Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Friday, November 26, said he will require all provincial government employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Cadiz Mayor Salvador Escalante and Bago Mayor Nicholas Yulo on Thursday issued orders for all of their cities’ employees to get vaccinated.
Those who refuse to be vaccinated will be required to submit themselves to regular RT-PCR or rapid antigen tests at their expense, the two mayors said.
Lacson said he will also encourage other local government units to make vaccination mandatory among government employees.
Executive Director Em Legaspi Ang of the Bacolod Emergency Operations Center-Task Force said Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has not issued an order compelling city employees to get vaccinated yet.
A lot of city employees have already been vaccinated, Ang said.*