on the part of the city government as far as the delivery of the notice suspending cockpit operations...
Observe Holy Week at home, NOCPPO tells Negrenses
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) director Police Colonel Romy Palgue urged residents of the province to observe...