Dumaguete Mayor Tests Positive for COVID-19 Ahead of Duterte Visit

Dumaguete mayor and Duterte

Felipe Antonio Remollo, the mayor of Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19. According to him, he was asymptomatic and currently under self-isolation. The Dumaguete mayor underwent swab testing as a requirement for the National Peace and Order Council. The event takes place on Monday which will be presided … Read more

JUST IN: Barangay Chairman in Dumaguete City, Shot Dead

Dumaguete barangay chairman shot dead

Barangay chairman shot dead in Dumaguete A Barangay chairman in Dumaguete City was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday night, June 16, 2020. The victim identified as Captain Harrison Gonzales was sitting in front of a Tanod outpost along with his Kagawads in Barangay Tinago when unidentified riding in tandem fired shots at them. … Read more

NegOr Monitors 38 People For Suspected 2019-nCoV, says Governor

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Negros Oriental (NegOr) Governor Roel Degamo on Wednesday said that they’re monitoring 38 people for suspected 2019 novel coronavirus infection. This, after 37 hotel staff and a pedicab driver came in close contact with the first two confirmed coronavirus cases in the Philippines. Negros Oriental (NegOr) Governor Roel Degamo also said that four out of … Read more