Carla P. Gomez

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Negros Occidental vax drive hits 21% of target

PHO photoThe Negros Occidental provincial government has vaccinated 377,318 individuals or 21 percent of its target population of 1.8 million against COVID-19 to reach herd immunity, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Wednesday, October 20.Silay City has vaccinated the most number of residents at 34,698, followed by Sagay City at 28, 017, Talisay City – 25, 383, Bago City – 24,759, Cadiz City – 23,794, Victorias City – 23, 104 and La Carlota City - 20,016.But La Carlota City was the highest in terms of target population vaccinated at 42 percent, followed by Silay City at 37 percent, Victorias City -36 percent, Talisay City – 34 percent and Pulupandan – 33 percent.Diaz said they do not have the target number of minors aged 12 to 17 years old to be vaccinated.Th...

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Ang: Bacolod vax cards linked to DITC system

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Bacolod also has COVID-19 Vaccination QR (Quick Response) identification cards for its fully vaccinated residents, Em Ang, City Emergency Operations Center executive director, said Wednesday, October 20.The system has not been launched officially but it is operational, she said, adding that a link will be provided.Bacolod City will be using the Department of Information and Communications Technology system because it is approved by the World Health Organization and recognized even if one travels abroad, she said.The Bacolod Management Information Technology and Computer Services will generate the city’s “BACuna Card” that is being pilot tested and can be used by travelers, she said.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson launched the Negros Occidental Monitoring Information System Portal ...

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North, south Negros power rates drop, too

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The power rates in northern and southern Negros Occidental have dropped by P2.8376 and P3.8983, respectively, this October.The Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (NONECO) announced Wednesday, October 20, that its power rate for October is P11.1328 per kWh or a decrease of P2.8376 from last month.The decrease is because of the low cost of electricity purchased from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) with an average price of P3.5585 per kWh, and the deferment in the collection of congestion cost and line rental until the restoration of the damaged National Grid Corporation of the Philippines Cebu-Negros submarine cable, a NONECO advisory said.It is also caused by the refund of congestion and other applicable charges, it added.The Negros Occidental Electric Coopera...

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Capitol Cab service now has 15 vehicles

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Capitol photoThe Negros Occidental provincial government’s Capitol Cab service, a ride-hailing service for its employees, now has 15 vehicles available for use to protect them from COVID-19 and other dangers, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Wednesday, October 20.The Capitol created a digital booking application to handle all travel demands from employees of all departments of the provincial government on official business, he said.The Capitol Cab is car-hailing application developed by the Negros Occidental Information Communication Technology Division under the Office of the Provincial Administrator that has been operating for a month.The vehicles under the Capitol Cab are those formerly used by provincial board members, as well as those that had been abandone...

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P153M Sagay feeder port to boost local economy

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Sagay Mayor Alfredo Marañon III, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Department of Agriculture regional director Remelyn Recoter led the blessing and turnover of the Sagay Feeder Port/Fish Landing Wednesday, October 20.*Richard Malihan photoThe P153,516,648 Sagay Feeder Port /Fish Landing in Barangay Old Sagay, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, was inaugurated Wednesday, October 20.The feeder port has allowed roll-on-roll-off vessels from Iloilo and Cebu to dock in Sagay and will boost the export of produce from the city and neighboring areas to other parts of the country, Sagay Mayor Alfredo Marañon III said.It will also be an added attraction to locators at the Sagay City economic zone, he said.Marañon was joined by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Department of Agriculture regional d...

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Cops deployed at cemeteries

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Policemen have been deployed at Negros Occidental and Bacolod City cemeteries to ensure the observance of COVID-19 health protocols as residents begin visiting the graves of their relatives ahead of All Saints and Souls’ days on November 1 and 2.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia have ordered the closure of cemeteries from October 30 to November 2 to prevent crowds from gathering that could lead to a further surge in COVID -19 cases in the province and city.Before and after the closure dates, crowds should be limited to 30 percent of the cemeteries’ capacities, both officials said.PLt. Col. Sherlock Gabana, Bacolod City Police Office spokesperson, said policemen have already been deployed at public and private cemeteries to ensure that the 30 perce...

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San Carlos gov’t worker killed months after husband’s slay

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San Carlos PNP photoA San Carlos City government job order worker was shot to death Monday, months after her husband was also killed, Mayor Renato Gustilo said Tuesday, October 19.Maria Elena Belos Peque, 40, of San Julio Subdivision in Barangay 2, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, was on board a tricycle on the way to the San Carlos City Hall when she was shot by a gunman on a motorcycle, the police said.The victim sustained a gunshot wound on the head and was rushed to the San Carlos City Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.It is possible that she was killed over a land dispute that allegedly also was the motive for the killing of her husband early this year, the police said.Peque was a job order worker assigned to the city government’s accounting offi...

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Power rates down P2.0814 per kWh

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The Central Negros Electric Cooperative average residential rate for October is P10.1788/kWh, a decrease of P2.0814/kWh, from last month’s rate of P12.2602/kWh, its acting general manager Danny Pondevilla said Tuesday, October 19.He attributed the P2.0814/kWh rate drop to the reduction in generation charges with the decrease in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM ) price, transmission, system loss charges, implementation of PCPC adjustment, and other pass through charges such as Lifeline and Senior Citizens Discount and Value Added Tax.In monitoring the monthly electricity usage, consumers are advised to look at their kilowatt-hour consumption and not the amount, Pondevilla said.The amount may vary depending on the pass-through charges, he explained.*

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Robredo visit to Negros on Nov. 5 symbolic: Lito

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Vice President Leni Robredo, the presidential candidate of the opposition coalition 1Sambayan, is visiting Negros Occidental on November 5, former governor Rafael Coscolluela said Tuesday, October 19.“She offers hope for our broken nation. Her visit to Negros on the day we celebrate ‘Al Cinco de Noviembre’, or liberation day for Negros island, is symbolic of our struggle for a better Philippines after the 2022 elections,” Coscolluela said.The vice president has expressed keen interest in meeting her supporters, who have asked her to grace the blessing and inauguration of the Leni-Kiko campaign headquarters in Bacolod City, he said.Her itinerary while in Negros is still being finalized, said Coscolluela, a convenor of 1Sambayan and the Negros4Leni group, an alliance of Robredo's...

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Guv launches MIS portal for vax cards with QR codes

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson launched the Negros Occidental Monitoring Information System Portal where fully vaccinated Negrenses can download their COVID-19 Vaccination QR (Quick Response) identification card, Tuesday afternoon, October 19, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.Those whose names have already been uploaded into the system can download their cards at https://mis-negros.com/vaccine/id, he said.Negros Occidental mayors are urged to ensure that the lists of their fully vaccinated residents are uploaded so they can avail of their cards with QR codes, Diaz said.He said this will be an easier way to distribute the vaccination cards since more than 300,000 Negrenses have already been vaccinated.To access the vaccination card at the site one must type in one's na...