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 …
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WV stays under Alert Level 3 until Feb. 15
Western Visayas (WV) will remain under COVID-19 Alert Level 3 until February 15, acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles announced yesterday. The retention of the Alert Level 3 status was recommended by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) over the weekend. “Of course, we are monitoring regions that are under Alert …
‘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 …
63 TLJPH medical staff contract COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of medical staff who have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City, Negros Occidental has now reached 63. Based on data released by the provincial government of Negros Occidental as of January 25, 38 of the 63 …
NEGOCC PDMPD REMINDS PUBLIC: ‘Stay away from Kanlaon danger zone’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) has advised the public not to enter the four-kilometer permanent danger zone around Kanlaon volcano. PDMPD head, Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, said the residents near Kanlaon volcano must remain on alert because of abnormal activities and volcanic quakes monitored by the Philippine Institute of …
‘PCG-NegOcc already aware of P20.4-M shabu shipment’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental yesterday said they were already aware that a P20.4-million shabu shipment was bound for Bacolod City on Monday, January 24. PCG-Negros Occidental station commander and deputy commander for Coast Guard District Western Visayas, Captain Ludovico Librilla, said the illegal drugs were already …
3rd NegOcc LGU eyed as ‘election hotspot’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) affirmed yesterday that there is a third local government unit (LGU) in the province that is currently being eyed as an “election hotspot” ahead of the May 2022 National and Local Elections. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Lt. Abegael Donasco, refused to identify the LGU, …
DOH tags Bacolod COVID-19 classification as ‘critical’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas yesterday tagged Bacolod City’s COVID-19 risk classification as “critical” due to the rising number of cases. In their weekly COVID-19 situation report for the region, Bacolod City’s growth in COVID-19 cases has grown to 634 percent, with the average daily attack rate …
P20.4-M ‘shabu’ intercepted in BREDCO port
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated P20.4 million worth of suspected shabu was intercepted by joint elements of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Negros Occidental, Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), and the Philippine National Police-Maritime Group at the BREDCO Port in Bacolod City yesterday afternoon. Police identified the arrested …
Lacson tests positive for COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson’s three-day “health break” will be extended after he tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said Lacson’s isolation period has been extended to 10 days. Diaz said Lacson is feeling okay aside from the sore throat he experienced earlier …