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Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, Negros Occidental provincial health officer.*Two international organizations are helping health officials in Negros Occidental convince residents to get booster shots against COVID-19.Negros Occidental is lagging behind in its booster drive and needs to catch up on its coverage of children, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, provincial health officer, said Tuesday, December 13.Negros Occidental has fully vaccinated 78.71 percent of its target population, and 60.90 percent of its senior citizens, which has resulted in its remaining under Alert Level 2, the Department of Health reported on Tuesday.Relief International of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Reach Health of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are providing the pro...

NBI Bacolod chief Renoir Baldovino*The National Bureau of Investigation is still facing a blank wall in its probe into the 2021 assassination of the Negros Occidental provincial consultant on hospital operations despite the increase in the reward to P2 million for any information that could lead to the arrest of his killers.Mariano Antonio “Marton” Cui III was shot to death by a sniper as he was leaving his office at Emerald Arcade in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, on April 12, 2021.The assassination appears to have been well funded and organized, Renoir Baldovino, National Bureau of Investigation- Bacolod head, said Tuesday, December 13.However, because they have been unable to profile the suspects, the motive of the killing is still unknown, he said.Their investi...

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The body of the 16-year-old was found Sunday.*Cadiz PNP photoThe suspect in the killing of a 16-year-old student whose body was found in a sack floating in the Panikion River in Sitio Morente, Brgy. Cabahug, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, on Sunday has been arrested.Lt. Col. Gil John Despi, Cadiz police chief, said on Monday that murder charges would initially be filed against the 48-year-old suspect to ensure that he cannot gain temporary liberty.They are waiting for a post-mortem examination before rape charges can also be filed against him, the police chief said.The victim who was half naked sustained 11 stab wounds, many to the neck, Despi said.The 16-year-old was last seen alive at school on Friday afternoon and her parents reported to the police that she was missi...

The vehicles that figured in the accident.*Romeo Subaldo photoA truck loaded with beer crashed into a public utility vehicle in front of the Metro Bacolod Hospital and Medical Center along Bangga Scala in Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City, on Monday, December 12, injuring four passengers.The truck driver said the vehicle suddenly lost its brakes, causing it to hit the gutter and damaged the cover of a manhole.This also caused the truck to bump the jeepney.Two of the four injured passengers were taken to the hospital.*

The scene of the accident.*A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured after a pickup truck ran over him at Barangay Banago, Bacolod City, Sunday, December 11.Police withheld the name of the minor-victim.The victim was on board his bicycle when he fell to the ground after the tricycle in front of him suddenly halted. The 43-year-old businessman driving the pickup did not notice the victim and ran him over.The minor-victim was rushed to Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital.Capt. Armilyn Vargas, Police Station 3 head, said an initial settlement has been reached by both parties.The minor-victim is now in stable condition, she said.*

Police beefs up security at SJI following threats made on social media.*SJI website photoSt. John's Institute (SJI) in Bacolod City is on heightened security alert following threats made on the lives of its teachers and students on social media, Lt. Jovito Pastrana, Police Station 2 officer-in-charge, said Monday, December 12.Posts on the Facebook page named “Huaming Par” on Saturday and Monday said that the school has a choice to fire one of its staff or its teachers and innocent students will be riddled with bullets fired by snipers.The shooting will start when it is least expected and innocent lives will be lost, one post said.Only one thing will calm the devil, for the staff member to be fired or for him to resign, it added.Examinations set on Friday were postponed ...

A sneak peek of the Christmas tree at the Capitol Lagoon Park in Bacolod City to be officially lighted up on Tuesday.*Ray Diaz FB page photoThe Christmas lights at the Capitol Lagoon Park in Bacolod City will be switched on at rites led by Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Tuesday, December 13.Lacson will also mark his 63rd birthday on Tuesday.At 4:30 p.m. Lacson will lead a storytelling activity at the park’s skating rink for children from orphanages, Capitol employees’ children and grandchildren, and others who wish to join, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.There will also be snacks and giveaways for the children, Diaz saidThe decorations at the Capitol Lagoon Park to be lighted up Tuesday.*Barbara Mijares photosThe ceremonial ope...

Globe is warning the public against unscrupulous groups and individuals who are taking advantage of the SIM registration law to scam people.“We have received reports that there are groups and individuals taking advantage of the new law by sending misleading text messages to unsuspecting mobile phone users. We would like to remind our customers to ignore these messages and report them to our Stop Spam website,” Anton Bonifacio, Globe Chief Information Security Officer, said in a press release from the firm Monday, December 12.Bonifacio said text messages informing users that their SIMs have been deactivated are just a ploy to get their personal information and hard-earned money. The SIM Registration law has yet to take full effect as its implementing rules and regulations are still ...