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Oct312021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bacolod tops nationwide Pediatric A3 vax campaign

City PIO photoBacolod City had the highest number of teeners inoculated nationwide in a single venue during the maiden run of the Pediatric A3 vaccination program on Friday, Oct. 29.Official data from the Department of Health provided by the City Emergency Operations Center-Task Force showed that Bacolod's COVID-19 Vaccination Council had administered Pfizer vaccines to 266 minors, who have co-morbidities, EOC-TF Executive Director Em Legaspi-Ang said Sunday, October 31.The vaccinees were aged 12 to 17.Ang is also the CoVAC coordinator.The national government pilot-tested the Pediatric A3 program in Metro Manila two weeks ago and launched the nationwide drive late last week.Mayor Evelio Leonardia led the initial Pediatric A3 vaccination rollout at Riverside College ...

Oct302021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

INC donates food assistance

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City PIO photoThe Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) donates more than 3,000 food packs to Bacolod City Friday, October 29.INC Bacolod District Minister Bro. Dennis Almasco turned over the food packs to Mayor Evelio Leonardia at the Bacolod City Government Center.These food packs are from the INC's outreach program “Lingap sa Mamamayan” (Aid for Humanity) and will be distributed to various barangays Sunday, October 31, in time for the birthday celebration of INC Executive Minister Ka Eduardo Manalo.“We are here today, with my fellow ministers in Bacolod City, to fulfill the request of our Executive Minister Ka Eduardo Manalo. We have been doing this for many years now, every time his (Manalo) birthday comes. Now, we have decided to give these blessings to Bacolod City,” Almasco said. ...

Oct302021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

EOC conducts night simulation extraction in hotel

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City PIO photoThe Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF), led by the Extraction Cluster, conducted Night Simulation Exercises for the extraction of hotel guests with COVID-19, at Park Inn by Radisson Thursday, Oct. 28.Mayor Evelio Leonardia, who witnessed the simulation exercises, said the hotel management informed him they are planning to do similar simulation exercises quarterly, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said Saturday, October 30.“I’m happy that Park Inn by Radisson made an effort to do this exercises. This is a simulation in which the hotel should be able to perform careful and certain procedures to avoid any contamination if there’s a COVID-19 positive guest in the hotel,” Leonardia said.Supervising the simulation ...

Oct302021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

SSS: 88 foreclosed properties for sale

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The Social Security System (SSS) is now selling its foreclosed properties where members can get affordable housing with affordable and flexible payment terms.Broken down, a total of 88 foreclosed properties are located in the following areas: 10 properties in National Capital Region (NCR), 40 in Central Luzon, five in Southern Luzon, four in Central and Western Visayas, and 29 in Northern and Southern Mindanao.“For an ordinary worker, buying and owning a house is every Filipinos’ ultimate dream. SSS is here to offer affordable yet decent housing for our members through this special program called Housing and Acquired Assets (HAA).These properties are mostly basic structures which are still subject for improvement or repairs. Members can now call their new property as their investme...

Oct302021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod, Negros Oriental on Alert Level 4, for special monitoring – IATF

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The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has placed Bacolod City and Negros Oriental under COVID-19 Alert Level 4 from November 1 to 14, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque announced Friday, October 29.Alert Level 4 refers to areas where case counts are high or increasing, and where the total bed and intensive care unit utilization rate is high, the IATF said.Meanwhile, the IATF placed Negros Occidental under Alert Level 2.Bacolod City and Negros Oriental, along with Aurora and Davao Occidental that are under the highest alert level of four have been tagged as areas for special monitoring, Roque said.Em Ang, Bacolod Emergency Operations Center executive director, said under Alert Level 4 all minors cannot go out. Under the previou...

Oct302021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros, Bacolod vaccinate 285 Pediatric A3 minors

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Pediatric A3 vaccination at the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital.*Capitol photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Provincial Consultant Alfredo Benitez, Mayor Mark Golez and Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz at the launching of the Pediatric A3 drive at Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital.*Capitol photoCity PIO photoNegros Occidental and Bacolod City vaccinated 285 minors with comorbidities aged 12 to 17 years old, under the Pediatric A3 category, against COVID-19 on Friday, October 29.In Bacolod, 208 were vaccinated at the Riverside College, Em Legaspi Ang, City Emergency Operations Center executive director, said.At the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City 77 minors with comorbidities from various parts of Negros Occidental were vaccinated, Dr....

Oct292021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Sputnik, Pfizer vaccines arrive

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The Spunik, Pfizer vaccines that arrived at the Bacolod-Silay Airport Friday.*CAAP-Bacolod photoThe first batch of Gamaleya (Sputnik V) and 140,400 doses of Pfizer vaccines versus COVID-19 arrived for Bacolod City and Negros Occidental at the Bacolod-Silay Airport on Friday, October 29.Bacolod City received 17,550 Pfizer doses and Gamaleya (Sputnik V) - Component I - 2,500 ampoules and Component II - 2,500 ampoules.Negros Occidental received 122,850 Pfizer doses and Gamaleya (Sputnik V) - Component I - 5,000 ampoules and Component II - 5,000 ampoules.*

Oct292021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Pagbakuna sa mga menor de edad ginsuguran na

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City PIO photoGinsugdan na subong nga adlaw ang pagbakuna sa mga menor de edad nga may co-morbidities.Sa Negros Occidental, ginpatigayon ang pagbakuna sa Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital.Ang mga opisyales sang probinsya sa pagpamuno ni Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson ang nag panguna sa launching sang vaccination program for Pediatrics A3.Pfizer ang bakuna nga gin gamit sa mga kabataan nga naga pang edaron 12 tubtob 17 anyos nga gikan sa nagkalain lain nga banwa kag siudad sa Negros Occidental.Target kuntani sang probinsya nga mabakunahan ang 300 ka mga kabataan pero, suno kay Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, madamo sang nag postpone bangud sang mga requirements nga ginsunod patuman sang probinsya.Gina paabot man ang pagbutang sang vaccination center...

Oct292021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

P240,000 nga balor sang shabu nakuha sa buybust operation sa Brgy. Mansilingan sa Bacolod

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Rods Palma photoMalapit P240,000 nga balor sang shabu na kuha sa buybust sa Barangay Mansilingan sa Bacolod City.Arestado ang duha ka persona matapos makuhaan sang masobra 200 mil pesos nga balor sang suspected shabu sa joint buybust operation sang PNP kagabi sa Purok Hermilinda Homes sa Brgy Mansilingan.Gindakop sanday Richard Hofilena kag Kerlyn De Asis.Pito ka dalagko nga sachet sang ginapatihan shabu, nga naga balor 238,000 pesos ang na kuha sang PNP sa mga suspek.Kaso nga paglapas sa RA 9165 ang ipasaka batuk sa ila.