Tag: Bacolod

Dec142021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Man survives shooting

A man survived an attempt on his life at Purok Lampirong, Brgy. 2, Bacolod City, Sunday night, December 12.The victim was identified as 30-year-old Jason "Langgok" Olvidado.Police said the victim was beside a well pump when he was shot in the left eye by an unidentified assailant who wore a yellow raincoat.He was rushed to Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital.Police are still investigating the motive for the shooting.*

Dec152021 by Romeo SubaldoNo Comments

Mga babaye gina training para sa self defense

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Dec152021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Biyahe sang mga sakayan pagwa kag pasulod sa negros suspendido na bangud sang bagyo

Balita Hiligaynon, Digicast Negros X

Naka-byahe pa kaina sang aga ang isa ka fastcraft vessel halin Bacolod pa Iloilo.Pero las onse sang aga, wala na gintugutan sang Philippine Coast Guard - Bacolod ang byahe sang tanan nga passenger vessel nga nagabyahe Bacolod-Iloilo-Dumangas vice versa sang ginpaidalom sang pag-asa ang bilog nga isla sang Negros sa Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1.Suno kay Chief Petty Officer Louie Campaner,commander sang PCG-Bredco sub station, ila na ginpanugyan sa mga tagdumalahan sang mga shipping lines nga makig angut sa ila agud matugutan ang mga passenger vessel nga makapangita gilayon sang shelter.Nauna na nga gin suspend sang Coast Guard ang byahe sang mga sakayan nga nagabyahe padulong Cebu sa port sang Escalante, Sagay kag San Carlos City bangud man ginpaidalom man sa Signal No.1 a...

Dec142021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

Bacolod Public Plaza comes to life with MassKara party in December

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The Bacolod Public Plaza is all lighted up for Christmas.*Rey Alipalo photoThousands of red-clad folk flocked to the Bacolod Public Plaza Monday night, December 13, as Mayor Evelio Leonardia led city officials during the lights-on ceremony that turned into a "MassKara Party in December".The police estimated that the crowd peaked at more than 15,000, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said.The public plaza glowed with Christmas colors as 95,000 lights transformed the historic bandstand into a glittering "Light Castle," while the symbolic Jubilee Tower became the "Tower of Lights", it said.A "Tunnel of Light " drew visitors for photo opportunities because of the neon hues that clothe the 40-foot passageway, giving the public plaza a trio of Instagram-w...

Dec132021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Capitol Park and Lagoon now open to all, guv says

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The Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol Park and Lagoon in Bacolod City was reopened to persons of all ages for any purpose, including leisure, starting Monday, December 13.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson issued Executive Order No. 21-57 Monday implementing new guidelines under Alert Level 2 for the park, which will be open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.The park will be allowed up to 70 percent outdoor venue capacity to cater to individuals, regardless of vaccination status, he said.Minimum public health standards prescribed by the Department of Health will be strictly enforced at all times, Lacson added.Temperature checks in order to enter the park and observance of physical distancing and wearing of masks inside are required, he said.The Provincial Incident Management Team h...

Dec152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

76 hit with Hepa C at BQMH, hospital offers free treatment

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Seventy-six patients were infected in an “outbreak” of Hepatitis C at the hemodialysis facility of the Bacolod Queen of Mercy Hospital in Bacolod City, the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Health was told during a hearing Tuesday, December 14.Dr. Willy Yu, BQMH medical director, said the medical needs of the 76 patients hit with Hepatitis C will be shouldered by the hospital.He said they cannot pinpoint the exact source of the spread of the Hepatitis C but they will take responsibility because it happened at their facility.Councilor Cindy Rojas, SP Committee on Health chair, who presided over the hearing, said they still do not know where the virus originated from since Yu disclosed that all of their staff tested negative for Hepatitis C.The hearing addressed the concern...

Dec142021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

6 ka persona nadakpan nga naga gamit sang peke nga vaccination cards

Balita Hiligaynon

Dugang nga anum pa ka mga persona ang sarang mapasakaan sang kaso sang madakpan nga nag-gamit sang peke nga vaccination card sa ila pag-abot sa Bredco port.Suno kay Em Ang, executive director sang Emergency Operations Center, ang lima sa ila nga nag-abot sa Bacolod ang mga trabahador sang isa ka milling company kag ang isa taga-siudad sang Bago.Gintugyan na sang EOC ang insidente sa City Legal Office agud mapasakaan sang reklamu ang anum ka mga persona.Samtang, separado naman nga ginahanda sang City Legal Office ang kaso nga falsification of public documents batuk sa apat ka mga persona nga taga-sagay nga una nadakpan nga nag-gamit sang peke nga vax card sang siudad.Tungod sang hitabo mas naka-alerto karon ang mga monitoring team sang eoc sa mga seaport kag bisan sa bacolod...

Dec142021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

PCG units prepare for evacuations, rescue operations, relief missions

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Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral Leopoldo V. Laroya, has directed District, Station, and Sub-Station Commanders in areas that will be directly affected by Typhoon Odette to prepare for evacuations, rescue operations, and relief missions, in coordination with local government units.Laroya specifically instructed Coast Guard units in the Caraga and Western Visayas regions to immediately activate their deployable response groups (DRGs) and quick response teams (QRTs), and inspect available search and rescue (SAR) assets and equipment as the severe tropical storm is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Tuesday, December 14.“Let us monitor closely and coordinate proactively to ensure the safety of lives so we could all celebrate Christmas with ou...

Dec152021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

5th person caught with fake Bacolod vaccination card

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The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center caught a fifth person using a fake vaccination card, EOC Executive Director Em Ang said Tuesday, December 14.She said a Bago City resident went to the Bacolod EOC office at the MassKara Hall to ask for a vaccination certificate to travel.The person presented a fake Bacolod vaccination card that was easily detected because the vaccine used was misspelled and the vaccinator's name is non-existent, she said.The case of the Bago resident was forwarded to the Bacolod City Legal Office for appropriate action, she said.Earlier, four employees of a sugar mill from Sagay City were also caught using fake Bacolod vaccination cards, she said.Ang said they are keeping a close watch on vaccination cards of persons entering the city during ...

Dec142021 by Digicast Negros StaffNo Comments

No plan to change the name of city hospital – Leonardia

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There is absolutely no plan to change the name of the proposed hospital in Bacolod City. Not even a thought.This was the reaction of Mayor Evelio Leonardia to reports quoting Rep. Greg Gasataya who insinuated there is an attempt to change the name of the Bacolod City General Hospital, a press release from the City Public Information Office said Tuesday, December 12.The mayor said the insinuation that the city government is changing the name of the Bacolod City General Hospital is "baseless, malicious and misleading”.Any plan to change the name of the proposed city hospital is non-existent. It is very clear that Republic Act 11564, or the law signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in June 2021, called for the establishment of the Bacolod City General Hospital, he said.His admin...