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Talisay PIO photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said if the drop in active COVID-19 cases in Negros Occidental hits 1,000 he will consider gradually reducing the curfew hours of the province.Curfew in Negros Occidental is from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. but if the cases drop it could start at 9 p.m., and then 10 p.m., he said on Thursday, May 20.The active COVID-19 cases in Negros Occidental on Thursday were at 1,456.The COVID-19 “epidemic wave” that hit Negros Occidental starting mid-April is now under control, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Wednesday.Diaz said the COVID-19 active cases in Negros Occidental that soared above 2,000 from April 15 to May 14 are now going down.Lacson also said he is leaving the decision on reopening resorts and beaches to the town and ci...

Carla sent Yesterday at 11:03 PM Amity volunteers assist in the mass vaccination drive versus Covid-19 of Bacolod City at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central.*The Bacolod Emergency Operations Center has began using Sinovac vaccines at its mass vaccination sites with the near depletion of its AstraZeneca supply, City Administrator Em Ang said Thursday, May 20.There are only a few of the 19,420 doses of AstraZenca vaccines left so they started using the 3,000 Sinovac vaccines that arrived this week at their mall vaccination sites on Thursday, said Ang, who is also EOC executive director.There were 3,644 Bacolod residents who were vaccinated at 12 sites Thursday, she said.Vaccinated at Ayala Malls Capitol Central were 676, SMX Convention Center - 285, Andres Bonifacio Elementary ...

Richard Malihan photoThere were 221 Negros Occidental provincial government employees who were vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Negros Residences in Bacolod City Thursday, May 20.The inoculation of five other employees under the Barangay Kapitolyo Vaccination Program was deferred because they had very high blood pressure, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, provincial health officer, said.They were not allowed to leave the vaccination venue until their blood pressure went down and they were advised to go to their doctors for checkups, Tumimbang said.Tumimbang said 161 employees received AstraZeneca jabs and 60 had Sinovac.Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said he is thankful to the Capitol employees who showed up and took the opportunity to be vaccinated.The vaccinatio...

Ensign Janrey Cabanero Artus, who graduated at the top of his class at the Philippine Military Academy, was given a hero’s welcome on his return to his hometown San Enrique Thursday, May 20.*Romeo Subaldo photoA San Enrique, Negros Occidental, resident who graduated at the top of his class at the Philippine Military Academy was given a hero’s welcome on his return to his hometown Thursday, May 20.Ensign Janrey Cabanero Artus, 25, graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian of the PMA Mandirigmang Samahan ng Lakas na Sandigan ng Bayan (Masaligan) Class of 2021 in May.Crowds gathered to cheer as Artus’ motorcade drove through the streets of San Enrique followed by a program at the town hall.Mayor Jilson Tubillara said they gave Artus of Barangay Guintorilan, San Enrique, a ca...

PDEA photoA female senior citizen was arrested after she yielded P3.4 million worth of drugs during a buy-bust operation at Barangay Lo-oc in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Wednesday afternoon, May 19.The suspect identified as 63-year-old Evelyn Jimenez, who is a sari-sari store owner, was considered as a high-value target of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Negros Oriental.The subject of the operation, Jovic Calibo, who is Jimenez’s relative, did not show up during the transaction with the poseur buyer.Instead, Calibo, who is also a high-value target, sent Jimenez for the trade.Confiscated during the bust were one pack of suspected shabu weighing around 500 grams with an estimated market value of P3.4 million and the buy-bust money.PDEA Negros Orient...

The chieftain of Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City, is seeking the help of Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu after the owner of an ongoing beach resort project in his community allegedly committed environmental violations.In a letter to Cimatu dated May 19, Barangay Sum-ag Captain Rodney Carmona said that the beach resort project of Engr. Andre Taculod at the mouth of Sum-ag River has utilized about three hectares of mangrove area in the site.He and other barangay officials conducted an ocular inspection Wednesday, May 20, and found out that the developer constructed “a mini wharf at the entrance of Sum-ag River using concrete boulder materials which made the entrance narrow and is clearly dangerous for it became a navigational hazard for incoming and outgoing fishing vessels utilizing ...

The Commission on Elections in Negros Occidental on Thursday, May 20, released a list of satellite registration sites in three cities and six towns in Negros Occidental for May and June.The satellite registration will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at designated areas, COMELEC provincial supervisor Ma. Fatima Aspan said Thursday, May 20.Satellite registration in Calatrava is set at the Lalong basketball court on May 21, in Cadiz City at the Celestino Villacin public plaza on May 22, in Sagay City at the barangay halls of Colona Divina on May 21 and Campo Santiago on May 22;In Pontevedra at the barangay halls of San Isidro on May 22 and Pandan on May 29, in San Enrique at the barangay halls of Tabao Rizal on May 28 and Tabao Baybay on June 4, in Kabankalan City at the Tagukon bar...