Members of private schools in Bacolod City are willing to be among the first sectors to undergo vaccination for COVID-19, a press release from the Bacolod City Government Center said today, January 29.
Ryan Mark Molina, executive vice president of STI West Negros University and president of the Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural Educational Association, and Bro. Kenneth Martinez, president and chancellor of the University of St. La Salle, met with Mayor Evelio Leonardia, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, Emergency Operations Center executive director Em Ang and other officials at the Bacolod City Government Center Thursday, January 28, to signify the willingness of those from private schools in Bacolod to be among the first to be vaccinated.
Martinez said that through the vaccine, they aim to “restore vitality in their schools and ensure their viability during these challenging times.”
Martinez, supported by other leaders of Private Higher Education Institutions, submitted a position letter to Leonardia to include the private schools in the prioritization of the vaccines.
Molina added that the management of the private schools expressed support and have volunteered its facilities for the government’s use in the implementation of the program.*