April 8, 2021

NegOcc steps up anti-Covid efforts

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Local government and health officials in Negros Occidental, especially in areas where a surge of Covid-19 cases has been recorded, are running against time to contain the spread of the virus, after another mayor and two

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SRA asked to convert unshipped ‘A’ sugar

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines is urging the Sugar Regulatory Administration to convert the remaining  unshipped “A” sugar intended for the United States to “B” for local consumption. This is because the

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Exec: Illegal quarry ruins reservation

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Illegal quarrying in the reserve area of the Central Philippine State University in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, caused P5 million worth of destruction to the environment, its president, Dr. Aladino Moraca, said yesterday. Moraca said the

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City hospitals record 47% occupancy rate

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Occupancy rate of the rooms intended for Covid-19 patients in different hospitals in Bacolod City was at 47.28 percent, as of yesterday. This was confirmed by Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical and data analysis

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Barangays alerted as Covid cases spike

The barangays remain to be the main battleground as the city courses its way through the sudden spike of Covid-19 cases in the last two weeks, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said in a virtual meeting with city and barangay officials Tuesday

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Demanding on ourselves, tolerant on others

That’s how we should be with respect to ourselves and to the others. We need to be strict with ourselves but always accommodating with the others. First, because the person we would know best would simply be ourselves, while with

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Beauty contests now include swabbing

I didn’t realize that April is supposed to be “Earth Month” until I heard it mentioned on TV. So what are the benefits that this month is supposed to hold for the people of Earth these days? May is the

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Contact trace!

Despite the country having been dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic for more than a year, contact tracing czar Benjamin Magalong admitted in a recent House inquiry that contact tracing has “largely deteriorated” in the past four weeks. The contact tracing

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Farm schools launched in SDO Bacolod

Department of Education Region 6 director Ramir Uytico recently launched the Sum–ag National High School and Alangilan National High School as farm schools during his first official visit to the schools divisions of Negros Occidental, a press release from DepEd

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