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Nov92021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bacolod awards 11 more Safety Seals for compliant establishments

City PIO photoEleven establishments found to be compliant with minimum public health standards received their Safety Seal Certificates from the Bacolod City government Monday, November 8.The new Safety Seal recipients included Jollibee - Lopue’s East Centre, Jollibee Bonifacio, UCC Coffee, School for Creative Beginners, City Mall-Mandalagan, Mang Inasal at CityMall-Mandalagan, Mang Inasal-Ayala Malls, Penshoppe - Ayala Malls, Our Home at SM City, MINISO-SM and Levi’s, also at SM City, Safety Seal Committee chair Stela Rose Rayos, said.The 11 business establishments, like the others that earlier received the Safety Seal, were commended by Mayor Evelio Leonardia for doing their part in the fight against COVID-19, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said....

Nov92021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

CHED okays limited F2F classes for USLS nursing, doctor students

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The University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City can now conduct limited face-to-face classes for Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Medicine students.The Commission on Higher Education has issued a certificate of authority to USLS after it complied with the requirements of the CHED and Department of Health under the Joint Memorandum Circular, effective from November 5, 2021 to August 22, 2022, CHED Regional Director Maura Consolacion Cristobal said.USLS President Kenneth Martinez also confirmed that the university will be holding limited face-to-face classes for its nursing and doctor students.Ricky Gallaga, USLS College of Medicine dean, said the face-to-face classes are necessary for their students to see patients and be exposed to hospitals.*

Nov92021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bacolod launches BACuna card for fully vaxxed residents

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City PIO photoThe Bacolod City government launched Monday, November 8, the BACuna Card that will primarily serve, for now, as a "passport" for fully vaccinated residents who are going on domestic travel.Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia and Em Legaspi-Ang, executive director of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force, led officials during the ceremony held at the Bacolod City Government Center."This will make our travel more convenient. Bacoleños who are BACuna cardholders will simply present this when they travel in and out of the city," Leonardia said.Leonardia said the release of the BACuna Card is very timely considering that COVID infections in the city have been on a decline for the last two weeks with only 18 cases recorded Monday.The last time Bacolod had cases ...

Nov92021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Non-essential malling of minors not allowed while city under AL4

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The Bacolod City government can revoke the safety seal certificates of malls and other businesses that allow the non-essential entry of persons under 18 years old in their establishments, Dr. Chris Sorongon, Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF) deputy for medical data and analysis, said Monday, November 8.The non-essential entry of minors or persons under 18-years-old inside the malls and other establishments is not allowed as Bacolod City is still under Alert Level 4, he said.The National Inter-Agency Task Force has placed Bacolod under Alert Level 4 until November 14.Sorongon said that minors aged 12 to 17 years old must be allowed entry at the malls only for vaccination purposes."The Executive Order not allowing those less than 18 years old and those above 65 ...

Nov92021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

11 new Delta cases detected in Bacolod

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Eleven new COVID-19 Delta variant cases have been detected in Bacolod City, Dr. Chris Sorongon, Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF) deputy for medical data and analysis, said Monday, November 8.The four males and seven females have all recovered but have been placed on surgical lockdown pending the release of their repeat COVID-19 tests, he said.One is a minor and 10 are adults, he added.The specimens from the 11 were collected from October 12 to 19 but the Philippine Genome Center just released its findings, he said.The 11 are from Barangays 7, Mansilingan, 29, 36, 1, Tangub, Estefania, Bata and Handumanan, Sorongon said.*

Nov92021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Marcos supporters gather for Red Day

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The supporters of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in front of the Bacolod City Government Center on Sunday, November 7.*John Benneth photoSupporters of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. gathered in front of the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) and other parts of Negros Occidental on Sunday, November 7, to take Red Day photos as a show of support.The supporters gathered to be part of the nationwide Red Day for Marcos, John Benneth of the BBM movement said.They responded to a Facebook post calling on Marcos supporters nationwide to take selfies and photos and to post them with the hashtag - #BBMisMyPresident 2022, he said.A BBM youth member sent a message in their group chat that there would be a gathering at the BCGC at 4 p.m. Sunday and when they arrived ther...

Nov82021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bacolod vax team brings COVID jabs to remote areas

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City PIO photoBacolod Emergency Operations Center-Task Force and the COVID-19 Vaccination Council medical frontliners are inoculating city residents residing in remote villages and puroks.Former City Administrator Em Legaspi-Ang, concurrent EOC-TF executive director and CoVAC coordinator, said their vaccination team, led by Iris Kerr, has been administering jabs to people in remote areas as part of the strategy to protect those living in far-flung areas from COVID-19.Residents of Hacienda Carmen in Barangay Granada were the latest batch to avail of the vaccines Sunday, Nov 7.Ang said the city government brings the vaccines to hard-to-reach communities, and Mayor Evelio Leonardia himself checked on the vaccination activity.The purpose of the barangay vaccination initiati...

Nov82021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bello, Tugade arriving to release assistance

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Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade will be in Bacolod City Tuesday, November 9, to release assistance and projects to Negrenses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.They are expected to release TUPAD (Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers) assistance and Department of Labor and Employment Kabuhayan Projects at the Negros Residences in Bacolod City, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.About 190 beneficiaries are expected at the rites, he said.*

Nov82021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

127,440 doses of vaccines arrive for Negros, Bacolod

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CAAP-Bacolod PIO photoThere are 127,440 doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines that arrived for Negros Occidental and Bacolod City on Monday, November 8.The vaccines arrived on board a Philippine Airlines flight at the Bacolod Silay Airport.Negros Occidental received 59,670 Pfizer doses and 45,300 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines.Bacolod City received 12,870 doses of Pfizer and 9,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines.*

Nov82021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Bakuna card ginlunsar sa siudad sang Bacolod

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Digital Bacuna Card ginlunsar sang Bacolod agud mas mangin mahapos para sa mga fully vaccinated ang pagbyahe karon nga may pandemic.Mga seafarers kag mga OFW nga fully vaccinated nga natalana magabyahe sa gwa sang pungsod ang una nga hatagan sang prayoridad sang Bacolod Emergency Operations Center para sa ginlunsar nga digital Bacuna Card.Pwede ma download online ang Bacuna Card nga may QR code kag ma-save gamit ang cellular phone gani mas mahapos ini gamiton sa pagbyahe.Suno kay Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical data and analysis sang EOC, ang bacuna card ang sarang man gamiton sang mga fully vaccinated para sa domestic travel kag bisan sa pag-dine in sa mga kalan-an nga nagahatag sang dugang nga pribilihiyo sa mga nabakunahan na.Ang City Health Office ang magapadayon...