Face shield ordinance approved on 1st reading
October 6, 2020
An ordinance requiring the use of face shields in addition to face masks was passed on first reading by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod during its regular session Wednesday.
An ordinance requiring the use of face shields in addition to face masks was passed on first reading by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod during its regular session Wednesday.
Bacolod Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran met with the fish vendors of the Burgos Public Market yesterday to clarify issues on the surveillance testing they are being required to undergo by the city government.
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has requested the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) Against COVID-19 to send augmentation personnel to Bacolod to address the serious shortage of nurses and other healthcare workers (HCWs) in private hospitals, City Administrator Em Ang, executive
The Western Visayas Regional Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 has approved the suspension of the arrival of Locally Stranded Individuals in Negros Occidental this week.
The office of Bacolod Councilor Cindy Rojas was locked down starting yesterday but she assured that the processing of the return of Bacolod Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) will continue.
A female stowaway from Bacolod City was extracted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal few minutes before she could leave the country Friday, retired Major General Mel Feliciano, Inter-Agency Task Force Visayas chief implementer, said yesterday.
The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City will suspend its emergency services for two days starting tomorrow.
Market vendors at the Burgos and Libertad public markets held separate noise barrages Saturday to protest against the surveillance testing they are required to undergo by the Bacolod City government on October 10.
The surveillance testing in the three major markets of Bacolod City scheduled today has been moved to October 10 due to the change of schedule of the team of experts from the Department of Health Region 7, Bacolod City Administrator Em Ang said yesterday.
The Business Permits and Licensing Division of the Bacolod City government is advising all business establishments to register with the city’s COVID-19 contact tracing app, as they have only 15 days from the effectivity of City Ordinance No. 941 to do so, a press release from the City said.
Kabataan Partylist-Negros vehemently condemned the intimidation, psychological harassment, and constant illegal surveillance by the state forces to Florence Guzon, KPL-Negros’ Secretary General, a press release from the group said. Last April 25, state elements went to Guzon’s residence in Talisay
Once again, we are made to consider the greatest desire Christ expressed just before his passion, death and resurrection in the gospel reading of the Mass on Thursday of the 7th Week of Easter. (cfr. Jn 17,20-26) His desire was
Negros Occidental, represented by St. John’s Institute, captured the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Elementary Girls Volleyball title on May 6 at the Montalbo Gym in Bacolod City. In the elimination round the Negros Occidental girls defeated Capiz in
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Silay City Mayor Mark Golez yesterday announced that he is resigning from the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP) Laban, as he confirmed his intention of mounting a comeback in politics in 2025. Golez said that incumbent
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An Army general has reiterated that the 3rd Infantry Division does not engage in “red tagging,” which he stressed is not a government policy. Maj. Gen. Marion Sison, 3ID commander, disclosed that the information presented to
Grace Pharmacy president Ian Manuel T. Lo, representing the Dr. Manuel Lo Foundation, generously donated 20,000 five-kilo bags of rice to Bacolod City. The turnover rites were held yesterday at the Bacolod City Government, and the rice donations were received