Photo of the Day (June 30, 2021)
COMING HOME. The remains of Maj. Eraño Belen arrived at the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Wednesday morning, June 30.*
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Photo of the Day (June 6, 2021)
Bacolod DRRM photoFlood-hit residents of Bacolod City were rescued following a heavy downpour Saturday, June 5.*Bacolod DRRM photo
Total liquor ban, longer curfew eyed, doctors urge 2-week biz slowdown; COVID-19 HITS 43 AT BACOLOD CHO COMPOUND
A longer curfew and a total liquor ban for two weeks are among the measures being considered to curb the current surge in COVID-19 cases in Bacolod City, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said.Bacolod City officials led by Leonardia held a virtual meeting with the business community Friday, June 4, that was also attended by Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases doctors who called for a two week-business slowdown.The doctors are asking for a two-week business slowdown because the lifespan of the virus on those infected is two weeks, Leonardia said.Frank Carbon, Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive officer, said a slowdown is tantamount to a lockdown that the business community cannot afford anymore. People will go hungry, he said.The city...
Bacolod Covid fight gets boost, 10,000 Sinovac doses arriving
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia said 10,000 more doses of Sinovac vaccines for Bacolod City are arriving Saturday, June 5.Leonarda said he is thankful to Department of Health-6 Regional Director Emilia Monicimpo for her quick response to their appeal during an emergency meeting Thursday.The DOH-6 on Monday classified Bacolod City as a high risk area for COVID-19.“We appealed and argued that due to the rising cases in Bacolod, the need to accelerate vaccination must also catch up,” Leonardia said.“These additional 10,000 doses is a big boost to advance our march towards the full vaccination of our people,” he said.The additional vaccines is the immediate response of the DOH-6 to our mitigating measures amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Bacolod, Dr. Chris Sorongon, City ...
Raps set for quarantine refusal, cops nab 19,408 protocol violators
The Bacolod police have apprehended 19,408 COVID-19 health protocol violators, while cases will be filed against persons who test positive and refuse to be taken to quarantine facilities.Executive Assistant Ernesto Pineda, head of the Extraction Cluster of the Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF), said Friday, June 4, that a 24-year-old female resident of Barangay Cabug who tested positive for COVID-19 and two close contacts refused to be taken to a quarantine facility.He said they are filing police blotters against those who refuse to be extracted for proper legal action by the City Legal Office.Non-cooperation on extraction is in violation of Section 9 of the Republic Act 11332, otherwise known as the "Law on Reporting of Communicable Diseases”, he sai...
‘Dante’ damage rises to P5.5M
Radyo Alagad photoFlooding brought on by Tropical Storm “Dante” caused P5.5 million in damage to crops, farm animals and infrastructure in three cities and five towns in Negros Occidental.Damage to rice crops in Hinoba-an was P2,321,240, Moises Padilla – P888,704, Cadiz City – P881,491, Pontevedra – P257, 535, and Victorias City – P113,775, Provincial Agriculturist Japhet Masculino said Friday, June 4.Masculino said hit were rice crops on 176.88 hectares affecting 143 farmers.Damage to infrastructure in Hinoba-an was placed at P518,500.Provincial Veterinarian Renante Decena said initial farm animal loss was at P564, 868.Areas hit were EB Magalona – P7,541, La Carlota City – P53,200, San Enrique – P10,420, Binalbagan – P140,750 and Hinoba-an – P352,956, he said.*...
‘New law gives workers boost vs. unscrupulous employers’
Roland de la Cruz, National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines president, said Friday, June 4, that Republic Act 11551, also known as the Labor Education Act will boost workers protection against unscrupulous employers.President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Republic Act 11551, on May 27 that will provide protection for workers through education, de la Cruz, who is also a labor representative to the National Tripartite Industrial Peace Council, said.The law recognizes the need for the state to put in place a mechanism to educate future workers, employers, and entrepreneurs on their rights and responsibilities in promoting harmony in the workplace and social progress in society, de la Cruz said.The implementing rules and regulations will be developed by the...
Man found dead in La Carlota
La Carlota PNP photoA 40-year-old man was found dead in a sugarcane field in Barangay San Miguel, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, Friday morning, June 4.The victim was identified as Diovanie Bedonia of Barangay Ma-ao, Bago City.Residents heard gunshots the night before, but the police only recovered the body the following day, a police report said.The police have yet to establish the motive of the killing. They are still investigating the incident.*