By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected drug pusher was arrested following a buy-bust operation conducted by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Negros Occidental and San Carlos City Police Station at Ylaga Ext. in San Carlos City’s Barangay 5 on Sunday, March 14. PDEA agents identified the arrested as Erlinda “Inday” Escobar …
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NegOcc guv to issue EO on uniform travel protocols
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is set to issue an executive order (EO) introducing uniform travel protocols for the province in response to Resolution No. 101 issued by the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF). Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said starting Monday, March 15, all travelers are required to …
Bacolod, NegOcc get more doses of COVID vaccines
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City and Negros Occidental governments received 2,920 additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the Department of Health 6 (DOH-6) yesterday. Bacolod City and Negros Occidental governments received an additional 2,920 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the Department of Health 6 (DOH-6) yesterday. Dr. Jane Juanico, head of DOH-6’s infectious …
Lacson to meet with mayors over uniform travel protocols
COVID-19 testing czar Secretary Vince Dizon, together with Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson; Provincial Consultant Albee Benitez; Board Member Ryan Gamboa; Silay City Mayor Mark Golez; Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz; Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang; and Provincial Incident Management chief, Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, led the COVID-19 Vaccination Launching for the province of Negros Occidental, held …
Bacolodnons’ trust to COVID vaccine rising
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of Bacolod City residents who are willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has started to increase following the launch of the vaccination program among healthcare workers in the city earlier this month. City Councilor Renecito Novero, who chairs the city’s vaccination center team, said the recent rise in …
Mayors urged to attend COVID vaccination simex
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, yesterday extended an invitation to all 31 mayors in Negros Occidental to attend the COVID-19 vaccination simulation exercise (simex) which will be held at the Cansilayan National High School in Murcia town tomorrow. Diaz said everything is now in place for the simex, and both …
NegOcc starts COVID-19 vaccination rollout
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental will officially start its vaccination program for frontline healthcare workers today through a ceremonial vaccination at the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said 12 health workers who are all doctors coming from the four provincial government-run …
Bacolod City mulls rehab of Vendor’s Plaza
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Administrator Em Legaspi-Ang revealed plans of renovating the Bacolod Vendor’s Plaza following the recent dismantling of a drug den inside the premises which was conducted by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). According to Ang, the Vendor’s Plaza along with the Burgos, Central and Libertad public …
NegOcc to receive Sinovac vaccines
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Consultant on Economic Affairs Alfredo Benitez revealed that the province will receive doses of Sinovac BioTech’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines which were part of China’s donation to the Philippine government. Benitez said that part of the vaccines will be given to the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial …
24 more Bacolod health workers get Sinovac jabs
Twenty four more healthcare professionals were inoculated in the second rollout of Sinovac vaccines at the Bacolod City Government Center on Sunday, March 7. Psychiatrist, Dr. Jocelyn Gayares, and Dr. Raymond Wong, both medical consultants at the Riverside Medical Center Inc. (RMCI), were among those who were vaccinated. “We want to send a strong message …