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Provincial Consultant Alfredo Benitez, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer, Rep. Francisco Benitez and Cadiz Mayor Salvador Escalante (l-r) at the emergency meeting Friday, April 9.*Richard Malihan photo
Yulo looking into UNIFED request for conversion of ‘A’ quedans to ‘B’
Ronnie Baldonado photoA member of the Sugar Board is checking on the request of the United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED) for the conversion of all quedans for unshipped “A” sugar to the US market to “B” for the domestic market.“I will check if such a request has been officially been sent and received” so it can be acted on, Sugar Board Member Emilio “Dino” Yulo said Thursday, March 8.“UNIFED would like to manifest that in the event that there will be unshipped ‘A’ to the US, then we are requesting SRA to convert all ‘A’ unshipped quedans to ‘B’ with differentials to be given back to the planters,” UNIFED president Manuel Lamata said.The Board in Sugar Order 1-A issued March 29 scrapped the classification of 7 percent of the country’s sugar as “A” fo...
‘Negros Covid-19 cases hit all time high in single day’ | LACSON, BENITEZ TO HOLD EMERGENCY MEETING
Negros Occidental hit an all time high of 317 COVID-19 cases in a single day, Thursday, April 8, Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, provincial consultant on economic affairs, said.It is very clear that there is a second wave of local transmissions in Negros Occidental, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said.Lacson and Benitez are set to hold an emergency meeting with the mayors of Negros Occidental Friday, April 9, to address the surge in COVID-19 cases.The 317 positive test results are from the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital molecular laboratory in Silay City, the number would be higher if the results from other laboratories in Bacolod on Thursday were included, Benitez said.He said the 317 positive cases are the highest in Negros Occidental in a single day, the previous figure w...
WV seeks extension of travel moratorium
Capitol photoWestern Visayas officials asked the National Task Force Against Covid-19 on Thursday, April 8, to extend the moratorium on all travel into Western Visayas until April 17 with the alarming surge of COVID-19 cases in the region.Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas told DIGICAST NEGROS he sent a letter to Secretary Carlito Galvez, NTF chief implementer, to convey the consensus of the WV officials in a Zoom meeting Thursday morning.Treñas told Galvez the entire region is requesting that all incoming flights, sea voyages and land travel from Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, Cebu and Davao transporting returning residents and Authorized Persons Outside Residence to WV be temporarily suspended for another seven days from April 11 to 17.The requested suspension ...
2nd suspect in Tangub massacre falls, third assailant still at large
The second suspect in the massacre of four family members, including a six-year-old girl, in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City was arrested in a police follow-up operation Thursday, April 8.The statement of the first suspect, 39-year-old Christian Don Tulot, who was picked up by the police as a person of interest in Salvador Benedicto town Wednesday afternoon, April 7, led to the arrest of his uncle, Joel Espinosa, 57, at his home in Barangay Tangub, which was adjacent to the victims’ house.Espinosa, who turned out to be the brother of the two victims, vehemently denied his involvement in the killing.The third assailant, who has yet to be identified, remained at large.They were linked to the murders of Jocelyn Espinosa-Nombre, 59; her sister Remedios Jemma Espinosa, 69; their n...
Zayco suspends cockfighting, closes Kabankalan City Hall
Mayor Pedro Zayco locked down the Kabankalan City Hall Thursday afternoon, April 8, and issued an executive order extending the suspension of cockfighting and cockpit operations in his city following a surge in COVID-19 cases.Kabankalan’s Covid-19 active cases rose to 95, with 55 new cases Thursday, the Provincial Incident Management Team reported.Zayco said the surge was triggered after numerous Kabankalan residents who joined a 2-day derby at the Andulauan cockpit in Ilog tested positive for COVID-19, and infected other Kabankalanons.Other cockfighting enthusiasts from Cauayan and Ilog were also hit by the virus, he said.Zayco in Executive Order 09-2021 issued Wednesday, April 7, extended the suspension of cockpit operations in Kabankalan indefinitely.In the past few ...
Covid spread from cockpit triggers lockdowns in Ilog, Cauayan
The surge in COVID-19 cases in Ilog town that mainly originated from a two-day cockfighting derby has caused the lockdown of 1,349 households.Dr. Bien Eli Nillos, Ilog Municipal Health Officer, said 1,095 households were locked down in Barangay Galicia, which has seven COVID-19 positive cases, on Thursday, April 8.On Sunday, 254 households were also locked down in Barangay Consuleo, which has eight COVID-19 positive cases, he said.Nillos said contact tracing and swabbing for COVID-19 RT PCR tests are ongoing in Ilog.Ilog had 36 active COVID-19 cases Thursday that were mainly caused by transmissions from those who attended a cockfighting derby in Barangay Andulauan, Ilog, on March 20, Nillos added.They were super spreaders, he said.A lot of people attended the Andula...
San Carlos mayor locks down 300 houses
San Carlos LGU photoMayor Renato Gustilo locked down 300 houses Thursday, April 8, to curb the surge in COVID-19 cases in Barangay Guadalupe proper, San Carlos City.The lockdown will be for 15 days but could run for one month depending on the situation in the area, he said.A group of 16 choir members in Guadalupe proper were initially hit by the virus, which then spread to other residents.Guadalupe proper residents with COVID-19 were 55 as of Thursday, Gustilo said.San Carlos City had 179 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and 24 new cases on Thursday bringing the total to 203.Gustilo on Wednesday issued Executive Order 64-A Series of 2021 prohibiting the conduct on non-essential activities in public spaces, resorts, parks and other tourism establishments to curb the COVID...
Lacson issues EO limiting mass gatherings to 30%
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson issued an executive order Thursday, April 8, implementing stringent measures on mass gatherings in order to curb the current surge in COVID-19 cases in Negros Occidental.Lacson, in Executive Order No. 21-21, Series of 2021, ordered that mass gatherings will be allowed up to 30 percent of the venue capacity.Participants should also observe the minimum public health standards, and establishments should comply with ventilation requirements, he said.Lockdowns will be limited to specific areas within the respective Local Government Units (LGUs) and should not include national roads, Lacson said.Each LGU will have the discretion to declare localized and targeted lockdowns within their jurisdictions, he added.Negros Occidental is currently under Modifi...