Tag: Negros Occidental news

Nov282021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Imelda Marcos look-alike joins ‘red and green’ caravan in Bacolod

An Imelda Marcos look-alike joins the "red and green" caravan Sunday, November 28.*Thousands of supporters of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and vice presidential bet Sara Duterte, including an Imelda Marcos look-alike, joined a red and green caravan in Bacolod City on Sunday, November 28.The vehicles that joined the caravan, the majority of which were motorcycles, were decorated with tarpaulins, Philippine flags, and red and green ribbons.Participants chanted “BBM, BBM,” waved flaglets, honked and swayed to the beat of drumbeaters on the back of pickups.Others came dressed in costumes, with a lot of participants posing for photos with the Imelda Marcos look-alike at the Bacolod City Government Center where the caravan ended.John Benneth said the...

Nov282021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Bacolod set for Nov. 29-Dec. 1 National Vaccination Days drive

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City PIO photoIt's all systems go for the Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 National Vaccination Days with Bacolod City set to open up 40 vaccination sites in schools, barangays and malls for the three-day event as part of the government's campaign to fast-track herd immunity.Mayor Evelio Leonardia enjoined Bacolodnons to take part in the program and called on the unvaccinated to get inoculated from Monday to Wednesday despite the declining COVID-19 cases in the city, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said.Executive Director Em Legaspi-Ang of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force said the City Health Office under its officer-in-charge, Dr. Edwin Miraflor, Jr., has already conducted an orientation for 127 volunteers in the runup to the event that starts as early as...

Nov282021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Talisay, San Enrique top Negros chess tournament

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Capitol photoChess players from Talisay City and San Enrique are champions of this year’s Negros Open Chess Tournament or the 2nd Governor’s Cup Chess Tournament (12 -14 years old and 15 – 17 years old categories).Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the awarding of winners of Friday’s tournament held at the Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City, organized by the Provincial Sports Office led by EA Anthony Carlo Agustin.The participants are from the different cities and municipalities of the province.For the 12 -14 years old category, Escalante City placed second and third while La Carlota and San Enrique placed fourth and fifth, respectively.For the 15 – 17 years old category, Silay City placed second, Escalante City third and fourth place, and Cadiz City placed fifth.The tou...

Nov272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

80 more Covid deaths

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There are 80 more COVID-19 deaths in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental, the Department of Health reported Friday, November 26.The DOH said there are 59 new deaths in Negros Occidental and 21 in Bacolod City.Executive Director Em Legaspi Ang of the Bacolod Emergency Operations Center-Task Force, said the deaths were not recent, there has been a big drop in the number of COVID-19 fatalities in the city lately.The DOH is reporting deaths that happened earlier, which it has only recently recorded, she said.The DOH does not post the number of COVID-19 deaths until it gets copies of death certificates, she said.The DOH death figures for Bacolod were short 140 of the total number, Ang said.The DOH on Friday reported that Bacolod City has 523 active COVID-19 cases and a to...

Nov272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv: All provincial gov’t workers must be vaxxed

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Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Friday, November 26, said he will require all provincial government employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.Cadiz Mayor Salvador Escalante and Bago Mayor Nicholas Yulo on Thursday issued orders for all of their cities’ employees to get vaccinated.Those who refuse to be vaccinated will be required to submit themselves to regular RT-PCR or rapid antigen tests at their expense, the two mayors said.Lacson said he will also encourage other local government units to make vaccination mandatory among government employees.Executive Director Em Legaspi Ang of the Bacolod Emergency Operations Center-Task Force said Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has not issued an order compelling city employees to get vaccinated yet.A lot of city ...

Nov272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Diaz: Six from Mindanao intercepted without S-PaSS

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Six persons from Mindanao attempting to enter Negros Occidental via Kabankalan City on Friday, November 26, with no travel documents were intercepted and will be quarantined, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.The six on board a Ceres bus were intercepted at a checkpoint at the Tabugon border in Kabankalan City, and made to disembark.The six entered Negros Island through Dumaguete City and were headed for Kabankalan City, Diaz said.The Negros Occidental provincial government requires travelers entering Negros Occidental from the Oriental side to have an S-PaSS and a vaccination card for the fully vaccinated and negative RT-PCR test results for the unvaccinated as a deterrent against the spread of COVID-19.The six will be held at the Silay City quarantine facility ...

Nov272021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

1,544 were vaccinated vs. Covid at Magikland

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Capitol photoA total of 1,544 persons, the majority of whom were minors, were vaccinated against COVID-19 at Magikland in Silay City, Friday, November 26.There were 1,087 who received their first dose and 457 who got their second dose, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said.The vaccination drive was conducted by four mobile vaccination teams from the Provincial Health Office and the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital, and two from Silay City, Diaz said.The mass COVID-19 vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 years was attended by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, and Silay City Administrator Jose Edward Davila.The vaccinated minors were given free Magikland entrance tickets, which...

Nov272021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

PDEA destroys P53.44M worth of illegal drugs

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PDEA-6 photoThe Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Western Visayas along with the local government unit of San Carlos destroyed P53.44 million worth of dangerous drugs on Friday, November 26, at a San Carlos City Bio-Power Inc. (SCBI) facility in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.The drugs were evidence of decided cases from courts in the cities of Cadiz, Silay, Himamaylan, Kabankalan, Bago, and San Carlos in Negros Occidental; Roxas City and Mambusao in Capiz province; and Iloilo province that were surrendered.Of the contraband, 6,280.0099 grams were methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu worth P53,380,084.15, while the 427.7840 grams of marijuana were worth P64,167.The drugs were destroyed through thermal destruction with the use of a broiling machine at SCBI. ...

Nov262021 by Barbara MijaresNo Comments

Cadiz nag require sa mga empleyado kag consultant nga magpabakuna

Balita Hiligaynon

Mga empleyado lakip na consultant sa siudad sang Cadiz ang gina require nga mag pabakuna.Ini sandig sa gin papanaog nga memorandum order ni Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr, sa pagpasiguro sang health and safety sang mga ginaserbehan sang siudad kasubong man sa mga kaupod nga nagatrabaho sa gobyerno.Gani suno sa alkalde ang mga natungdan ang dapat nga mag submit sang ila nga vaccination cards ukon certificates sa ila tagsa ka department head sa Lunes, Nobyembre 29.Dugang pa ni Escalante ang mga unvaccinated employees sumugod Disyembre uno ang maga submit sang negative RT PCR test result ukon negative Rapid Antigen test sa kada semana. Ang indi maka submit ang pagakabigon nga absent. Ang mga gikan naman sa national government agencies nga wala sang vaccine cards ang indi pagtugutan n...

Nov262021 by Martian MuycoNo Comments

Iloy nasapwan nga patay sa banwa sang Cauayan

Balita Hiligaynon

Cauayan PNP photoPatay na sang masapwan sang isa ka residente kahapon ang 35 anyos nga si Agnes Ban sa sulod sang katubuhan sa Barangay Mambugsay sa banwa sang Cauayan.Sa pag pangusisa sang Cauayan PNP, Miyerkules sang gab-i sang makabati sang singgitan ang mga residente sa amo nga lugar kag pag ka aga nasapwan na lang nga patay na ang biktima.Suno kay Major Norberto Barniso, hepe sang cauayan pnp, ang biktima ang may pilas sa liog tuga sang pag laslas kag sila ang may mga persons of interest naman sa karon.Personal nga dumot amo ang gina tan-aw nga motibo sang pnp sa pag patay kay ban.