Ilonggo COVID vaccine volunteer gets 2nd dose
ILOILO – Ilonggo nurse Ramon Francisco Sonico who got an initial shot in a clinical trial of a potential coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine...
BCPO sets up 35 border checkpoints
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is setting up 35 inner and border checkpoints starting today until Sept....
NegOcc wants freeze on LSIs
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is seeking a moratorium on locally stranded individuals (LSIs) until Sept. 7.
The...
2 inmates bolt NegOcc jail
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – Police are on a manhunt for two inmates of the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in the province’s...
COVID-19 cases in WV police force reach 40
ILOILO City – Six more Western Visayan police officers were infected with coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), pushing the current total to 40.
The new cases comprised...
Negrenses to get COVID test results this week
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) molecular laboratory in Silay City, Negros Occidental is set to release...
Region 6 coronavirus death toll rises to 66
ILOILO City – Sixty-six Western Visayans have now died from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 recorded six new deaths...
Yanson matriarch falls ill with COVID
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Olivia Yanson, the matriarch of the giant bus firm Vallacar Transit, Inc. has fallen ill from coronavirus disease...
Soldier hurt in Janiuay gunfight with Reds
ILOILO City – A member of the Philippine Army (PA) was wounded when 12th Infantry Battalion (12IB) troopers engaged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels...
Granular lockdowns, mass testing set in 4 Negros Occidental LGUs
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson of Negros Occidental is placing four local government units (LGUs) under “granular lockdown” as...