By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four provinces in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental, have remained “low risk” areas for coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, the Department of Health-Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH-WV CHD) said yesterday. The other three provinces classified as “low-risk” were Antique, Capiz and Iloilo province. Based on the DOH-6’s Community …
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NegOcc guv urges nat’l gov’t to allow A4 vaccination
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is currently urging the national government to allow them to begin the inoculation of other economic frontline workers or those under the A4 category. Lacson said he is calling for the A4 vaccination to begin not only in the National Capital Region (NCR) but …
CLMMRH beds nearing full capacity
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The utilization rate of hospital beds at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City is already nearing full capacity. Based on the hospital’s advisory issued late Friday night, their hospital bed utilization rate for non-Intensive Care Unit (ICU) COVID areas is now at 83.3 percent, while …
Woman nabbed for selling eagle online
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A woman was arrested in an entrapment operation after she allegedly tried to sell an eagle online in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. Authorities identified the arrested as Ana Marie Jacoba, a resident of Purok Paglaum in the city’s Barangay Zone 2. Based on information released by the City Environment and …
NegOcc, Bacolod pay respect to ex-president Noynoy Aquino
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia conveyed their respect to former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, who passed away yesterday morning. In a message sent by Lacson, he thanked the former president for his contributions to the people of Negros Occidental, as well as …
‘Many Negrenses still shun COVID-19 vaccine’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Thousands of people in Negros Occidental have already expressed their eagerness to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, but Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said they are still finding it difficult to convince other residents of the province to get vaccinated. Diaz said some local government units (LGUs) …
Bacolod City receives 15K Sinovac jabs
Bacolod City received an additional 15,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines yesterday morning. The vaccines, which arrived at the Bacolod-Silay International Airport, were received by City Administrator Em Ang, executive director of Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and coordinator of COVID-19 Vaccination Council (CoVaC); OIC-City Health Officer Dr. Edwin Miraflor Jr.; and EOC deputy medical Dr. Chris …
Napolcom dismisses police captain, 5 other cops
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The National Police Commission (Napolcom) has issued a dismissal order against former Moises Padilla police chief, Police Captain Allan Reloj, and five other cops over a December 19, 2017 incident which led to the arrest of then-Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo and her husband. Based on the order dated …
PDEA: Divinagracia drug group still operating
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Occidental said there are currently nine operating drug groups in the province and in Bacolod City based on their latest monitoring. PDEA-Negros Occidental director Nicolas Gomez said the notorious Divinagracia drug group is among the groups they are still monitoring. Gomez said …
CLMMRH head bucks proposal to ditch face shields
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The hospital chief of the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City has voiced out his opposition to the proposal of the national government to no longer require face shields. CLMMRH head Dr. Julius Drilon explained that face shields have increased the protection rate for individuals. He …