May 20, 2022

Dengue cases up 126 percent

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported yesterday that dengue cases in Negros Occidental increased by 126 percent in Negros Occidental from January to May 7 this year, compared to the same period last year. PHO recorded

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4-day province-wide vaccination eyed

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 4-day province wide vaccination activity that aims to increase further the number of inoculated individuals in Negros Occidental, was proposed by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ernell Tumimbang to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson. Health experts warned

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Photo of the Day

LAST DAYS OF SUMMER. As PAGASA has declared the start of the rainy season, revelers enjoy the remaining days of summer at Lakawon Island in Cadiz City.* Nonoy Catugas/CCN photo

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True love described

Christ said it very clearly. He who is not only the fullness of the revelation of God but is also the embodiment of what true love is said: “Love one another as I love you. No one has greater love

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CTTO

“Credit to the owner” or CTTO is one of my favorite red flags in the internet and social media. A CTTO on any social media post immediately warns me that the person sharing it was too lazy to take the

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Baseless and paranoid

Top executives of the University of the Philippines have called out the red-tagging allegations made by officials of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). The UP President’s Advisory Council (PAC) said in a statement that

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Tiny habits

I have written before that I like listening to podcasts while I do my chores (like ironing or cleaning up after a meal) and one of those podcasts that I listen to is called “3 in 30: Takeaways for Moms”,

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Auto industry backs zero-duty on EVs

The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) has welcomed the proposal to suspend the most-favored-nation (MFN) tariff on completely built-up electric vehicles, as this will help the growth and adoption of e-vehicles in the country. In a

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Capitol gives P11.8M agricultural assistance

Farmers in the 5th district of Negros Occidental have availed of P11.8 million in rice and corn agricultural inputs, from the provincial government headed by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson. Lacson and Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo, assisted by Mayor Rogelio Raymund

NBI Bacolod has new head

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A former head of the National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Terrorism Division is now leading the NBI Bacolod District Office. Manuel Fayre Jr. replaced Atty. Renoir Baldovino, who had been assigned in Bacolod City for more than

House to support initiatives promoting dental health

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez committed the full support of the House of Representatives for initiatives meant to promote health education and improved access to dental care for every Filipino, a press release from the House of Representatives said. Romualdez aired

Saravia farmers receive equipment

Various farm equipment were turned over to the members of two farmers’ associations in Barangay San Isidro E. B. Magalona yesterday by E.B. Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon’s consultant Ramie Babac and Municipal Agriculturist Efren Garcia Jr., according to a press

Photo of the Day

BEACH LIFE. People enjoying the summer along the beaches of Barangay Talaban in Himamaylan City, over the weekend.* Andrew Altarejos photo