Gov’t hospitals damaged in southern Negros but still operational
January 5, 2022
The stench left behind by a flashflood that hit Lorenzo Zayco District Hospital in Kabankalan City still lingers at the hospital premises.*
The stench left behind by a flashflood that hit Lorenzo Zayco District Hospital in Kabankalan City still lingers at the hospital premises.*
Bacolod is strengthening its border controls as Mayor Evelio Leonardia confirmed Monday a Department of Health report that a “recovered” Omicron patient slipped through the city on December 31, 2021. But Bacolodnons need not be alarmed, and medical experts from
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN While the numbers of COVID-19 patients are increasing in Metro Manila hospitals reportedly due to the Omicron variant, there is only one patient being treated at the designated COVID-19 hospital – Cadiz District Hospital – in
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Eight of the 31 municipalities and component cities of Negros Occidental have achieved more than 70 percent of the target in achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 as of January 2 this year, according to data from
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The number of drug groups in Negros Occidental is now down to two, from six in previous years, with P37 million worth of illegal drug had been seized by the police last year in the province,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The 1,300 contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers of the provincial government of Negros Occidental are now receiving as much as P5,000 gratuity pay in compliance with the order issued by President Rodrigo
That rather amusing gospel story of the apostles frozen with fear when they were in the middle of a raging sea and saw a figure that later turned out to be Christ walking on the water (cfr. Mk 6,45-52) tells
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) recorded a total of 45 journalists killed worldwide for 2021, “one of the lowest death tolls” it has recorded for any year. The IFJ figure closely tracks the death toll of 46 journalists compiled
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Art Association of Bacolod-Negros opened its annual year-end group exhibit at the Negros Museum on December 29, 2021 with Rodney Martinez and Dolly Gatuslao as guests of honor. Titled “A Season of Hope”, the exhibit
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said there is no shortage of paracetamol in the local market, and its tight supply is due to delivery issues. “There might be a temporary tight supply for some brands. But
The City of Victorias has obtained a total of P13 million cash grant to develop a birdwatching site in the famous Gawahon Ecopark. The northern Negros city, the lone winner from Negros Occidental, received P8 million in the nationwide Tourism
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The drought brought about by El Niño phenomenon continues to wreak havoc on rice and corn crops in Negros Occidental, where as of April 12, the value of the damage has been pegged by the Office
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Art Studio Forty Nine has an ongoing group exhibition of the artworks of its students at the West Bridgeway of SM City Bacolod. Rodney Martinez, past president of the Art Association of Bacolod-Negros, led the opening
A fireman trains his hose at the fire that destroyed 16 houses and damaged 3 at Barangay 18, Bacolod City on Saturday.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN While the political coalition of Love Negros and United Negros Alliance (UNegA) is still working in the provincial level, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday encouraged candidates to duplicate their arrangement at the local level. In past
A hundred political prisoners in Negros island will hold another 24-hour fast this coming today to call on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) National Office to press on with its initial efforts for a thorough and impartial investigation on