Troops of the 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion thwarted an extortion activity of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army Terrorists (CNTs) after engaging about five of them in a firefight in Sitio Ania Dos, Brgy Winaswasan, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, on Sunday, December 5, an Army press release said.Lt. Col. J-jay Javines, 79IB commander, said an encounter broke out while the troops were conducting combat operation in response to information from concerned citizens on the presence of armed men reportedly conducting extortion activities in the area."Our troops received information from concerned citizens that a group of armed men were threatening and collecting food by force from the residents, not only in barangay Winaswasan but also in the neighboring barang...
They may have different choices for president in the coming elections, but the leaders of Love Negros and the United Negros Alliance have found ways to strengthen their hold at the local level, at least in most areas.The unity ticket has made it possible for most local chief executives who are running unopposed to support whoever they want for the national positions. And from what I heard from the grapevine, the biggest winner is likely to be Davao Mayor Sarah Duterte who is also the choice for vice-president among those who are said to be supporting the presidential bid of Vice-President Leni Robredo.Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer is going for former Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. which is not surprising because he is married to the granddaughter of Roberto Benedicto, a known ally of...
Face-to-face classes resume at Alangilan National High School, Bacolod City, Monday, December 6.*Em Ang photoPilot face-to-face classes kicked off in 9 out of 11 Negros Occidental and Bacolod schools initially identified by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, December, 6.Negros Occidental Schools Superintendent Marsette Sabbaluca said pilot classes were unable to start in schools in San Carlos and Himamaylan cities because COVID-19 cases were detected in the communities where they are located.Sabbaluca said 77 percent of the teachers under the Negros Occidental Schools Division have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines, while 64 percent have been fully vaccinated as of December 2.Superintendent Gladys Amylaine Sales said 73 percent of the teachers in Ba...
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Monday, December 6, called on Negrenses to continue observing health protocols, especially during the holidays, amid the threat of the possible entry of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.Doctors have expressed fear that the loosening up of restrictions under Alert Level 2 that has caused an increase in crowds at malls and other public places, as well social gatherings during the holidays could trigger another COVID-19 surge.A preliminary study by South African researchers shows that the new super-mutant Omicron variant can increase the risk of reinfection by three times compared to other variants of concern such as Beta and Delta.Lacson said while no Omicron case has been detected in the Philippines yet, for sure it will visit the countr...
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogZIkmHclF0&live=1[/embedyt]25 na ka tuig ang kilala nga Tinabu-ay Festival sang Murcia… Kag sa sini nga panahon sang pandemic, mga ginapa bugal nga produkto sang banwa ang nangin sentro sang selebrasyon para mabuligan ang mga mangunguma!
Provincial Health Office sang Negros Occidental ang nagalaum nga sa sini nga bulan sang Disyembre malambot sang probinsya ang herd immunity.Sa December 6 nga report sang Department of Health Region 6, 51.65 per cent ukon 942,759, sa 1.8 million nga target nga mabakunahan sa Negros Occidental ang nakabaton na sang at least one dose sang Covid-19 vaccine.Suno kay Dr Ernell Tumimbang, kun magtayuyon ang momentum ukon ang kasupog sa pagpatuman sang pagbakuna sa nagligad nga national vaccination days malambot sang Negros Occidental sini nga Disyembre ang herd immunity.Naka schedule ang ika duha nga National Vaccination Days sa Disyembre 15 tubtob 17.Suno kay Tumimbang pagkatapos sini ila gina lauman nga malambot na ang 70 percent nga target.Suno sa PHO sa karon padayon ang p...
Wala pa maka desisyon ang Love Negros kun bala may itib-ong sila nga isa ka kandidato para sa pag ka presidente.Ini suno kay Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson sang Love Negros. Personal nga pagpati sang gobernador mabudlay ang isa ka collective stand para sa pag tib-ong sang isa ka kandidato.Suno sa gobernador gina kilala nila ang ano man nga desisyon sang tagsa ka local chief executive kun tagsa sa ila ang may lain-lain nga mga desisyon.Sa sitwasyon sa karon, ginalantaw nga ang United Negros Alliance indi maka tib-ong sang isa ka kandidato para sa 2022 nga piniliay.Sang Sabado nag patigayon sang general assembly ang UNEGA. Pero wala natalakay kun sino ang ila suportahan sa pagka presidente. Suno kay Vice governor Jeffrey Ferrer ang presidente sang UNEGA tuman ...
Pontevedra PNP photoArestado ang 18 anyos nga si Abigail Arellano matapos makuhaan sang 204,000 pesos nga balor sang gina patihan shabu sa buybust operation sang Sabado sa Barangay San Juan sa Pontevedra.Suno sa pulis, ang live in partner ni Arellano amo kun tani ang subject sa buybust ugaling wala ini kag si Arellano lang ang ara sang gin patigayon ang buybust operation sang Sabado.Dugang pa sang pulis, si Arellano amo man ang gina himo sang iya live in partner nga taga dagdag sang shabu sa pila ka mga lugar sa banwa.Kaso nga pag lapas sa RA 9165 ang ipasaka subong nga adlaw batuk sa teenager.
It has not been decided whether Love Negros members will endorse a single presidential candidate in the 2022 elections, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Monday, December 6.“We have not decided yet but of course we will also give due respect to personal choices of local chief executives,” he said.“Personally, I feel it’s difficult to have one choice,” he said.Lacson said they always recognize the wisdom of the local chief executives, “but if it is possible that Love Negros will only have one choice that is the most ideal”.On Saturday, it appeared like the United Negros Alliance members would not be supporting a single candidate for president in the 2022 elections.While it is likely that Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer, UNegA president, will be supporting the presidential bid o...