By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental will honor the province’s frontliners during the celebration of the “Cinco de Noviembre” tomorrow morning. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said they consider all of the province’s frontliners in the fight against COVID-19 as heroes and they will be awarded due to their contributions …
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Transport group backs removal of plastic barriers in PUVs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Transport group Sentrong Samahan ng mga Tsuper of Operators ng Negros (SSTONE) yesterday said they welcome the announcement of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) that all plastic barriers inside public utility vehicles (PUVs) can now be removed. Based on the DOTr’s announcement, aside from the removal of plastic barriers, PUVs …
4.1-magnitude quake jolts parts of WV
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolted several parts of Western Visayas (WV) around noon time yesterday. Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) head Zeaphard Caelian said the earthquake was epicentered around 18 kilometers northeast of Sipalay City in Negros Occidental. Caelian said the earthquake was tectonic in origin and had a …
343 NegOcc, Bacolod minors receive COVID-19 jabs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 343 minors aged 12 to 17 years old have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine following the formal launch of the pediatric A3 vaccination in Negros Occidental and its capital Bacolod City last Friday, October 29. Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Executive Director Em …
Bacolod seeks lower COVID-19 alert level
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia over the weekend has forwarded a letter to the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) appealing for a lower alert level after the city switched from a quarantine status to the more updated alert level classification. Bacolod City was placed under Alert Level 4 classification by …
NegOcc begins COVID vaxx for minors today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental has finally received the “green light” from the Department of Health (DOH) to begin their pediatric vaccination program against COVID-19. The launching of the pediatric vaccination will be held at the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City today. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz …
NegOcc hospitals, quarantine facilities occupancy rates decreasing
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of occupied hospital and quarantine beds in Negros Occidental is now going down as the number of active COVID-19 cases in the province continues to decline. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said the number of patients quarantined at the E.B. Magalona Healing Center is now down to 52, while …
P3.4-M ‘shabu’ seized in San Carlos City
Twenty five big sachets of suspected shabu weighing 500 grams and valued at around P3.4 million were seized in a buy-bust operation in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental yesterday afternoon. Joint elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 6 (PDEA-6) and San Carlos City Police Station arrested 39-year-old Emil Mariano, a resident of the …
NegOcc fast-tracks COVID-19 vax drive
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a report issued by the Department of Health in Western Visayas (DOH-6) that Negros Occidental has the most number of unvaccinated individuals in the region, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said that local government units (LGUs) in the province are working double time on their COVID-19 vaccination program. Diaz said …
NegOcc-NegOr bus trips yet to resume
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The proposed resumption of bus trips between Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental is currently not expected to be shelved despite a noted surge in COVID-19 cases in the Oriental side. Based on Monday’s report of the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force in Negros Oriental, they confirmed a total of 855 new …