Liquor, videoke banned in dine-in restaurants
ILOILO – Restaurants, food stalls and fast food chains with dine-in operations in the province are prohibited from serving customers alcoholic beverages. Karaoke and...
50% of NegOcc LGUs set ‘holiday timeout’ vs LSIs
BACOLOD City – Half of the 32 local government units in Negros Occidental, including this capital city, imposed a moratorium on the arrival of locally...
Guihulngan IATF chief, hubby ambushed
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The local Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) chief of Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental and her husband were...
To shield or not to shield: Ordinance prevails over IATF edict, says city exec
ILOILO City – Do not be confused. The city ordinance regulating the use of facemasks and face shields prevails over the recent directive of...
3 killed, 5 injured in NegOcc road mishaps
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Three persons died and five others were injured in two separate vehicular accidents in Negros Occidental.
In Sagay City’s...
PhilHealth pays P40M COVID packages in WV
ILOILO City – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has paid over P40 million claims for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) benefit packages in Western...
No holiday timeout for Iloilo City repatriates
ILOILO City – There will be no moratorium on the return of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) here this...
Museum-auditorium construction starts in 2021
BACOLOD City – The construction of this city’s museum-auditorium is expected to start in the first quarter of 2021. More than P200 million was already...
Churches to hold more ‘Simbang Gabi’ masses
ILOILO City – Churches under the Archdiocese of Jaro are allowed to schedule more predawn Masses or Simbang Gabi beginning Wednesday, Dec. 16.
Parishes are also encouraged...
PVO: Don’t bring pork products as ‘pasalubong’
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Do not bring pork and pork byproducts as pasalubong (presents by one arriving from a trip) when coming home this...