By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City announced on Monday, November 2, that they have reached maximum capacity for its allocated beds at the different medical-surgical departments. CLMMRH head, Dr. Julius Drilon, said they will temporarily limit their admission, which came into effect last Monday. …
Monthly Archives: November 2020
NIATF to review Bacolod City’s quarantine status
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) has assured the city government that they will review the city’s quarantine status in the next two weeks. According to Familiaran, as long as the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the city continues to go …
Significant gains in Muntinlupa’s fight against COVID-19
Here is a bit of good news from Muntinlupa City. As of last week, Muntinlupa City has recorded the lowest COVID-19 prevalence in Metro Manila and the second lowest active cases in the region, a sharp drop from 768 cases in Sept. 1 to 89 cases as of Oct. 19. Muntinlupa City Health Officer Dra. …
Remembrance
All Souls’ Day has always been observed as a very special day in countries worldwide, the Philippines included. Its pagan origin notwithstanding, it has evolved into a primary religious event of Christendom, with all the diverse forms of rituals and pageantry in different countries. Most of the western countries observe the day in sheer simplicity …
‘Third wave’ lashes across the American heartland
“Without equity, pandemic battles will fail. Viruses will simply recirculate, and perhaps undergo mutations or changes that render vaccines useless, passing through the unprotected populations of the planet.” – Laurie Garrett The feared “third wave” of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have beckoned in the United States in the so-called “flu season” of fall. …
2020 PBA Philippine Cup: Ross carries SMB to OT triumph over Blackwater
By Adrian Stewart Co Chris Ross came up with crucial baskets in overtime as the San Miguel Beermen (SMB) escaped with a 90-88 victory over Blackwater Elite in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup on Tuesday at the AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center in Pampanga. Down 84-88 in the early minutes of the overtime, Ross …
NegOcc vice guv assures approval of 2021 budget
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer assured the public that they will approve the proposed P4.4 billion budget for 2021 at the right time. In a radio interview over the weekend, Ferrer said there will be no delays in the approval of the budget, especially since the funds are needed …
Sipalay to reopen to tourists starting Nov. 6
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Sipalay City in Negros Occidental will reopen its doors to tourists starting Friday, November 6. In an executive order signed by Mayor Maria Gina Lizares, residents of the city are allowed to stay at the city’s local tourism establishments, provided they have no travel history outside of the province within …
La Carlota City man caught selling ‘shabu’
A 30-year-old man was arrested following a buy-bust operation in La Carlota City’s Barangay RSB around 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 31. Joint elements of La Carlota City police, 2nd NOCPMFC and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested Jeffrey Otero alias “Jepoy,” a resident of Gan Subdivision in the city’s Barangay II Poblacion Police confiscated eight …
Pregnant women urged to strictly follow minimum health protocols
Despite the overall improvement of the Covid-19 situation in Bacolod City, there is still a considerable number of pregnant women who have tested positive for the deadly viral disease. From September 23 to October 26, a total of 43 of 517 pregnant women in Bacolod have yielded positive results after undergoing Covid-19 swab tests, which …