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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
Police Station 7 photoKinawatan nga ido nga ginbaligya online ang narecover paagi sa PNP entrapment operation batuk sa suspek.Natingala na lang ang pet owner sang isa ka labrador nga wala ang iya ido sa sulod sang ila puluy-an sa Barangay Alijis sang Lunes.Suno sa pulis, nakibot na lang ang tag-iya sang makit-an ang ido nga ginabaligya online sa balor nga sinko mil pesos.Rason kun ngaa naghinyo siya sang bulig sa Police Station 7.Sang martes sang hapon isa ka entrapment operation ang ginpatuman sang mga kapulisan nga nagresulta sa pagkatikma sa suspek nga si Christian Pabalinas sa downtown area sang Bacolod.Ginpasakaan na sang kaso nga theft ang suspek kag ginkalipay naman sang tag-iya nga nabalik na sa iya ang hinuptan nga ido.Pero nagapangabay naman si Police ...
Sa ginpagwa nga press statement sang Department of Health ila ginpa athag nga ang pediatric vaccination expansion ang maga lakip sang tanan nga mga maga edad dose anyos tubtob desi siyete sa Nobyembre tres.Sa record sang Philippine Statistics Authority may 12.7 million ka mga kabataan nga naga pang edaron dose tubtob desi siyete anyos sa Pilipinas.As of October 26, may 18, 666 na ka mga minors nga may commorbidities ang nadapatan sang Covid 19 vaccine sa National Capital Region.Pfizer kag Moderna nga brand sang bakuna ang igahatag sa mga menor de edad. Ang guidelines para sa Nationwide Expansion of Pediatric Vaccination ang iga release sang DOH kun ma finalize na.