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Mayors defy latest IATF guidelines
By Fernan Angeles LOCAL chief executives from Iloilo and Negros Occidental provinces would rather face administrative charges rather than put their place at risk of being contaminated from viruses which could come from elsewhere outside their locality. The mayors stood firm and opposed the latest guidelines of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF) exempting…
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Cops bust gun-running syndicate
By Jaime B. Lim COMBINED elements from the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Coast Guard intercepted on Saturday what was tipped off as a truck-load of guns at the Danao Port in Escalante City, Negros Occidental. Arrested was truck driver Juanito Chua of La Carlota City. The information almost turned out as more of…
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5 areas in Negros Occidental to be placed under lockdown
By Fernan Angeles AT least five areas in Negros Occidental would have to take a four-day COVID-19 holiday beginning August 28 to give way to the conduct of mass testing among 10,000 residents. Areas which will be placed under lockdown include the cities of Bacolod, Bago, Talisay, Silay, and the town of Murcia where mass…
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Negros Occidental capitol, DPWH Zamboanga office locked down
By Fernan Angeles GOVERNMENT operation gets stalled anew as the Negros Occidental Provincial capitol and the Zamboanga City office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) were placed under five-day lockdown following test results that saw several personnel yielding positive for the highly-infectious COVID-19. The Negros provincial government said that eight of their…