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Bacolod SP calls for preemptive purchase of anti Covid medicines

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...

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...

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Photo of the Day (October 20, 2021)

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The remains of the overseas Filipino worker who died while in quarantine at a Makati City hotel arrived at her home in Barangay Lopez Jaena, Murcia, Wednesday, October 20.*Contributed photo

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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...

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Power rates down P2.0814 per kWh

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The Central Negros Electric Cooperative average residential rate for October is P10.1788/kWh, a decrease of P2.0814/kWh, from last month’s rate of P12.2602/kWh, its acting general manager Danny Pondevilla said Tuesday, October 19.He attributed the P2.0814/kWh rate drop to the reduction in generation charges with the decrease in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM ) price, transmission, system loss charges, implementation of PCPC adjustment, and other pass through charges such as Lifeline and Senior Citizens Discount and Value Added Tax.In monitoring the monthly electricity usage, consumers are advised to look at their kilowatt-hour consumption and not the amount, Pondevilla said.The amount may vary depending on the pass-through charges, he explained.*

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Oct. 19 no longer a holiday in Bacolod

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Tuesday, October 19, is no longer a special non-working holiday in Bacolod City.The Bacolod City government is reminding the public that Republic Act No. 11146, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2018, already effectively moved Bacolod City’s Charter Day from October 19 to June 18 of every year, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office, said.Mayor Evelio Leonardia said that June 18 was the date when then President Manuel L. Quezon signed and approved Commonwealth Act 326, which officially created the City of Bacolod, thus, making the same date as the correct Charter Day of the city.October 19, on the other hand, was the day of the inauguration of the first officials of Bacolod City, the mayor added.“Many people are still fixated with the idea that Octo...