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NegOcc guv opposes lifting of virus restrictions

BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA BACOLOD City – It is not yet the time to relax, according to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson of Negros Occidental. He thumbed...

Face masks and bad breathe

NINE out of 10 Filipinos wear face masks. To be exact, 91 percent of Filipinos are unlike Donald Trump who, until recently and even then...
DEFENSOR (left). Lacson (right)

Lacson, Defensor represent WV execs in airing concerns to IATF

BACOLOD City – Governors Eugenio Jose Lacson of Negros Occidental and Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo were designated by their fellow chief executives in Western...

With ABS-CBN shut, Andanar hopes PTV can compete in the ratings

MANILA - With the nonrenewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar hopes that state-owned People’s Television Network (PTV) could compete...

Editorial Cartoon of the Day

WHITE SAND AT MANILA BAY?

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking to fill 500 meters of the bay walk on Roxas Boulevard with white sand...

Shop Safe at The SM Store Iloilo & Delgado

With a lot of changes almost constantly introduced into our everyday lives, new essentials have been added into our to-buy lists. And shopping at...

‘Child abuser’ arrested

ROXAS City – Police arrested a man in Barangay San Esteban, Pilar, Capiz. Resident Rolando Andrade, 44, faces a charge for child abuse, a police...
“We wanted to reach out to our sacadas because they are one of the most vulnerable and marginalized workers in the country, and the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic added to their hardships,” says Department of Labor and Employment in Negros Occidental head Mary Agnes Capigon.

Displaced Negros ‘sacadas’ receive cash aid

MANILA – Sugarcane workers or sacadas in Negros Occidental displaced by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) availed themselves of cash assistance from the Department of...
“How could we command obedience from the public if our own personnel violate health protocols,” says Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan, Region 6 police director.

Anilao cop in ‘hot water’ for quarantine breach

ILOILO – A police officer in Anilao town is in trouble. He violated quarantine protocols. With the rank of Police Corporal, he underwent reverse transcription...