By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday issued an executive order (EO) requiring travelers coming from areas under Alert Level 3 including those who are already fully vaccinated to present a negative RT-PCR test result. Lacson said the EO No. 21-61-A states that the negative swab test result should not …
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Comelec gun ban starts January 9
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) are all set for the implementation of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban which will begin on Sunday, January 9, which is also the start of the five-month election period. BCPO spokesperson Police Lt. Liberty …
PDRRMC OKs P500-M aid for NegOcc calamity victims
The Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) has approved the proposed P500 million in assistance for the victims of Typhoon “Odette” and other disasters. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson presided over the PDRRMC Regular Meeting held at the Capitol Social Hall on Tuesday, January 4, attended by council members, in the presence …
PCG enforces strict protocols on ferry trips from Manila
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental has ordered the strict implementation of health protocols in all ferry vessels originating from Metro Manila. The order was issued following the declaration of the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) placing the whole National Capital Region and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite …
Quarantine facilities in NegOcc remain on guard
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The COVID-19 quarantine facilities in Negros Occidental remain on alert even though it was revealed yesterday that the province’s last COVID-19 case, who is admitted at the capitol-operated quarantine facility, has finally recovered and there are now zero patients confined at the said facilities. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said …
Bacolod steps up border curbs
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia has ordered heightened border controls after the city reported a case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Omicron variant involving a returning overseas Filipino (ROF), who arrived in the city on December 31, 2021. Considered as recovered, the 38-year-old patient from Mindanao, a cruise ship worker who flew in from …
Bacolod City EOC deputy for medical services, Dr. Chris Sorongon, assures the public that the city’s first Omicron case remains in an isolation facility. The city’s first Omicron case is a 38-year-old cruise ship crew who recently returned from Miami, Florida in the United States of America. (Bacolod City PIO photo)
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government yesterday said travel restrictions will likely return if COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila continue to go up. The surge in cases is currently blamed on lax observance of minimum health protocols and the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said they will continue …
Bacolod City logs first Omicron case EOC urges residents to remain calm
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) confirmed yesterday that the city has recorded its first case of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to EOC Executive Director Em Ang, the patient is a 38-year-old male cruise ship crew, who is now placed in isolation …
Lacson calls on Negrenses anew to get vaccinated
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson again called on Negrenses to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In his New Year’s Day message, Lacson said “as we get ready for what lies ahead, we should also recall the trials and triumphs of the past year.” “The road we …
NegOcc records 20 firecracker injuries NOCPPO: Zero stray bullet incident
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) reported over the weekend that they recorded 20 firecracker-related injuries following the Christmas Day and New Year’s Day celebrations in the province. NOCPPO’s record covers from December 24, 2021 to January 1, 2022. According to NOCPPO, 11 of the injuries were minors, with the …