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, …
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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 …
1ST DAY OF ‘BAYANIHAN BAKUNAHAN’ Over 100K W. Visayans get COVID-19 jabs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Thousands of individuals participated yesterday during the first day of the three-day national COVID-19 vaccination drive dubbed as “Bayanihan Bakunahan” in Western Visayas. As of 3:00 p.m. yesterday, 101,809 of the region’s residents have already received the COVID-19 vaccine in more than 500 vaccination sites in the region, according to …
Bacolod-Iloilo fast craft trips increase
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of fast craft trips plying the Bacolod-Iloilo route has increased as travel demand also increases after travel restrictions are now slowly being lifted nationwide. In a radio interview over the weekend, Frank Carbon, operator of Weesam Express, announced that starting Thursday, December 2, they will have two round …
3-day nat’l vaxx drive starts today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The city government of Bacolod and the provincial government of Negros Occidental are “all systems go” as the three-day national COVID-19 vaccination drive dubbed as “Bayanihan Bakunahan” begins today. In Negros Occidental, Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT) and Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) head, Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, said everything …
NegOcc eyes resumption of Bacolod-Clark flights
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the daily scheduled flights to Manila and Cebu now slowly returning, Negros Occidental’s provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, revealed that they are now eyeing the resumption of flights connecting the Bacolod-Silay Airport to Clark International Airport in Pampanga. According to Diaz, prior to the pandemic the route was operated …
IN CADIZ CITY Vaccination of gov’t workers now mandatory
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga COVID-19 vaccination is now mandatory among the Cadiz city government employees and consultants. Under Memorandum Order No. SGE-059-2021 issued and signed by Mayor Salvador Escalante, Jr. yesterday, all employees and consultants of the city government are now required to pass their vaccination cards or certificates to their respective department heads …
Bacolod City residents urged to join 3-day nat’l vaxx drive
Mayor Evelio Leonardia is urging Bacolodnons to take part in the November 29 to December 1 national vaccination drive dubbed as “Bayanihan Bakunahan” in a bid to fast-track the government’s goal to achieve herd immunity. The mayor’s call was echoed by Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical and data analysis of the Emergency Operations Center-Task …
Bacolod, NegOcc gov’ts’ spat over S-PaSS continues Gov. Lacson urges city officials to respect capitol’s protocols
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The spat between the city government of Bacolod and the provincial government of Negros Occidental over the S-PaSS travel requirement widened yesterday after a new issue surfaced. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Executive Director Em Ang posted on social media an advisory allegedly coming from Philippine Airlines (PAL) instructing Bacolod City-bound …