Treñas bares GCQ dos and don’ts
ILOILO City – Mayor Jerry Treñas issued an executive order containing general guidelines as the city reverts to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) due to...
Coronavirus spreads to 31 Bacolod brgys
BACOLOD City – Thirty-one barangays in this city out of 61 – or 50 percent – have confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),...
Call center agents fight ‘chismis virus’
ILOILO City – Being “negative” is not such a bad thing after all, especially in this time of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
To allay...
BCPO personnel remain free from COVID infection
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – All personnel of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) remain free from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to...
Barotac Viejo suspends LSI return; quarantine center hits full capacity
ILOILO – The local government unit of Barotac Viejo has stopped accepting locally stranded individuals (LSI) from other provinces and cities. The town’s designated...
W. Visayas COVID-19 deaths now at 18
ILOILO City – There are now 18 Western Visayans who died due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), data from the Department of Health (DOH)...
Physical distancing ‘new normal’ in churches
ILOILO City – At the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral yesterday, the Sunday Mass was quite different.
Each pew, which could normally seat between eight to 10...
7 Negros LGUs slow in SAP distribution; second tranche hangs in the balance
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Seven local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental failed to complete the distribution of the first tranche of the...
2 junior police officials sacked for subordinates’ liquor ban violation
ILOILO – The superiors of two policemen caught violating the quarantine-related liquor ban were relieved from their posts, too.
Police Lieutenant Colonel George Caño was the...
NegOcc girds for airport, seaport reopening
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has drawn up entry protocols once airports and seaports reopen by June.
In...