BCPO to vendors: Sell only at ‘cracker zone
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) warned firecrackers and pyrotechnics merchants against selling outside of the designated areas...
20 Iloilo LGUs halt LSI arrivals
ILOILO – Almost half of the 43 local government units (LGUs) in the province imposed a moratorium on the arrival of locally stranded individuals...
Sandigan upholds graft conviction vs Mejorada
ILOILO – The Sandiganbayan upheld the conviction of former provincial administrator Manuel “Boy” Mejorada and former General Services Office head Ramie Salcedo for violating the Anti-Graft and...
2 NegOcc LGUs grant tax relief to businesses
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Local government units of the municipality of Toboso and Cadiz City in Negros Occidental granted local businesses tax...
Dinagyang in ‘real settings’ awaits online spectators
ILOILO City – For the past 53 years, Dinagyang tribes’ performances told stories through gigantic props and striking canvasses. Next year’s digital staging of...
No more active COVID-19 cases in Negros police force
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – There were no more police officers infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Negros Occidental Police Provincial...
Cadiz mayor backs NegOcc capitol transfer
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – “It’s more of a necessity.”
This was how Mayor Salvador Escalante of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental described the proposed...
Army, cops on alert vs Reds’ anniv attacks
ILOILO City – Government troops in Western Visayas are bracing for possible major attacks by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) ahead of its...
Bacolod discourages in-person Xmas parties
BACOLOD City – The city government is discouraging the holding of work- or non-family-related Christmas parties or gatherings.
Mayor Evelio Leonardia said it remains very...
Iloilo province’s first molecular lab operational soon in Pototan
ILOILO – Starting next week, the province’s first molecular laboratory at the Iloilo Provincial Hospital (IPH) in Pototan town may start processing specimens for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...