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City PIO photoBacolod City dengue cases in April have increased compared to the same period last year, data from the Bacolod City Epidemiological Surveillance Unit (BCESU) showed.City Health Office Environment Sanitation Division Chief Dr. Grace Tan said the city tallied 101 dengue cases with three fatalities as of April 30, 2022.This came as a 44.3 percent increase compared to the reported 70 dengue cases with two deaths during the same period in 2021.BCESU data further indicated that Barangay Singcang recorded the most number of cases with 12, followed by Barangay Mansilingan, 10; Granada, Estefania and Mandalagan with nine dengue cases each; Alijis and Sum-ag, seven; Tangub, six; Banago, five and Barangay Pahanocoy with four cases.Most common breeding places for Aedi...

The Iglesia ni Cristo has endorsed Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya, mayoral bet Alfredo “Albee” Benitez and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran (l-r).*The influential Iglesia ni Cristo has endorsed Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya and mayoral candidate Alfredo “Albee” Benitez of Asenso Bacolod, and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran of Grupo Progreso (GP) in the May 9 polls, an INC source confirmed Friday, May 6.The INC has also endorsed five Asenso Bacolod candidates for councilor and seven from GP.The candidates for councilor are Thaddeus Sayson, Bart Orola, Kalaw Puentevella, Simple Distrito and newcomer Jason Villaroso of Asenso Bacolod, and incumbents Israel Salanga, Renecito Novero, Cindy Rojas, Dindo Ramos, Carl Lopez, Archie Baribar and returning councilor Em Ang of GP.The endorsemen...

The Commission on Elections, in partnership with the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, will arrest all those violating the Comelec liquor ban on Sunday and Monday, May 8 and 9, Bacolod Elections Officer Revo Sorbito warned Friday, May 6.“We will be strictly enforcing the liquor ban and arrests will be made,” he said.Those consuming liquor in public places and responsible for selling such drinks will be arrested, he said.Meanwhile, the Central Negros Electric Cooperative and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines have assured Comelec Bacolod of continuous power supply on May 9, Election Day, Sorbito said.Voters need not worry because if there is any power outage the vote counting machines have external batteries that can last from ...

Photo from Atty. Revo Sorbito FBThe final testing and sealing of vote counting machines (VCMs) in Bacolod City will be held Saturday, May 7, Acting Negros Occidental Provincial Elections Supervisor Roberto Salazar said Friday.The VCMs were delivered to the voting areas in Bacolod City on Friday.The VCMs for the towns and cities of Negros Occidental will be delivered to voting areas on Saturday, where they will also undergo final testing a sealing, he said.Salazar said on Election Day there will be a separate line for voters who are persons with disabilities, heavily pregnant and senior citizens.The Comelec in Negros on Friday was waiting for the arrival of non-accountable election forms and COVID-19 protective gear, he added.If they do not arrive on time they will n...

PNA file photoThe Negros-based Public Interest Forum (PIF) is calling on the people and faith communities “to keep their vigilance and readiness at all times to stand up and resist all attempts at undermining the pillars of our democratic and sovereign life”.The PIF, a local ecumenical voluntary agency composed of religious leaders, academics, researchers, writers, artists, and students committed to social reform and people empowerment, issued the call in a statement released Friday, May 6.They expressed concern over the trends in the run up to May 9 polls.PIF cited the flooding of social media with surveys leading the public to believe that the Ferdinand ”BBM” Marcos Jr.–Sarah Duterte ticket is the sure winner in the elections. This narrative is hyped by various surveying ...

Alfredo "Albee" Benitez and Evelio "Bing" Leonardia (right) are staging miting de avances Saturday, May 7.*Thousands of Bacolodnons are expected to join the miting de avances of the two major political parties in Bacolod City on Saturday, May 7, the last day of the campaign period before the May 9 polls.Grupo Progreso led by Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia will hold its miting de avance at the Bacolod Reclamation Area beside the Pope John Paul II Tower at 5:30 p.m., while Asenso Bacolod is staging its grand rally at the Paglaum Sports Complex at 3 p.m. on Saturday.The Grupo Progreso miting de avance will be preceded by a 3 p.m. mass to be officiated by Fr. Jerryvel Celestial at the San Sebastian Cathedral.Leonardia will be joined by congressional aspirant Dan Atayde, his ru...