A total of 10,925 or 80.79 percent of police personnel of the Police Regional office 6 (PRO-6) have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Latest data of the PRO-6 showed 6,594 completed their recommended doses while 4,331 were waiting to get their second dose. According to then PRO-6 spokesperson, Police Lieutenant Joem Malong, the remaining 2,598 personnel who …
Monthly Archives: August 2021
NegOcc’s first ‘Delta’ case tests negative in re-swab
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental’s first case of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has tested negative after getting a re-swab. Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, head of the Provincial Health Office (PHO), said the patient’s family members were no longer required to undergo re-swab after getting their results last August 27 showing that they were …
Bacolod night-time vax drive starts today
City gov’t, Merzci to also launch VAX-i Bacolod City will start its night-time public vaccination drive today, which coincides with the commemoration of the National Heroes Day. The vaccination drive at the second floor of the Jollibee branch along the city’s Gatuslao-Burgos Streets starts at 8:00 p.m. COVID-19 jabs will be administered by the medical …
DOJ calls on Ombudsman to take action on complaint vs distillery plant
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Justice (DOJ) called on the Ombudsman to take appropriate action on the complaints filed by residents of Barangay Purisima, Manapla, Negros Occidental against the operation of VMC Distillery. In a letter dated July 13 obtained by local media over the weekend, DOJ assistant secretary Neal Vincent Bainto …
7 more establishments get ‘safety seals’
Seven more corporate entities were issued certificates of Safety Seal by the Bacolod City government on Friday, August 27. Stela Rose Rayos, chair of the city’s Safety Seal Committee (SSC), said the second batch of recipients of Safety Seal certificates were Jollibee (CityMall Goldenfields), McDonald’s (Araneta), Starbucks Coffee (SM City), SM Development Corporation (SMDC), Jollibee (Mandalagan), …
Could Pancho Villa have won the flyweight gold before Paalam came?
As a professional world boxing champion, Guilledo, however, couldn’t have qualified for the Olympic Games. It’s only now that professionals have been allowed to box in the Olympic Games. “The only thing better than winning a gold medal is going to Heaven.” – Mark Henry The Philippines sent only one athlete when it first …
Needless deaths and the disconnect between hospitals and PhilHealth
Can reimbursement after discharge qualify as immediate application? Reimbursement utterly defeats the spirit and purpose of the law. In this pandemic when all hospitals are on pedal-to-metal throttle, immediate coverage should not be dependent on whether a patient has funds to advance the hospital charges. Carlo Pana is a Christian missionary based in Cebu with …
Guimarasnon Lamina commits to NU
By Adrian Stewart Co Guimarasnon setter Camille Lamina will continue to wear the blue and gold colors of the National University (NU) after agreeing to play her collegiate career with the Lady Bulldogs. Lamina was a former standout of Grace Baptist Academy in Buenavista, Guimaras before being recruited to join the Nazareth School of NU …
James Yap ready to play for ROS in PBA restart
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense guard James Yap is good to go for the Rain or Shine (ROS) Elasto Painters when they resume their campaign in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup beginning Wednesday, September 1, at Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga. According to Painters head coach Chris Gavina, the Escalante City, Negros …
Construction worker stabbed dead in Villamonte
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A construction worker was declared dead-on-the-spot after he was stabbed late Friday night at Dalla Street in Greensville Subdivision in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte. Police identified the fatality as 43-year-old Danilo Rogero, a temporary resident of the barangay’s Purok 42 Bayanihan. Police Station 4 commander, Police Major Junray Batadlan, said …