Sandigan upholds graft conviction vs Mejorada
ILOILO – The Sandiganbayan upheld the conviction of former provincial administrator Manuel “Boy” Mejorada and former General Services Office head Ramie Salcedo for violating the Anti-Graft and...
2 NegOcc LGUs grant tax relief to businesses
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – Local government units of the municipality of Toboso and Cadiz City in Negros Occidental granted local businesses tax...
Dinagyang in ‘real settings’ awaits online spectators
ILOILO City – For the past 53 years, Dinagyang tribes’ performances told stories through gigantic props and striking canvasses. Next year’s digital staging of...
No more active COVID-19 cases in Negros police force
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – There were no more police officers infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Negros Occidental Police Provincial...
Cadiz mayor backs NegOcc capitol transfer
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – “It’s more of a necessity.”
This was how Mayor Salvador Escalante of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental described the proposed...
Army, cops on alert vs Reds’ anniv attacks
ILOILO City – Government troops in Western Visayas are bracing for possible major attacks by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) ahead of its...
Bacolod discourages in-person Xmas parties
BACOLOD City – The city government is discouraging the holding of work- or non-family-related Christmas parties or gatherings.
Mayor Evelio Leonardia said it remains very...
Iloilo province’s first molecular lab operational soon in Pototan
ILOILO – Starting next week, the province’s first molecular laboratory at the Iloilo Provincial Hospital (IPH) in Pototan town may start processing specimens for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
Liquor, videoke banned in dine-in restaurants
ILOILO – Restaurants, food stalls and fast food chains with dine-in operations in the province are prohibited from serving customers alcoholic beverages. Karaoke and...
50% of NegOcc LGUs set ‘holiday timeout’ vs LSIs
BACOLOD City – Half of the 32 local government units in Negros Occidental, including this capital city, imposed a moratorium on the arrival of locally...