The Bacolod City government is considering the Education and Training Center School-1 (ETCS-1) extension building in the city’s Barangay 16 as a possible quarantine facility for persons under monitoring for the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. Bacolod City Administrator Em Ang said the technical working group has agreed to use the school as a quarantine facility …
Monthly Archives: March 2020
NegOcc mayors ordered to set up quarantine facilities
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson called on mayors in the province to establish quarantine facilities for persons under monitoring for the coronavirus disease or Covid-19. According to a memorandum, the governor ordered mayors to have a facility erected within five days of receiving the memorandum. In absence of a quarantine area, Lacson said mayors …
Leonardia urges business owners to extend ‘gratuity pay’
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued an executive advisory urging local business owners, with the city currently under a general community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, to, if possible, provide their employees a one-month extension of their “gratuity pay,” which would be equivalent to their monthly salary or their 13th month pay. …
Person under monitoring arrested after evading quarantine
Arrest made at Mandalagan subdivision By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga One of the Negrenses who was recently evacuated from Luzon after an enhanced community quarantine was declared escaped their mandatory 14-day quarantine at the Mambukal Mountain Resort in Murcia. Due to ongoing policies imposed amid concerns surrounding the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, any individual …
Negros Occidental patients under investigation test negative
Medical specialist: The province remains ‘Covid-19 free’ Two patients under investigation in Negros Occidental recently tested negative for the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. According to Provincial Health Office medical specialist, Dr. Jessica Fama, the province remains Covid-19 free. “We still have to see the copy of the result but, so far, patients under investigation whose …
NOPPO appeals for cooperation amid quarantine controls
Fast lanes implemented for transporting goods, emergency vehicles Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, appealed for local residents to cooperate with the quarantine controls imposed by the provincial government in an effort to reduce the risk of exposure to the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. The law enforcement official said he …
NPA insurgents accused of harassment in Guihulngan City
Despite a suspension of military operations in place due to the ongoing situation surrounding the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, the Philippine Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) accused New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents of harassing the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit active auxiliary detachment in Guihulngan City’s Barangay Sandayao last Thursday, after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered …
Jeepneys in Iloilo City barred from carrying passengers
Mayor: Social distancing is difficult on jeepneys Following a consultation with Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Regional Director Richard Osmeña, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas announced jeepneys in the city will be barred from carrying passengers. However, he noted, jeepneys being used to transport goods will still be permitted. “Mabudlay mag-social distancing …
La Salle beats CEU in the D-League
Eco Oil–La Salle Green Archers scored a 79-73 win over Karate Kid-CEU Scorpions last week, March 9, in the PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup at the Paco Arena in Manila. Justine Baltazar led Eco Oil–La Salle with 20 points, eight rebounds, and five assists; while Encho Serrano added 18 points, five rebounds, two assists, and two …
Local players among NBTC top 24
Three players from the Western Visayas were among the top 24 National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) high school players. Ilonggo players Gerry Abadiano and Ian Espinosa ranked 12 and 14, respectively; while Negrense player Reyland Torres came in 24th. Abadiano and Torres both play for Nazareth School of National University, while Espinosa plays with Ateneo …