San Carlos City bans non-essential travel
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The local government of San Carlos City in Negros Occidental prohibited non-essential travel among its residents due to...
Decline in coronavirus cases seen in Bacolod
BACOLOD City – This capital city, which accounts for 31 percent of the cumulative tally of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Western Visayas,...
Capitol eyes P3.2-B budget for 2021
ILOILO – The provincial government is proposing a budget of P3,234,509,176 for 2021. The budget package was transmitted to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Friday last...
Cadiz City sets health rules for LGU workers
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – Mayor Salvador Escalante of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental issued public health guidelines for employees of the local government...
Coronavirus hits 6 frontliners in Oton
ILOILO – Six personnel of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDDRMO) in Oton, Iloilo tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...
Kabankalan City logs first COVID casualty
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The city of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental recorded its first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death.
The patient was a...
PNP chief tells reassigned cops to do better
ILOILO City – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Camilo Cascolan hopes that police officers reassigned in their hometowns would perform better.
“Mas maayo mag-serbisyo...
NegOcc gov’t proposes P4.4B 2021 budget
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental’s proposed budget for 2021 is P4.4 billion.
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson submitted the...
10 ‘hotspot’ city brgys have 314 COVID cases
ILOILO City – For two weeks already, 10 “hotspot” barangays in this city logged a total of 214 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, data...
Second batch of ‘sacadas’ yields two COVID carriers
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Six sacadas or sugar migrant workers have now contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The Provincial Incident Management Team...