BCPO nets 19,321 COVID health protocol violators
BACOLOD City – Between Jan. 1 to May 31 this year, the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) apprehended 19,321 violators of minimum health protocols...
Bacolod needs more nurses, ‘COVID beds’
BACOLOD City – This city is currently facing a dearth of nurses and hospital beds to accommodate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.
According to Dr....
‘Coronavirus kills; don’t take it lightly’ Iloilo logs all-time single-day high in COVID cases,...
ILOILO – On June 2, this province recorded 168 new infections and eight deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
This was record-breaking, said Dr....
NegOcc vice guv richest in SP
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental’s Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer is the richest in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) based on his 2020...
Iloilo City vice mayor, family members contract COVID
ILOILO City – For the second time, Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The first time he got infected was...
NPA’s ‘expert bomber’ surrenders
ILOILO City – After 32 years in the mountains, an explosives specialist of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the Criminal Investigation and...
Curfew hours in NegOcc shortened
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Curfew hours in Negros Occidental have been shortened effective yesterday after Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson issued an executive...
DOH urges LGUs: Pass ordinances on tobacco control
ILOILO City – Local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are being urged to pass tobacco control ordinances.
“Of the 133 LGUs in Region 6,...
Army to rebels’ threats of retaliation: Bring it on
ILOILO City – The threats they have been receiving from the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) following the killing of a...
48 mall employees in Passi City positive for COVID
ILOILO – Forty-eight employees of CityMall in Passi City tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of yesterday morning.
According to Mayor Stephen Palmares, the...