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The Emergency Operations Center-Task Force is encouraging individuals experiencing signs of mental health issues to seek professional help from the Bacolod City Mental Health Care Center.Bereavement, isolation, loss of income and fear during COVID-19 pandemic are triggering mental health conditions or exacerbating existing ones, EOC-TF Executive Director Em Legaspi-Ang, said in a press release.Many people may be facing increased levels of alcohol and drug use, insomnia and anxiety, she said."Losing someone important to us due to COVID can be emotionally devastating - whether a partner, a family member, or a friend," Ang continued.When COVID cases were at its highest, many had lost their lives, she said.As the pandemic wears on, necessary public health measures expose ma...

Bacolod City and the rest of Western Visayas have been placed under Alert Level 2 by the national Inter-Agency Task Force from November 15 to 30, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said Saturday.The downgrade of Bacolod's status from Alert Level 4 to Alert Level 2 was expected as COVID-19 cases have continued to decline in the past four weeks, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said.Cases of new infections dipped to only 12 Saturday as Emergency Operations Center-Task Force and COVID-19 Vaccination Council frontliners went full blast with their inoculation of minors, including those with co-morbidities, students, their parents, school faculty and non-teaching personnel on top of their mall-based operations, barangay vaccination drive and jab administration i...

Here's a piece of good news for City Hall employees.Bacolod City is a recipient of the 2020 Seal of Good Local Governance Award from the Department of Interior and Local Government, thus, allowing it to grant a performance-based bonus to its personnel.Mayor Evelio Leonardia made the announcement after receiving the news from the DILG, saying that the recognition is a testimonial to the exemplary performance of his administration and employees even in the midst of the many hurdles brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said.This is the second time in a row that Bacolod has been given the SGLG Award.In 2019, the LGU also received the Seal from the national government that allowed him to grant bonuses to employees, Le...