October 19, 2021

NegOcc eyes herd immunity by February

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government may achieve a herd immunity against COVID-19 by February next year, if they managed to distribute 300,000 doses of vaccines to Negrenses a month, disclosed Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson. Negros Occidental has reached

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House approves Bacolod Ecozone Bill

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The House of Representatives approved on third and final House Bill No. 5440, or a Bill Establishing the Bacolod Economic Zone Authority. Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya said “The establishment of special economic zones will generate employment

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NegOcc now classified low risk, Bacolod moderate

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The risk classifications of Negros Occidental and highly-urbanized Bacolod City have been downgraded to low and moderate, respectively, by the Department of Health-Western Visayas. At the same time, Negros Occidental was placed under Alert Level 2,

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Negros SP eyes 2022 budget passage by mid-November

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental is targeting to approve the proposed P5.7 billion budget of the provincial government by the second week of November, disclosed yesterday by its presiding officer, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer. The

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Negrenses joining nationwide caravan for Leni

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Hundreds of Laban Leni Negros Occidental (LLNO) volunteers are expected to join the nationwide caravan for Vice President Leni Robredo on October 23. LLNO is a loose group of private individuals that was created through social

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Rebel leader, 2 sons surrender

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three other remnants of the dismantled of the dismantled South East Front of the Komiteng Rehiyonal-Negros, Cebu/Bohol/Siquijor, have abandoned the armed struggle and surrendered to the 11th Infantry Battalion on October 17 in Sitio Nahayag, Brgy.

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Photo of the Day

QUEUEING. Police officers try their best to enforce mandated health protocols to Comelec registrants at a shopping mall at the back of Provincial Capitol Building in Bacolod City.*CTTO photo

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Fuel crisis

After what feels like months of weekly price hikes, with a rare token rollback thrown in as “consuelo de bobo” a few months ago so the suffering Filipino consumers cannot say has been no let up, the price of fuel

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Don’t flee from the vaccine!

When it rains, it pours. That idiom was used to refer to happenings in our lives. The good interpretation was that when good things happen, they come in big numbers. On the other hand, some people interpret it in the

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Strategic goods

The Philippines was ranked the most improved country when it came to the implementation of trade regulations on strategic goods, moving up to 49th place in the 2021/2022 Peddling Peril Index (PPI) from 86th in the previous year. PPI is

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New Sidlak Kadalag-an Queen crowned

Jada Biaxyl Celeste of Barangay X, Victorias City was crowned Sidlak Kadalag-an Queen 2024 and the city’s newest ambassadress on March 22, at the City Coliseum. Celeste bagged numerous minor and special awards, including the Best in Evening Gown, Best

Fashion show, mural painting highlight Earth Hour

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Robinsons Bacolod hosted a fashion show and mural painting event as part of its 2024 Earth Hour celebration, with the theme “Our Earth, RPlace.” The mall joined the global switching off of lights from 8:30 p.m.

No water shortage in Bago and La Carlota

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Although they admitted that the drought affected the water level in their respective local government units, Bago City Mayor Nicholas Yulo and La Carlota City Rex Jalandoon declared in separate media interviews that there is no

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WATER RATIONING. The city government of Himamaylan delivers potable water to drought affected residents.*