Gunmen on wheels shot Odicta’s cousin
ILOILO City – Two motorcycle-riding assassins fatally shot a cousin of slain drug lord Melvin Odicta in Barangay Tabucan, Mandurriao district.
Agustin Odicta, 52, of...
Phil. Army soldier hurt in gunfight with Reds
ILOILO City – Troops of the Philippine Army’s (PA) 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) engaged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in a gunfight in Barangay...
LGUs told to buy biomed refrigerators for vaccines
BACOLOD City – To properly store coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, local government units in Negros Occidental are encouraged to purchase biomedical refrigerators.
Dr. Ernell Tumimbang...
Delayed telecast of ‘bulang’ sought
ILOILO – Breeders and cockpit operators in this province are batting for the delayed digital telecast and data streaming of cock derbies or bulang,...
Killing of impounded dogs put on hold
BACOLOD City – The scheduled “mercy killing” of impounded dogs in this city was put on hold. Authorities are convening today to explore alternatives.
Under...
NegOcc notes lesser occupancy rate in COVID-19 isolation hubs
BACOLOD City – Authorities monitored a decrease in the occupancy rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation centers in Negros Occidental.
“Our isolation centers are almost...
Presidency no job for women? Miss U PH Rabiya Mateo disagrees
ILOILO City – Miss Universe Philippines (MUP) Rabiya Mateo disputed the remark that the presidency is not a job for women, saying it “deflates”...
Girl, 11, killed in ‘revenge attack’
ILOILO City – Armed men sprayed with bullets a house in Barangay Calansanan, Badiangan, Iloilo. A girl died.
Mary Jean Jano, 11, sustained a gunshot...
DOH cites Bacolod’s measles, polio immunization drive
BACOLOD City – The Department of Health in Western Visayas lauded this city’s ongoing “Chikiting Ligtas” measles-rubella and oral polio vaccine supplemental immunization activity.
DOH regional...
Ilog ‘sitio’ on virus lockdown
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Local authorities locked down indefinitely a sitio (hamlet) in Barangay Pinggot, Ilog, Negros Occidental.
The Rural Health Unit (RHU) announced the...