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.
Mobile provider Globe has significantly ramped up its efforts to combat cyber threats by deactivating and blocking an increasing number of SIMs engaged in malicious activities. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, the company blacklisted 36,549 SIMs from other
The Mixed 2012 of Montevista ES ranked first in round one of Mundial de Futbol, Inter Continental Soccer qualifiers held in conjunction with Gardenville United Football Club Inc., at Megaworld’s The Upper East on April 20-21. In the Girls 2009
• ROGER D. BELTRAN Victorias City’s bet, Kyla Rose Romarate, 22, was crowned Lin-ay sang Negros 2024, besting 28 other candidates during the pageant night held at the jam-packed Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City Friday, April
PANAAD COSTUMES. Sagay City (left) won the Best Colorful, while Talisay City (right) won the Best Indigenous, in the Panaad Festival Costume Competition on Thursday at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City* Andrew Altarejos photos
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amidst the high heat index in Negros Occidental, the Department of Education – Division of Himamaylan City is finalizing plans to shorten class hours in the different schools under its jurisdiction, Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson disclosed.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Residents of Isabela in Negros Occidental that are PAG-IBIG members may soon avail of housing through a project facilitated by the municipal government, Mayor Irene Montilla disclosed yesterday. Montilla, her son, Vice Mayor Juan Miguel Montilla,