Tag: Bacolod

Oct282021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros Occidental Pediatric A3 vax drive starts Oct. 29, more sites to open

Capitol photoThe Negros Occidental provincial government will launch its mass vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 years old with comorbidities under the Pediatric A3 category at the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City starting 8 a.m. Friday, October 29.“Our target is 300 children…If there are more, we can still go up to 500 on the same day," Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Thursday, October 28.Pfizer vaccines recommended by the Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization will be administered, he said.Aside from the TLJPH, the provincial government will also vaccinate comorbid minors at the Lorenzo D. Zayco District Hospital in Kabankalan City and Cadiz District Hospital at dates to be announced later, Diaz added.The DOH ...

Oct282021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

SP sets Nov.1 special session for Bacolod’s P3.2B budget

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The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod will hold a special session to deliberate on the proposed P3.250 billion budget of Bacolod City for 2022 on November 1, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran said Thursday, October 28.It was supposed to have been deliberated on during the SP regular session on Wednesday for approval on second reading, Familiaran said.However, a special session on All Saint’s Day was set because some councilors wanted to study the budget first, he said.The budget needs to be approved on second and third reading to become final.The SP had approved it on first reading on October 13.The 2022 budget will focus on the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Familiaran said.The proposed P3.250 billion budget is 25 percent higher than this year’s budget of P2.6 b...

Oct282021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Sa Bacolod, 200 ka mga menor de edad nga may commorbidities bakunahan sa bwas

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Nagadiutay na gid man karon ang mga nagakadto sa mga vaccination center sa mga mall bangud magluwas sa mga ginapatigayon nga vaccination program sa mga kabarangayan, masako man ang mobile vaccination drive sang Bacolod.Pero ginalauman sang katapo sang Bacolod Emergency Operations Center ang posible liwat nga pagdagsa sang mga magapabakuna sa pagsugod man sang pediatric vaccinationPara sa mga menor de edad nga 12 tubtob dise anyos sa Nobyembre 3.Bwas pagasugdan sang EOC ang pagbakuna sang Pfizer kag Moderna Covid-19 vaccines para sa dos shientos ka mga menor de edad nga may co-morbidity.Ginpasalig ni Dr. Edwin Miraflor, OIC sang City Health Office nga may nagakaigo nga supply sang bakuna para sa kapin siete mil ka mga menor de edad nga nalakip sa ila nga masterlist.

Oct282021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

P300M nga budget para sa 2022 kinahanglan sang Bacolod para sa kampanya kontra COVID-19

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P300 million nga 2022 proposed annual budget ginahinyo sang City Health Office nga maaprobahan agud mapabaskog ang kampanya kontra Covid-19 sa Bacolod.Halos 25 percent ang ginsaka sang P3.25 billion pesos nga 2022 proposed annual budget sang siudad kun ikumparar sa 2.6 billion pesos nga budget sang 2021.Kabahin diri ang P300 million pesos nga pondo nga ginahinyo sang City Health Office agud nga mapabaskog pa ang kampanya kontra Covid-19.Suno kay Dr. Edwin Miraflor, OIC sang City Health Office, triple ang ginsaka sang ila ginaduso nga pondo bangud diri kuhaon ang pondo para sa ginaduso nga pre-emptive supply sang Covid-19 medicine, mga reserba nga supply sang medical oxygen kag iban pa nga mga kinahanglanon para sa anti-Covid-19 campaign sang siudad.Ang kaundan sang proposed...

Oct282021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Digicast Negros X (October 28, 2021)

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Oct282021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bacolod NGC passes safety seal evaluation

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City PIO photoThe Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC), also known as New Government Center, will receive next week a Safety Seal Certificate.The BCGC passed the on-site inspection and evaluation made by the Safety Seal Inspection and Certification Team Wednesday, October 27.Mayor Evelio Leonardia will receive the Safety Seal Certificate on November 3 from the Inspection and Certification Team, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said.Stela Rose Rayos, chair of the Safety Seal Committee, said the certificate signifies the compliance of an establishment or entity with the minimum health standards required to contain the spread of COVID-19.Rayos said that as one of the prime implementing authorities of the program, the BCGC should be an example to ...

Oct282021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

World Cities Day Celebration centers on climate resilience

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The 2021 World Cities Day celebration will center on climate resilience and top city executives in the Philippines will have an opportunity to discuss environment and climate action-related initiatives with experts in the field on Friday, October 29, Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia said Thursday.Leonardia, concurrent national president of the League of Cities of the Philippines, will preside in the virtual Friday WCD commemoration jointly organized by the LCP and the United Nations-Habitat Philippines as a highlight of Urban October, a press release said.This year's WCD celebration, Leonardia said, is anchored on the theme, "Better Cities, Better Life: Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience.""The Urban October provides an avenue for stakeholders to be part of the conversation ab...

Oct272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Covid-19 jabs for all minors aged 12 to 17 start Nov. 3

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Bacolod City will begin its COVID-19 vaccination drive for all minors aged 12 to 17 years old on November 3.The Department of Health announced on Wednesday, October 27, the start of the Pediatric vaccination expansion to include all 12 to 17 year olds by November 3.“Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will still be used among children during the nationwide rollout. Further details and guidelines with regard to the nationwide expansion of pediatric vaccination will be released once finalized,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire said.Meanwhile, the DOH continues to urge the adult population, especially those belonging to priority groups A2 and A3, senior citizens and persons with comorbidities, to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to achieve the cocoon effect that ...

Oct272021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Benitez promises universal health access for Bacolodnons

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Former congressman and current Bacolod mayoralty candidate Alfredo "Albee" Benitez vows to bring effective and speedy access to health services for the Bacolodnons, far from the decades-old tedious process that exists now.“In my early years in service, access to medical treatment and assistance has been the top request. If the patient misses a single minute of treatment, the effect can be devastating. I am already in talks with private hospitals here and they have expressed openness in helping me change the system,” he said in a post on his Facebook page.Revamping the city’s delivery of health services and making it more available to the public is his dream for Bacolod. He has laid plans to construct a dedicated wing in local hospitals that would provide immediate medical treatment...