Photo of the Day (November 28, 2021)
An Imelda Marcos look-alike joins the "red and green" caravan in Bacolod City, Sunday, November 28.*Byahe ni Amber photo
Tag: Negros Occidental
Bacolod set for Nov. 29-Dec. 1 National Vaccination Days drive
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...
Talisay, San Enrique top Negros chess tournament
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...
Siya nagpamuno sa grupo nga naga pangapin sa Danjugan kag Wala Usik project
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Buro-buro in Sta. Cruz Murcia, Negros Occidental
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80 more Covid deaths
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...
Guv: All provincial gov’t workers must be vaxxed
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 ...
Diaz: Six from Mindanao intercepted without S-PaSS
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 ...
1,544 were vaccinated vs. Covid at Magikland
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...