February 2021

COVID and the Olympics

Did the Olympic Torch start its relay yesterday as scheduled? I’m sorry to miss the report on it, but I do hope it did. Nothing like the thrill of sports to make things normal again, you know. Even if it

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Unwise

World Health Organization country representative Rabindra Abeyasinghe cautioned the government against plans to remove mandatory Covid-19 tests for domestic travelers, saying any decision to remove Covid testing must be “carefully calibrated” considering the existence of new variants and high cases

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MOA for ram pump project in Calatrava inked

A tripartite memorandum of agreement for a ram pump project was signed among officers of the Punao Small Coconut Farmers Agriculture Cooperative, San Carlos Bioenergy Inc., and the Minapasuk Farmers Association during the latter’s Pasalamat 2021 in Sitio Crossing Kawayan,

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DA 6 on guard vs. rice grain bug infestation

The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas is on guard against the rice grain bug (RGB) infestation sighted in 548 hectares of rice areas in Antique that resulted in the decline in palay production yield and quality. Formerly tagged as

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Fisherfolk get P200K in cash aid

San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo turned over checks, worth P200,000, to two fisherfolk organizations in the city Wednesday. Aida Gando, president of the Buluangan Fisherfolk Vendors Association, and Elena Damandaman of the Caimito Marginal Fisherfolk Association, received the checks

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Bacolod unveils vaccination plan

Bacolod City is targeting to inoculate 189,533 Bacolodnons under Group A of the priority sectors in its Covid-19 vaccination program. Mayor Evelio Leonardia, who unveiled the consolidated vaccine plan at a webinar, entitled “Getting Cities Ready for the Vaccines” yesterday

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Leonardia still trusts BCPO director

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Even if there has been a spate of unresolved shooting incidents that resulted in the deaths of the victims in Bacolod in the first two months of the year, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said he still

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298 neophyte cops up for deployment

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 is deploying 298 new police officers for a six-month Field Training Program in various police stations in Western Visayas, including Bacolod City, in Negros Occidental. Lt. Col. Joem Malong, PRO 6

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40 guns surrendered

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Residents of a former New People’s Army influenced barangay in Ayungon, Negros Oriental, surrendered 40 firearms, including ammunition, to the 94th Infantry Battalion, after almost four months of their immersion program in the community. Lt. Col.

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5K mangroves planted in Kabankalan City

As part of PagbaBAGo: A Million Learners and Trees Campaign, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) conducted a tree planting activity in Brgy. Daan Banua, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental this March 23, a press release from the OVP said.

Negrense Daboy Fernandez tops Adidas Slam Dunk contest

Negros Occidental’s pride Winefredo “Daboy” Fernandez recently proved that he is indeed the province’s slam dunk king after nabbing the Adidas Slam Dunk contest during the SMART – National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) National Finals’ Skills Challenge at the Mall

Negros Occ. solon slams BSWM for ruling out cloud seeding

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental 5th district Rep. Emilio “Dino” Yulo slammed the Bureau of Soil and Water Management (BSWM) for not considering cloud seeding operations to address the widespread drought in the province, even as damage to rice

Victorias inaugurates monument for WWII veterans

Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez led the inauguration on March 21, the long-awaited Veterans World War II Memorial Square at the Victorias City Public Plaza. Amid the celebration of its 26th Charter Anniversary, Victorias opened the first-ever Veterans monument in the