Be ‘extra careful’ during holiday break, Negrenses told
BACOLOD City – Residents of Negros Occidental were reminded to take extra precautions when going to tourist areas during the holiday break this Holy Week.
Yesterday,...
‘NegOcc’s request for travel moratorium may affect Bacolod’
BACOLOD City – In case the National Inter-Agency Task Force approves the request of the provincial government of Negros Occidental for a travel moratorium,...
‘Sexually abused’ teen rebel surrenders
ILOILO City – Ex-New People’s Army (NPA) rebel Nena (not her real name) said she was sexually abused by comrades.
She escaped on March 18...
No ‘bulang’ for now
ILOILO City – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) suspended cockfighting operations across Western Visayas.
Over the weekend, DILG Region 6 director...
Ceneco power rate down
BACOLOD City – Member-consumer-owners (MCOs) of Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. (Ceneco) gladly welcomed the decrease in power rate this month.
“The average residential...
Bing lauds IATF nod to prioritize vax for local chief execs
BACOLOD City – Mayor Evelio Leonardia lauded the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to include local...
COVID hits call center employees anew; Random testing for BPO firms starts Monday
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas ordered random testing on some 200 employees of call centers on Monday, March 22.
As this was being...
NegOcc guv eyes moratorium for travelers from Metro Manila
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – Negros Occidental’s Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson announced he would likely ask for a moratorium on the entry of...
WV crimes down 33.24%
ILOILO City – Crime incidents in Western Visayas dropped amid quarantine restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
Records from the Crime Incidents Recording and Analysis...
Iloilo returning residents required to submit negative swab test result
ILOILO – It’s final: travelers cannot enter this province and other areas in Western Visayas without negative results of their reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction...