A tricycle passes by a barricaded headquarters of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office in Oton, Iloilo. Six of the agency’s personnel contracted coronavirus. PANAY NEWS

Coronavirus hits 6 frontliners in Oton

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ILOILO –  Six personnel of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDDRMO) in Oton, Iloilo tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...

Kabankalan City logs first COVID casualty

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BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – The city of Kabankalan in Negros Occidental recorded its first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death. The patient was a...
“Mas maayo mag-serbisyo kun lapit ka sa imo pamilya nga nagahatag sa aton sang kabaskog,” says Philippine National Police chief General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan. IAN PAUL CORDERO/ PN

PNP chief tells reassigned cops to do better

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ILOILO City – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Camilo Cascolan hopes that police officers reassigned in their hometowns would perform better. “Mas maayo mag-serbisyo...
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson says Thursday he is eyeing an extension of the general community quarantine (GCQ) in Negros Occidental after May 15 due to the ongoing scare of the coronavirus disease 2019. Lacson considers GCQ as “a perfect quarantine model” for this province for now. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

NegOcc gov’t proposes P4.4B 2021 budget

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BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGABACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental’s proposed budget for 2021 is P4.4 billion. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson submitted the...

10 ‘hotspot’ city brgys have 314 COVID cases

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ILOILO City – For two weeks already, 10 “hotspot” barangays in this city logged a total of 214 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, data...
Sacadas from Antique would be arriving by batches in Negros Occidental so the provincial government won’t be overwhelmed, says Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, head of the Provincial Incident Management Team.

Second batch of ‘sacadas’ yields two COVID carriers

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BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Six sacadas or sugar migrant workers have now contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Provincial Incident Management Team...
A student enrolled in a private school in Iloilo City participates in an online homeroom orientation on Friday. The opening of classes in public schools was moved to Oct. 5. However, private schools that have already started classes may be allowed to proceed. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

LGUs urged to regulate ‘noise’ disrupting blended learning

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ILOILO – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan urged local governments (LGUs) to enforce ordinances regulating noisy activities that may distract students from their blended learning. The legislative...
Stranded sacadas or migrant sugar workers in Negros Occidental wait to board a vessel at the Bredco port in Bacolod City to travel back home to Panay Island, in this photo taken in May this year. Travel and health protocols have been set for their return to Negros Occidental in time for the start of the milling season. ADRIAN BOBE VIA PNA MIGRANT SUGAR WORKERS.

4 ‘sacadas’ positive for COVID-19

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BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – Four sacadas or sugar migrant workers got infected with coronavirus disease 2019. These infected sacadas were part of the...

Army’s 3ID vows to hit hard remaining NPAs in Region 6

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ILOILO City – The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) vowed to work double-time to neutralize the remaining New People’s Army (NPA) rebels still...
An urban poor family lives in a shanty in Barangay Nabitasan, La Paz, Iloilo City. The Philippine Statistics Authority is eyeing to pre-register household heads of poor families in the Philippine Identification System. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

1M W. Visayans target for national ID rollout

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ILOILO City – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is eyeing to pre-register one million residents of Western Visayas for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). Director...
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