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Mar132021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Finally, protection arrives for senior citizen frontliners

Provincial Incident Management Team and Provincial Health Office personnel picking up the COVID-19 vaccines for Negros Occidental hospital frontliners.*Richard Malihan photoSenior citizen hospital frontliners finally have protection against COVID-19, Bacolod City Administrator Em Ang said Friday, March 12.The AstraZeneca vaccines for hospital frontliners who are 60 years and above in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental, along with additional Sinovac vaccines, arrived Friday.The Sinovac vaccines can only be administered on frontliners from 18 to 59 years old, Ang, who is also Bacolod Emergency Operations Center executive director, explained.Bacolod City received 312 vials of AstraZeneca vaccines containing 3,120 doses for 1,560 senior citizen frontliners, she said.The ho...

Mar132021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Tetanus toxoid boosters given at Covid vaccination simulation

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The simulation exercise for COVID-19 in Murcia, Negros Occidental, Friday morning, March 12.*Capitol photoFifty residents of Murcia town were vaccinated with tetanus toxoid boosters Friday morning, March 12, at the simulation exercise for the COVID-19 mass vaccination of the general population, Dr. Ernell Tumibang, Negros Occidental Provincial Health Officer, said.The simulation exercise was observed by town and city health officers of Negros Occidental at the Cansilayan National High School in Barangay Cansilayan, Murcia, in preparation for the actual COVID-19 vaccination rollout, Tumimbang said.They simulated the various stages of the COVID-19 vaccination process, Tumimbang said.Secretary Vivencio “Vince” Dizon, COVID-19 testing czar and deputy chief implementer of the Na...

Mar132021 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Cuadra gunned down at terminal

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Screen grabbed from Aksyon Radyo Bacolod FB liveA 62-year-old man was gunned down by unidentified suspects at the Bacolod-Talisay North Terminal in Bacolod City Friday night, March 12.Police identified the victim as Lino Cuadra of Purok Sigay, Barangay 2. He died on the spot after he succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds.Major Richard Fajarito, commander of Police Station 3, said the victim was supposed to meet a lady friend at the terminal when he was waylaid and shot by unidentified suspects who were on board a Toyota Innova.He said police beat patrollers at the terminal ran after the suspects, who quickly fled after the incident.“It was quick. They were not able to determine if how many were the perpetrators since it was already dark and raining,” he said.He said ...

Mar132021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Go-Duterte tandem, we deserve better: Lito

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President Rodrigo Duterte, in his speech in Dumaguete City Thursday, March 11, said Senator Bong Go, right, want to run for president.*“The promise of change for the better has delivered nothing but embarrassment before the rest of the world and suffering to a large number of Filipinos. We deserve better than this.”That was the reaction of former Negros Occidental Governor Rafael Coscolluela today, March 12, to talk of a Senator Christopher "Bong" Go -President Rodrigo tandem in the May 2022 polls.Duterte while in Dumaguete City Thursday said Go wants to run for president next year. There have also been proposals from different groups for Duterte to run for vice president.Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said “both (Go and Duterte) are qualified to run for those p...

Mar132021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Mayor: 64-room COVID facility useful as pandemic is still here

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City PIO photoThe Department of Public Works and Highways turned over to the Bacolod City government more isolation/quarantine rooms Friday, March 12.The project, that was lobbied for by Mayor Evelio Leonardia last year for mild to moderate COVID-19 patients, was built at the City’s property at Brgy. Alijis.The first 32 rooms were finished and turned over to the city government in October 2020.Leonardia, speaking at the turnover ceremony, said that, notwithstanding the current trend of low COVID-19 cases in Bacolod City, this facility will remain useful as we are still in a pandemic and these structures will continue to be “relevant, meaningful, and useful” because “we can never tell” how this virus will behave in the coming months.Leonardia said: “Until the time when a...

Mar122021 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Negrense robotics trainer wins in int’l tilt

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A robotics trainer of the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) won in the Inatel Robotics National (IRON) Cup 2021 virtual competition, recently.John Philip Bautista bested 50 participants from South America and Asia in the Sumo-Mini (500g) category of the international robotics competition held on February 26 to 28.During the online awarding ceremony held Friday morning, March 12, Bautista and NOLITC were recognized for the feat, with Robot “Kidlat” dominating the competition.The rites was attended by INATEL representative Alexandre Lugli and Rafael Mattos of RMS Virtual, both from Brazil, with Pinoy Robot Games founder Melvin Matulac, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II, who represented Governor Eugenio Lacson, and the NOLITC Robotics T...

Mar122021 by Marchel P. EspinaNo Comments

Cadiz opens public park

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Photos from Bilis Cadiz Ugyon Cadiznon FBThe Cadiz City government has opened its public park.Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr., in an executive order issued on March 10, lifted the temporary closure of the Cadiz City Park and it will be open to the public with the observance of the basic health protocols.This includes the presentation of the Cadiz Contact Tracing System (CCTS) QR card upon entry, wearing of face mask and face shield, observation of social distancing at all times, and proper disposal of waste to the designated garbage bins, the EO said.The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the City Enforcement Unit personnel will be deployed to ensure that the basic health and safety protocols are enforced, it added.Persons or establishments violating the EO will face adm...

Mar122021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Photo of the Day (March 12, 2021)

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Simplicio Palanca’s dream lives on at Magikland as he turns 98 years old on March 12.*Ronnie Baldonado photo

Mar122021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

COVID-19 testing czar: Vaccination of general population by mid year

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Silay Mayor Mark Golez, Rep. Stephen Paduano, provincial consultant Alfredo Benitez, Secretary Vince Dizon, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Health Undersecretary Paz Corales (l-r) at the launching of the Negros Occidental COVID-19 vaccination drive for hospital frontliners.*CPG photoThe Negros Occidental provincial government launched the mass COVID-19 vaccination of frontliners in its eleven hospitals with the ceremonial vaccination of 12 at rites held at the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City Thursday afternoon, March 11.Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, provincial consultant on economic affairs, said “this is a good day for everyone because this is the start of the vaccination program that will spell the end of this pandemic.”Negros Occidental hopes to ...