November 20, 2020

WV gets 3,306 contact tracers

The Department of the Interior and Local Government reported that it has deployed 3,306 contact tracers in Negros Occidental and Panay Island, to help in the fight against Covid-19.             Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said, in a

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Covid positivity rate down 6 percent in Negros Occ.

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The coronavirus disease positivity rate in Negros Occidental was down to six percent in the first 18 days of November, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.             The positivity rate is the percentage of those who tested

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Pork supply ‘abundant’ as Christmas nears

            Local pork producers in Cebu have assured consumers there is enough supply of the meat in the province as the Christmas season nears.             Data from the Central Visayas Pork Producers Cooperative showed that Cebu province has an oversupply

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DAR project seen to improve farmers’ land tenure security

Farmer beneficiaries of the collective Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program will soon receive their individual land titles, through a Department of Agrarian Reform project which supports the parcelization of lands.             “Now, when

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Bacolod honors WHO consultant

In recognition of his “invaluable and selfless service” to the City of Bacolod, particularly to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Mayor Evelio Leonardia signed Executive Order No. 71 series of 2020, bestowing “appreciation and profound gratitude” to Dr. Ralph Nico

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Monico’s computer case acquittal draws ‘surprise’

Several Bacolod officials were surprised to learn of the decision of the Sandiganbayan Monday acquitting former Bacolod mayor Monico Puentevella over the controversial purchase of P26-million IT (information technology) computer packages for public schools from 2002 to 2006.             Punong

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MOU inked for ‘water-secure’ NegOcc

The water summit in Negros Occidental last year, that was organized by the provincial government, in tandem with Rep. Francisco Benitez, has paid off, after it has caught the attention of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Philippines

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Possibility of city-owned hospital mulled

The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City approved a subsidiary motion authored by Councilor Renecito Novero requesting the City Mayor’s Office to study the possibility of building a city-owned public hospital using available funds during a virtual session Wednesday.             Novero

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Going mental

Mental health awareness is one important concern that has thankfully been gaining traction, especially among the younger generation, in the years before this pandemic hit. We have slowly but surely succeeded in raising awareness and breaking the taboo and stigma

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Charter change and agriculture

“We must plant the seeds of change and nurture them daily through our actions and choices.” – Kari Martinez Since the promulgation of the 1987 Philippine constitution, attempts at changing it just never die down. During every dispensation of power

National Women’s month celebrated in Talisay City

More than a thousand mothers, women and members of the LGBTQ community celebrated National Women’s Month on March 23 at the La Finca Resort, Brgy. Dos Hermanas, Talisay City, Negros Occidental. The event, a General Assembly of Inay ni Gab,

Himamaylan potable water shortage affects 20,223 persons

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As result of the drought, a potable water shortage has taken its toll on 5,283 families, composed of 20,223 individuals, in 11 of the 19 barangays in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. Joeful Sombilon, head of the

New Sidlak Kadalag-an Queen crowned

Jada Biaxyl Celeste of Barangay X, Victorias City was crowned Sidlak Kadalag-an Queen 2024 and the city’s newest ambassadress on March 22, at the City Coliseum. Celeste bagged numerous minor and special awards, including the Best in Evening Gown, Best

Two deep well drillers electrocuted, perish

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two deep well drillers died after being electrocuted on Thursday in Sitio Pispis, Brgy. Tapi, Kabankalan City, while two others were killed in separate shooting incidents in cities of Sipalay and Talisay, all in Negros Occidental.