The OCTA Research Group has tagged Bacolod City as among the areas of concern following the recent spike in coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, cases in the city. The independent research group, in a report released over the weekend, said the number of COVID-19 cases in Bacolod is concerning since it had an increase of …
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Bacolod fire guts 15 houses
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 15 houses were either damaged or destroyed following a fire at a residential area located near the Bacolod City Public Plaza, part of the city’s Barangay 12, Friday morning. Fire Chief Inspector Rodel Legaspi, fire marshal of the city’s Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), said the fire call …
NegOcc gov’t seeks travel halt for some LGUs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental has proposed a two-week moratorium for inbound travelers to local government units (LGUs) whose quarantine facilities are fully occupied. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson explained the proposed moratorium was in response to the suggestion made by Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, head of the Provincial Incident Management …
COVID-19 surge shuts down Victorias City hall
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The city hall of Victorias in Negros Occidental was closed yesterday after they recorded a surge in cases of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, among their employees. Victorias City Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca said the closure will last until Friday, May 7, to give way for disinfection of the premises. …
BIR, NBI seize P544-M fake tax stamps, cigarettes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Fake tax stamps worth around P544 million and suspected fake cigarettes were confiscated in a raid conducted by members of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Region 12 and Revenue District Office 77 Bacolod City and agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the city’s Barangay Tangub yesterday …
TLJPH affirms decline in COVID-19 cases in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga affirm The head of the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City, Negros Occidental has affirmed the earlier statements made by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson that the number of COVID-19 cases in the province is slowly going down. Dr. Mary Ann Maestral, TLJPH hospital chief, noted that they …
PRO-6 clears ex-Bacolod councilor of drug links | I was a victim of fake news –Tan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Bacolod City councilor Ricardo “Cano” Tan has officially been cleared of any links to illegal drugs by the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6). In a press conference held yesterday by Tan at the Campuestohan Resort in Talisay City, his first since the ambush against him and his wife in …
Bacolod records 76% hospital bed occupancy for COVID patients
The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) continues to track the utilization rate of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients in all seven hospitals in the city. EOC said as of Tuesday, April 27, 76 percent of the COVID-19 beds in Bacolod were being used. This occupancy rate is higher compared before; like in February when …
Lacson, 5 mayors receive COVID vaccines
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson along with five mayors and provincial board members have received their first doses of COVID-19 vaccines yesterday morning at the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City. Lacson was inoculated with the first dose of CoronaVac vaccine by Chinese pharmaceutical Sinovac Biotech. Prior …
Sagay City gov’t bans tourists in Brgy. Vito
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Sagay City Mayor Alfredo Marañon III has issued an executive order banning the entry of tourists in the city’s Barangay Vito starting April 30 to May 2. This came as the coastal barangay is set to celebrate the feast day of their patron saint, San Vicente Ferrer, from May 1 …