Tag: Negros Occidental news

Nov162021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

WV coast guard head promoted to commodore

Commodore Edgar L. Ybañez*President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has promoted the head of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District in Western Visayas and three others from captains to the next higher rank of commodore’ based on the recommendation of Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade.Promoted were Captain Edgar L. Ybañez of Western Visayas, along with captains Ramon S Lopez, Joeven L Fabul and Mitzie S. Silva-Campo, a press release from the PCG said Tuesday, November 16.Ybañez from Quezon City was part of the PMA Class of 1993. He currently serves as District Commander of the PCG District Western Visayas after his assignment as Commander of the PCG District Northeastern Luzon and Deputy Commander of the Coast Guard Surface Support Force.He also performed var...

Nov162021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Orola calls for OHCC in Negros Occidental

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Negros Occidental gubernatorial aspirant, lawyer Juan “John” N. Orola Jr., is calling for the immediate efficient implementation, operation, and dissemination of information of the One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) in the province of Negros Occidental for a better management and coordination of Covid cases.In August the palace had already highlighted the role of OHCCs in COVID-19 response and the Department of Health and the Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases, in coordination with the Department of Interior Local Government, Department of Tourism, Metro Manila Development Authority, and Bases Conversion and Development Authority, had officially launched the OHCC at the MMDA Arena, Makati City for efficient, effective and comprehensive response to the rising Covid ...

Nov162021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Minors, persons above 65 now allowed out under AL2

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Minors and persons above 65 years old are now allowed out of their homes with the downgrading of Bacolod City’s COVID-19 status to Alert Level 2 from November 15 to 30, Vice Mayor Elcid Familiaran said on Monday, November 15.The rules on curfew, public gatherings and drinking in public places have also been eased, and movie houses can now operate at 50 percent of venue capacity in Bacolod City.Mayor Evelio Leonardia on Sunday issued Executive Order No. 53 Series of 2021 in compliance with the directive of the national Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases setting the guidelines for Alert Level 2.Bacolod was previously under Alert Level 4.EO 53 sets curfew hours in Bacolod City from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. previous...

Nov162021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv moves Negros target for herd immunity to February

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Capitol photoGovernor Eugenio Jose Lacson has moved Negros Occidental’s COVID-19 vaccination target for hitting herd immunity from December to February 2022.The provincial government needs to vaccinate 1.82 million Negrenses or 70 percent of its 2.6 million population to reach herd immunity.Dr. Adriano Suba-an, Department of Health (DOH) Western Visayas regional director, met with Lacson on Friday, November 12, to raise the need for Negros Occidental to ramp up its vaccination drive.Lacson said he did not give any excuses for the slow vaccination drive, but assured him that in the next two months there will be an increase in the vaccine rollout.“We may not reach our target for herd immunity by December, the more realistic target is February”, he said.“What is import...

Nov162021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Substitution in Toboso

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The substitution of a candidate for councilor in Toboso, Negros Occidental, took place before the deadline Monday, November 15, ended.Barangay Captain Efren Mandajoyan replaced Sangguniang Federation chair Paolo Villanueva who earlier filed his certificate of candidacy to run for councilor of Toboso, Mayor Richard Jaojoco announced on his Facebook page.Villanueva is a member of the Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats.Mandajoyan is supported by all of the barangay captains of Toboso, Jaojoco said.Jaojoco’s wife, Madonnah Marañon Jaojoco (PDP Laban) is running for mayor against Evello Valencia (Nationalist People’s Coalition) in the 2022 polls.*

Nov152021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Christmas village sang Forbes Hill sang Megaworld ginbuksan sa publiko

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Nov152021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Babaye pilason sang ginkawatan, ginhimuslan kag ginbuno sa Talisay

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Talisay PNP photoPilason ang 45 anyos nga babayi sa Barangay San Fernando sa Talisay City sang Biyernes.Iya gina alegar nga siya ang gin buno, ginhimuslan kag ginkawatan sang isa ka wala pa makilal-an nga persona.Sa imbestigasyon sang Talisay PNP, naga pang lakaton papuli ang biktima sang hinali na lang siya gin butong sang lalaki kag gin dala sa sulod sang gina construct nga balay.Gin kwa suno sa PNP sang suspek ang 3,000 pesos nga cash sang biktima kag matapos sini, iya pa ginhimuslan kag gin buno ang biktima sa tiyan kag sa dughan.Pagka sunod na nga adlaw naka pangayo sang bulig ang biktima sang mabugtawan ini.Pero sa follow up investigation, gin pahayag ni Staff Sargeant Jade Dela Cruz sang Talisay PNP, ang kutsilyo nga na recover sa tupad sang biktima ang iya m...

Nov152021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Bag-o bun-ag nga lapsag nasapwan patay sa dumpsite

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Talisay PNP photoWala na sang kabuhi sang masapwan sang byernes sang isa ka basurero ang isa ka lapsag sa dumpsite sa Barangay Concepcion sa syudad sang Talisay.Suno sa deputy chief sang Talisay PNP nga si Lt Peter John Ramos, naga tapik pa ang pusod sang lapsag sang masapwan ini nga naputos sang bayo kag nasulod sa paper bag kag sa box.Ginahibalo sang PNP kun may mga nakakita sang persona nga naghaboy sang lapsag sa lugar.Nalubong na sang City Social Welfare Office sang syudad ang lapsag.

Nov152021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Religious beliefs, fake news pila sa mga rason kun ngaa manubo ang vaccination rate

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Capitol photoMisinformation. Ini ang ginalantaw ni Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson nga isa sa mga rason nga naga apekto sang vaccine rollout sang probinsya.Ang pagtuluuhan ukon religious belief sang isa ka persona kag fake news ang mga pagpanghangkat nga gina atubang sa kampanya sa bakuna.Sang Biernes nag sapol ang DOH regional director nga si Dr Adriano Suba-an kay Lacson bahin sa mahinay nga vaccine rollout.Suno kay lacson ang iya nga commitment amo nga malab-ot ang target para sa herd immunity sa Pebrero kag sa masunod nga duha ka bulan mapadasig na ang pagbakuna paagi paghaylo sang mga barangay sa mga pumuluyo sini.Ang geographical location ukon ang kalayuon sang mga pumuluyo sa mga vaccination center isa man sa gina lantaw kabudlayan.Bwas magasap...

Nov152021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Paghatag sang subsidy kag pagbantay sa fertilizer smuggling pila sa mga gina duso para sa pagmahal sang abono

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Halin sa tag 800 pesos nga presyo sang kada sako sang abono nagalab ot na ini subong sa kapin dos mil pesos karon nga nagasaka man ang presyo sang produkto petrolyo.Suno sanday presidential aspirant nga si Senador Panfilo Lacson kag Senate President Vicente Sotto III, dapat matapna ang smuggling sang abono kag ang gina alegar korapsyon sa department of agriculture.Para naman kay Senator Miguel Zubiri, naga depende ang presyo sang abono sa presyo sang produkto petrolyo amo nga dapat bisan paano matagaan sang dugang nga subsidy ang mga mangunguma, ilabi na ang mga sugar planters.Sa pagsinapol upod sa mga sugar leaders, ginpahayag man ni Zubiri nga iya na ginhinyo sa Department of Agriculture nga mag tukod sang komprehensibo nga plano agud mapahagan hagan ang pagsaka sang presyo s...