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Oct212021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Close to 1,000 Burgos vendors endorse Bing, El Cid, GP slate

City PIO photoThe close to 1,000-strong Burgos Public Market vendors Thursday, Oct. 21, endorsed the re-election bids of both Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and his running mate, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, a press release from Grupo Progreso said.The vendors, who belong to four associations, also threw their solid support to the 12 Grupo Progreso candidates for councilor in a festive endorsement ceremony, complete with a live band performance, it added.The program's venue transformed the Burgos Market into a red zone with the official color of the GP, the political aggrupation formed by Leonardia in 2007, dominating the scene.In a three-page manifesto of support to the GP slate, signed by Benhur Anlap, Jr., president of the Katilingban nga Manugbaligya sa Merkado Bu...

Oct212021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Mga light vehicles required na liwat nga mag agi sa Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Center

Balita Hiligaynon, Digicast Negros X

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOAla6tvLDY&live=1[/embedyt]Indi kasubong sang nagligad nga binulan, matawhay kay malaka lang ang mga salakyan nga nagapa-inspection kag naga-agi sa emission testing sang pribado nga Motor Vehicle Inspection Center sa Reclamation Area.Ini bisan pa nga liwat nga ginbalik sang Land Transportation Office ang pagpatuman sang motor vehicle inspection and registration sa mga authorized private motor vehicle inspection centersumugod sang Lunes.Suno kay Reuben Tampos, pamuno sang LTO-Bacolod, kutob sa mga light vehicles kasubong sang mga pribado nga salakyan, taxi, jeep kag motorsiklo ang maga-agi na sa PMVIC.Mangin optional naman ini para sa mga heavy duty vehicle, mga truck kag tricycle.Handa naman magsunod ang mga drayber sang ta...

Oct212021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Transport groups sa Negros Occidental maga patigayon sang untat biyahe

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Katapo ang transport group sa probinsya posible magapatuman sang untat-biyahe kun indi mapatuman ang ginahinyo nga duha ka pesos nga saka sa plete samtang nagapadayon ang pagsaka sang presyo sang produkto petrolyo.Nagahamboy na sa sisentay tres pesos ang kada litro sang gasolina kag masobra sinkwenta pesos naman ang kada litro sang diesel.Ginapaabot ni Jesse Ortega, secretary general sang Sentrong Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Negros nga magapadayon pa ang pagsaka sang presyo sang produkto petrolyo sa Nobyembre.Rason kun ngaa pila sa ila mga kaupdanan nga drayber kag operator ang naga pensar na lang nga temporaryo mag-untat byahe.Ang grupo ang maga-file man sang petition sa Land Transportation Franchising And Regulatory Board para sa dugang nga duha ka pesos nga saka s...

Oct212021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Photo of the Day (October 21, 2021)

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The San Carlos city government is vaccinating market vendors to curb the spread of COVID-19.*San Carlos LGU photo

Oct212021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Digicast Negros X (October 21, 2021)

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Oct212021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod SP calls for preemptive purchase of anti Covid medicines

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Photo from europeanpharmaceuticalreview.comThe Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on Wednesday, October 20, called for the pre-emptive purchase of anti COVID-19 medicines.The SP approved a resolution authored by Councilor Renecito Novero urging the City Health Office through the City Mayor’s Office to purchase medicines like Remdesivir and Tocilizumab that are reputed to be helpful in the healing and recovery of patients seriously infected with COVID-19.Remdesivir and Tocilizumab are the medicines that are usually prescribed but they are often unavailable when needed, Novero said.Their prices are also too high and unaffordable to low-income patients, he added.There is therefore a necessity for the city to have preemptive purchases of these medicines for the protection of Ba...

Oct212021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Ang: Bacolod vax cards linked to DITC system

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Bacolod also has COVID-19 Vaccination QR (Quick Response) identification cards for its fully vaccinated residents, Em Ang, City Emergency Operations Center executive director, said Wednesday, October 20.The system has not been launched officially but it is operational, she said, adding that a link will be provided.Bacolod City will be using the Department of Information and Communications Technology system because it is approved by the World Health Organization and recognized even if one travels abroad, she said.The Bacolod Management Information Technology and Computer Services will generate the city’s “BACuna Card” that is being pilot tested and can be used by travelers, she said.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson launched the Negros Occidental Monitoring Information System Portal ...

Oct202021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Cops deployed at cemeteries

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Policemen have been deployed at Negros Occidental and Bacolod City cemeteries to ensure the observance of COVID-19 health protocols as residents begin visiting the graves of their relatives ahead of All Saints and Souls’ days on November 1 and 2.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia have ordered the closure of cemeteries from October 30 to November 2 to prevent crowds from gathering that could lead to a further surge in COVID -19 cases in the province and city.Before and after the closure dates, crowds should be limited to 30 percent of the cemeteries’ capacities, both officials said.PLt. Col. Sherlock Gabana, Bacolod City Police Office spokesperson, said policemen have already been deployed at public and private cemeteries to ensure that the 30 perce...

Oct202021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bacolod all set to start vax drive for minors with comorbidities Nov. 5.

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Bacolod City is all set to start vaccinating minors with comorbidities against COVID-19 on November 5.These minors are those who belong to the “Pediatric A3” priority group, or persons aged 12 to 17 years old and have comorbidities, the Emergency Operations Center- Task Force (EOC-TF) reiterated in a press statement Wednesday, October 20."We have waited long for the vaccination of minors. The Department of Health (DOH) has given its green light for ‘Pediatric A3,’ and we are more than ready to officially start the rollout and get them vaccinated against COVID-19,” the EOC-TF said.The EOC-TF added that the vaccination of minors is part of the protection of “high-risk or vulnerable groups.”The DOH said the Pediatric A3 vaccination will focus on minors whose comorbidities incl...