By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Sixty schools in Negros Occidental are ready to implement the expanded face-to-face (F2F) classes once the alert status in Western Visayas is de-escalated to Alert Level 1 or 2. Records from the Department of Education Region 6 (DepEd-6) showed that the division of Negros Occidental has 16 schools ready for …
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‘Resbakuna sa Botika’ now available in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following its successful launching in Metro Manila last month, the “Resbakuna sa Botika” is now available at the Mercury Drug Store inside the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City. The launching was held yesterday afternoon with COVID-19 Chief Implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez, Department of Health (DOH) …
‘NegOcc can hit February COVID-19 vaxx target’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental has expressed renewed optimism that the province will be able to fully inoculate 70 percent of the target population against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the end of this month. Based on the latest data released by the PHO, the province has …
‘Resbakuna sa Botika’ now in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The top heads of the national government’s Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) are expected to arrive today in Bacolod City to attend the launching of the city’s first “Resbakuna sa Botika” at the Mercury Drug Store at Ayala Malls Capitol Central. In an advisory released yesterday afternoon, among the top officials …
Dressed chicken price increases in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Negros Occidental confirmed yesterday that there had been a big price increase in broiler or dressed chicken. This comes amid rising prices on other food items such as flour, sugar, and bread. At present, the price of dressed chicken is running at P225 compared …
Bacolod not an ‘area of concern’ for 2022 polls
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) said Bacolod City is not included among the “areas of concern” for the upcoming May 2022 National and Local Elections. The findings were made during the City Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Council meeting led by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). BCPO spokesperson, Police …
P748K ‘shabu’ seized in Mandalagan buy-bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated P748,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated following a buy-bust operation at a motorcycle shop located in Eroreco Subdivision in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mandalagan on Sunday night, January 30. Police identified the arrested as 18-year-old Michael Doromal, a resident of the city’s Purok Kagaykay in Barangay 2; and …
DESPITE NCR DOWNGRADE TO ALERT LEVEL 2 NegOcc retains travel protocols
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said the province will continue imposing its current COVID-19 travel protocols even though the National Capital Region (NCR) and its surrounding areas were de-escalated to Alert Level 2. The NCR’s new alert level takes effect today. According to Lacson, passengers bound for destinations …
NegOcc, Bacolod agree to ease travel curbs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The province of Negros Occidental and Bacolod City are expected to lighten their travel protocols starting tomorrow, February 1, after an agreement was reached between Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Mayor Evelio Leonardia to harmonize travel protocols last Friday. Effective February 1, all Bacolod City-bound travelers from Metro Manila will …