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The Sangguniang Panlungsod unanimously approved the creation of the Bacolod 911 and paved the way for the establishment of the Medical Emergency Response Center, a press release for the Bacolod Public Information Office said Monday, December 6.Authored by SP Member Israel Salanga, Ordinance No. 970 was crafted to improve public safety and emergency response that calls for a centralized system to further increase the survival rate of constituents in the face of emergency situations.The legislation, Salanga explained, is known as the "Bacolod 911 Ordinance" that primarily aims to improve public safety services.It also aims to address peace and order concerns and set up mechanisms by providing a clear command structure for responsibility and accessibility, as well as to encourage ...

BCPO photoA tricycle driver was shot to death by an unknown suspect at Sophia Gonzaga Road in Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City, Saturday, December 4.Killed was 44-year-old Raymond Tordillo of Estefania, who succumbed to a lone gunshot wound.Police said the victim was driving his tricycle when he was waylaid and shot by the assailant with an unknown firearm.The suspect escaped onboard a motorcycle.Police are still investigating the killing.*

City PIO photoBacolod City aims to hit COVID-19 herd immunity before Christmas or before the year ends, Dr. Chris Sorongon, Emergency Operations Center-Task Force deputy, said Sunday, December 5.Department of Health (DOH) data shows that 84 percent of Bacolod’s residents already received a single dose of COVID-19 vaccines, while 66 percent were fully-vaccinated as of Sunday, he said in a press release.Bacolod inoculated 70,752 residents during the three-day "Bayanihan Bakunahan", which was above the 66,171 three-day quota originally set by the DOH for the city, he also pointed out.