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At least 437,586 children aged 6 to 59 months are targeted for the measles-rubella supplemental immunization activity (MR-SIA) in Negros Island Region (NIR) from Aug. 10 to 28, data from the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, July 21, showed.The DOH-NIR, which covers Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Siquijor and Bacolod City, called on parents and caregivers to have their children vaccinated for free and help protect them from measles and rubella, and also have them receive Vitamin A supplementation.In Negros Occidental, several local chief executives have expressed support for the “Ligtas Tigdas” campaign next month.“Bring your child for vaccination to the nearest health center in your barangay,” Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr., president of the Negros Associati...

The start of the payout of the Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport cash assistance for beneficiaries in Talisay City on Monday *DSWD-NIR photo A total of 10,285 near-poor households in three local government units (LGUs) are the initial beneficiaries of the national government’s Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) cash assistance in Negros Occidental.Data of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) on Monday showed Sagay City has 4,625 beneficiaries; Hinigaran, 3,160 beneficiaries; and Talisay City, 2,500 beneficiaries.The payouts kicked off in designated venues in the three LGUs and will run until July 24.Group 2 beneficiaries or households classified as “near-poor” ...

 Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Negros Island Region Director chief Supt. Brendan Fulgencio (left) and Department of Education Bacolod City Senior Education Program Specialist Celestino Nifras Jr. sign the two-year memorandum of agreement.* BJMP-NIR photoThe implementation of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) in three district jails in Bacolod City continues with the renewal of partnership between the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Department of Education (DepEd).BJMP-Negros Island Region (NIR) Director Chief Supt. Brendan Fulgencio on Monday. July 20,  signed the two-year memorandum of agreement with DepEd Bacolod City Schools Division Senior Education Program Specialist Celestino Nifras Jr., who represented OIC Schools Division Superintend...

Sagay City in Negros Occidental is providing a safer space for children and youth in conflict with the law in the newly opened PHP15-million facility.“It is our responsibility to help those who have fallen to rise again, especially our youth,” Mayor Leo Rafael Cueva said in a statement on Friday. July 17.Situated at Eusebio Heights in Barangay Paraiso, the Sagay City Development Center for the Youth was inaugurated on July 15.It can house up to 12 male occupants who need to undergo rehabilitation, guidance and personal development.“This is an important investment in our community because our local government remains committed to the positive growth and development of every child,” the mayor said, noting that around 65 percent of the city’s population is composed of children...

The Department of Health (DOH) called on parents, guardians, schools and communities to support its nationwide deworming campaign this July, emphasizing that the initiative is a safe and proven defense against intestinal worms.In a statement Thursday, the DOH explained that children are highly vulnerable to soil-transmitted helminths, or intestinal worms, due to their frequent contact with contaminated soil.Leaving these infections untreated can lead to "poor nutrition, anemia, stunted physical growth, delayed learning, and reduced resistance to other illnesses," while also negatively impacting a child's school attendance and academic performance, it said.The national deworming campaign utilizes Albendazole, a World Health Organization-recommended medication that has been a sta...

 A patient undergoes an electrocardiogram test through the Tricog VCardia 12-channel ECG machine at Victorias City Primary Care Facility*Victorias City PCF photoThe Victorias City Primary Care Facility (PCF) in Negros Occidental is utilizing the advanced remote electrocardiogram (ECG) technology to further strengthen healthcare services.Mayor Abelardo Bantug III said on Monday, July 13, that the city government now owns a Tricog VCardia 12-channel electrocardiogram (ECG) machine donated by private partner Elan Vita Diagnostic Solutions.“This state-of-the-art, ultra-lightweight digital ECG machine will significantly enhance our local healthcare capabilities by providing accurate and timely cardiac diagnostics,” Bantug said in a Facebook post.Victorias City is the first local...

Department of Health-Negros Island Region Director Razel Nikka Hao (4th from right) with the physicians serving under the Doctors to the Barrios Program.*DOH-NIR photoSeven more local government units (LGUs) in Negros Island Region (NIR) are getting the services of physicians deployed under the Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) Program of the Department of Health (DOH).These include the municipalities of E. B. Magalona, Moises Padilla, Murcia and Pontevedra in Negros Occidental as well as Amlan, Bindoy, and Santa Catalina in Negros Oriental.As of Monday, the DOH-NIR Health Human Resource Development Unit has endorsed the doctors to their respective assignments after they attended an orientation and paid a courtesy call to Regional Director Razel Nikka Hao at the DOH regional office...

Members of the Manuel M. Abello Masonic Lodge No. 260 and the Scottish Rite Freemasons Body of Bacolod Orient of Negros pushed through severe weather to conduct their 16th annual Brigada Eskwela at a remote elementary school in La Carlota City.The outreach operation at Miguel S. Mondia Elementary School in Barangay Yubo proceeded despite heavy rains and strong winds generated by Typhoon Inday, a press release from  the masonic lodge saidThe school, located a few kilometers from the crater of Mt. Kanlaon, is classified by the Department of Education as a "Last Mile" school due to its severe geographic isolation and lack of resources.The beneficiary families have been facing prolonged displacement and hardship following the onslaught of Typhoon Tino on November 4,  and ...

A total of 1,953 individuals from 664 families in   four towns  in Negros Occidental preemptively evacuated due to rains   brought on by Typhoon “Inday” and the Southwest Monsoon.The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) report as of 11 a.m. Friday said  the affected residents came from 11  barangays. La Castellana has the highest number of displaced residents, with 1,104 persons (370 families) affected. Residents evacuated to avoid possible flooding and lahar flow in  La Castellana.Isabela  reported  421 affected persons (141 families) across three barangays.A total of 382 persons (139 families) in five barangays in Pontevedra  are also affected. nine evacuation centers house 329 individuals (12...

. Agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in southern Negros Occidental show their certificates of condonation with release of mortgage in a ceremony held at the Isabela Municipal Gymnasium on Thursday.*DAR NIR photo The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has granted debt relief amounting to PHP6.65 billion to 44,643 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and turned over PHP95.5 million in support services to various ARB organizations (ARBOs) in southern Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 9.This was the second leg of DAR-Negros Island Region’s (NIR) three‑day distribution series dubbed “Padayon” (to continue or to carry on), after the distribution to ARBs in northern Negros Occidental in Cadiz City on Wednesday.In a ceremony held at the Isabela Municipal Gymnasium, Undersecretary ...