Man Arrested In Check-up point In Bacolod City For Firearms, Illegal Drugs BACOLOD CITY – A man was arrested by the police in a check-up point in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental for illegal firearms and illegal drugs. According to an article from SunStar, the suspect, identified as Rene Dequena, of Purok Kingfisher, Barangay 16 in … Read more
Negros Occidental ECQ To Be Given Adjustments On April 20 NEGROS OCCIDENTAL – Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Lacson sayd that there will be adjustments on the ECQ implemented in the province. While the province will still be under enhanced community quarantine until the 30th of April, there will be adjustments to the guidelines, which will … Read more
Bacolod City PUMs Defying Quarantine Guidelines Face Charges BACOLOD CITY – Persons under monitoring (PUMs) in Bacolod City who were defying quarantine guidelines for COVID-19 willl face charges. This is a warning from the local City Legal Office, according to an article from Panay News. Joselito Bayatan. head of CLO, said that there will be … Read more
Bacolod City Mayor Orders Spotting And Sealing Off “Ultra Risk” Places BACOLOD CITY – Bacolod City mayor Evelio Leonardia recently ordered barangay officials to locate and seal off areas that are considered “ultra risky”. According to Panay News, Leonardia declared this via Executive Order No. 28 on Tuesday. He added that the said areas are … Read more
DSWD 6 Prepares Food Packs For Residents Affected By Quarantine DSWD 6 – The Western Visayas division of Department of Social Welfare and Development has prepared about 24,200 food packs for quarantine-affected people. The said packs are prepared should the local government requiire more for the public affected by the quarantine meant to prevent the … Read more
Bacolod City Enacts Liquor Ban, Closes Videoke Bars, Internet Stations BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City government recently ordered the restricition of selling liquor and closure of videoke bars and internet stations. The order is yet another one of the means to prevent the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It also came after … Read more
Woman In Bacolod City Dies After Being Hit By Two Vehicles BACOLOD CITY – A woman, 42 years of age, was dead after getting hit by two vehicles at Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City on Tuesday evening. According to SunStar, the local police identified the fatality as Lisa Cagalitan, of Sunshine Valley, in Brgy. Estefania. Traffic … Read more
Flash Flood In Bacolod City Left With Two Drowned BACOLOD CITY – Two people drowned in flash floods during heavy rains in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental on March 6. According to Panay News, among the two was Jake Lorence Tortogo, aged five months, of Purok Malinong, Barangay Taculing. He was found dead along the shore … Read more
Bacolod Mass Wedding: 220 Couples Wed Amide COVID-19 Scare BACOLOD MASS WEDDING – Bacolod mayor Mayor Evelio Leonardia conducted a mass wedding participated by 220 couples who wore masks for COVID-19. According to SunStar, the 220 couples tied their knots in a mass wedding called “Kasalan ng Bayan:220 on 02-20-2020” while amidst the scare of … Read more
Visayan Sea Three-Month Fishing Ban Lifted On February VISAYAN SEA – The fishing ban over the Visayan Sea which lasts months from November 2019 to February 2020 has been lifted on February 16. According to Panay News, the ban over the sea, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6, included … Read more
