By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental yesterday received a shipment of 1,950 vials of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from the Department of Health. Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, head of the Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT), said the 1,950 vials they received is equivalent to 11,700 doses and can inoculate 5,850 people. Caelian …
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NegOcc doctors dismayed over province’s MGCQ status
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) – Negros Occidental chapter is dismayed that despite the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City, both the province and the city remain under a lighter quarantine restriction. Negros Occidental and Bacolod were placed under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) …
DSB mayor mulls incentives to boost vaccination rate
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The mayor of Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB) in Negros Occidental is currently eyeing incentives such as holding raffle draws for the town’s residents who will get vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. According to Mayor Marxlen Dela Cruz, holding a raffle draw will further encourage the residents to get …
Cockfighting still prohibited in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has reminded the province’s residents that cockfighting activities are still prohibited in the province. NOCPPO spokesperson Lt. Abegael Donasco said cockfighting event is a form of mass gathering and it is the reason why holding such event is prohibited. Donasco pointed out that …
NegOcc tightens border curbs with NegOr
By Darlene Delgado In a bid to curb the recent surge of the cases of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, the Negros Occidental provincial government has enforced stricter border controls with the province of Negros Oriental. In Executive Order (EO) No. 21-30 Series of 2021 issued by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday afternoon, all non-essential …
5 persons nabbed for fake travel docs, COVID test results
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT) confirmed yesterday that they have intercepted five individuals who have allegedly presented fake travel documents or reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result. PIMT head Dr. Zeaphard Caelian said of the five individuals they intercepted, four have fake S-PaSS documents and one …
Iloilo City seeks GCQ status
Iloilo City will request for general community quarantine (GCQ) status instead of modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) extension despite the city’s increasing cases of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said this will give way to non-essential establishments to reopen so their workers, who have been complaining about having no income, can …
NegOcc resorts to close on feast of ‘San Juan’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson will issue an executive order (EO) any time this week ordering the closure of all resorts in the province from June 23 to 25 coinciding with the celebration of the feast of St. John the Baptist. This decision was agreed by all mayors in …
WV new COVID cases hit highest in a day at 828
Western Visayas recorded its new highest number of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, cases in one day yesterday at 828, bringing the total active cases in the region to 10,050. Department of Health’s COVID-19 Regional Case Bulletin No. 440 showed Negros Occidental with highest recorded new cases with 212, of which 208 were local cases, …
Lacson: No border control in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has denied the request made by the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases-Western Visayas chapter to close the province’s borders as well as non-essential businesses amid the threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a meeting held at the provincial capitol last Wednesday …