By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More than 2 million voters in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City have registered for the May 2022 elections. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Negros Occidental records showed that the province has 1,946,639 voters for next year’s polls while Bacolod City has 327,403 voters. Data released by Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria, provincial …
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99% of NegOcc police now vaccinated
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Ninety nine percent of the personnel of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) have already been vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). NOCPPO’s vaccine report was released yesterday morning after the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Dionardo Bernardo Carlos proposed a “no vax, no job” policy. NOCPPO spokesperson Police …
Bacolod SP OKs 911 ordinance
The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) unanimously approved the creation of the Bacolod 911 and paved the way for the establishment of the Medical Emergency Response Center (MERC). Authored by Councilor Israel Salanga, Ordinance No. 970 was crafted to improve public safety and emergency response that calls for a centralized system to further increase the survival rate …
GOV. LACSON URGES LGUs: Prepare for 2nd round of ‘Bayanihan Bakunahan’
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 …
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 …