By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson urges the local government units (LGUs) to brace for the second round of the COVID-19 National Vaccination Days or the “Bayanihan Bakunahan” set on December 15 to 17, 2021. Negros Occidental topped the first round of the three-day vaccination drive in Western Visayas with …
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Bacolod City eyes herd immunity before Christmas
The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF) is optimistic that the city will achieve herd immunity before Christmas or before the year ends, as Department of Health (DOH) data showed that 84 percent of residents already received at least a single dose while 66 percent is already fully-vaccinated as of yesterday. EOC-TF deputy …
IN NEGOCC, BACOLOD Pilot face-to-face classes begin today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The expanded nationwide pilot face-to-face classes in select elementary and secondary schools will begin today. The schools in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City that were also selected for the expanded pilot program are the following: Hiyang Hiyang Elementary School in Cadiz City Mabini Elementary School in Escalante City Raymundo T. …
Bacolod surpasses ‘Bayani Bakunahan’ target set by DOH
The Bacolod City government surpassed the original target set by the Department of Health (DOH) for the November 29 to December 1 “Bayanihan Bakunahan” campaign to hasten government efforts to achieve herd immunity. A total of 70,752 doses were inoculated to Bacolodnons, including 12-17 year-old teeners and seniors with co-morbidities, by the more than 200 …
Over 14K AstraZeneca shots expire in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental’s provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz II, confirmed that the province will return the 1,492 vials or 14,920 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to the Department of Health (DOH) that have already expired. Dr. Claudelia Pabillo, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Storage Facility, said the expired vaccines were part of …
Lacson denies claims that travelers from South Africa slipped through
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson denied claims of some sectors that four travelers from South Africa slipped through. The governor’s statement came after claims on social media that the South Africans did not pass through the province’s health protocols. “Wala sang nakalusot. It is wrong to say that they …
NegOcc tops ‘Bayanihan Bakunahan’ in WV
The province of Negros Occidental exceeded its target number of vaccinees during the first two days of the national COVID-19 vaccination drive dubbed as “Bayanihan Bakunahan,” according to the Department of Health in Western Visayas (DOH-6). “We can see the efforts of our LGUs (local government units) and volunteers where their daily accomplishments have doubled …
3 South African expats placed on quarantine
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three South African expats who have arrived in Negros Occidental last week were ordered to be placed on quarantine over ongoing concerns brought by the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Negros Occidental’s provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said the three are currently in quarantine in the towns of Calatrava and Manapla, …
Police raid marijuana farm in San Carlos
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 500 marijuana plants were uprooted and seized in Barangay Codcod, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday morning, November 29. Joint members of the Regional Drug Enforcement Unit 6, Regional Mobile Force Battalion 6, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Anti-Illegal Drugs Team, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 discovered …
Bacolod logs only 2 new COVID-19 cases
Bacolod City recorded only two new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases yesterday – its lowest single-day case recording since the spike of infections this year. The real-time figures were reported by the Data Management Cluster of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF) headed by Executive Director Em Legaspi-Ang, adding the real-time active COVID-19 casesin the …