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- No lockdown in Bacolod City
- NegOcc draws plan in case NIATF denies request for 2-week travel moratorium
- NOCPPO urges remaining Epogon crime group members to surrender
- 2 motorcycle riders die in road crash
- 22 Bacolod villages still have Covid-19 cases
| Posted: 22 Mar 2021 09:14 AM PDT "THERE is no lockdown in Bacolod City." This was stressed by Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical data and analysis of Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF), on Monday, March 22, 2021, after some netizens posted on social media that there will be a lockdown in Bacolod City and Iloilo City. "It's not true (lockdown). Let's be responsible when using social media. Don't post anything without confirmation from authorities because it creates panic among us. In the time of pandemic, we don't want people to panic because of false information. Let's post accurate, correct and true information so that our people will be guided properly," Sorongon said. He said some netizens also named some business establishments allegedly having positive cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), which was not true because they were not stated on EOC's line lists. Sorongon added that netizens should stop posting fake news on social media and should be responsible when they post. He said the EOC intensified its monitoring in various barangays to maintain the single-digit new Covid-19 cases in the city. Sorongon said Bacolodnons should follow the health protocols such as wearing face masks, face shields and observing social distancing to prevent the spread of the virus. Sorongon further said anybody can report to EOC through its Facebook page those who violate health protocols, including business establishments, restaurants, among others. "Let's do our job to fight Covid-19. We should follow the health protocols, let's avoid mass gathering and outing because Covid is still everywhere. We should not be complacent," he said.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| NegOcc draws plan in case NIATF denies request for 2-week travel moratorium Posted: 22 Mar 2021 08:59 AM PDT THE Provincial Government of Negros Occidental is currently drawing up plans in case the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) will deny its request for a two-week travel moratorium. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he does not want the province's quarantine facilities to be full again. It was the reason why he asked for a moratorium on land, air and sea travel to the province. Lacson said he is aware that Iloilo City and Iloilo province's request were already denied by the NIATF, and he made a point in his letter to have Negros Occidental exempted from Resolution No.101, which introduced uniform travel protocols. The governor said he is requesting the NIATF to let the province return to its original protocols such as requiring everyone entering the province to undergo swab testing and quarantine until the results are released. Despite the mandatory swab test being removed, Lacson said he was happy that some individuals were voluntarily undergoing swab tests upon entering the province. Zephard Caelian, head of the Provincial Incident Management Team, said they have not received any response yet from NIATF about the governor's appeal for a temporary travel moratorium. He also said additional 70 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines had arrived in the province Monday from the Department of Health Regional Office in Iloilo. He also said additional vials of vaccines from Bacolod City are set to be transferred to the province, however, he has to check first the exact number of doses and brand.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| NOCPPO urges remaining Epogon crime group members to surrender Posted: 22 Mar 2021 08:57 AM PDT THE Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) urged members of the Epogon crime group to surrender and assured them of their safety. The appeal came after last week's murders involving two alleged Epogon crime group members in Bacolod City and Silay City. Police Lieutenant Abegael Donasco, NOCPPO spokesperson, on Monday, March 21, 2021, said from June 2020 until this year, the crime group's leader, Francisco Dela Cruz Epogon, had already been arrested, while four alleged members have been murdered. Donasco said it was possible that the Epogon group may have either encountered and engaged in a conflict with another crime group operating in the province or there may have been fights from within the group itself. It was also possible that illegal drugs may be the reason behind the murders, she said. The NOCPPO spokesperson appealed to the criminal group members to surrender, assuring them that they will do their best to keep them and their families safe. "They may do it anonymously by just proceeding to their nearest police station, by the time they surrender we can give them the proper security so as not to reveal their profiles," Donasco said. Donasco also made a similar plea to other criminal and drug groups to do the same, as they are all being closely monitored and aggressively targeted for police operation. On Thursday, March 18, 55-year-old Jose Estaniel, an alleged Epogon crime group member, was killed outside his home in Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City as he was celebrating his birthday. Estaniel's murder was followed on Friday by Arnold Rivera, who was shot dead at Hacienda Malinao, Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City. Rivera was also allegedly a member of the Epogon crime group.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 2 motorcycle riders die in road crash Posted: 22 Mar 2021 08:57 AM PDT TWO motorcycle riders died in a road accident along Purok Rose, Barangay Cabug, Bacolod City Sunday evening, March 21, 2021. Police identified the fatalities as Remy Christopher Bertolano, 26, and his friend Julius Xander Urbano, 37, both residents of Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City. Police Major Ritchie Gohee, chief of Police Station 9, on Monday said the victims were driving their motorcycles traveling from west direction going to Barangay Handumanan when they overshot the unfinished and rough road around 8 p.m. Both drivers sustained serious injuries and died on the spot. Investigation showed Bertolano was driving his Honda motorcycle, while Urbano was also driving his Kawasaki motorcycle. Both of them were traveling from Barangay Pta. Taytay towards Barangay Handumanan. Gohee said the two victims, who were working in Barangay Handuman public cemetery, were overspeeding and lost control of their motorcycles when they overshot the road. He also described the area as too dark. Bertolano was wearing a nutshell helmet, but his face sustained serious injuries, while Urbano was not wearing a helmet and was thrown off from his motorcycle. Gohee reminded motorcycle riders in the city to drive safely and avoid traveling in dark areas to prevent accidents.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 22 Bacolod villages still have Covid-19 cases Posted: 22 Mar 2021 08:54 AM PDT TWENTY-TWO of the 61 barangays in Bacolod City still have active cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), said Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical data and analysis of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF). Sorongon on Monday, March 22, 2021, said Bacolodnons should not be complacent because 22 barangays still have cases of Covid-19, while 39 barangays are Covid-free. "In previous months, we only had 10 barangays with Covid-19 cases and it's now 22," he said. He added barangay officials were already reminded to strictly enforce minimum health protocols on isolation and quarantine and to focus on their information dissemination through the barangay health emergency response teams (Bherts). On March 17, the Department of Health (DOH)-Western Visayas had reported 25 new cases of Covid-19 in Bacolod. This was the highest so far in a long time, specifically since the last week of November 2020. The last highest number of new positive cases in the city in a day was recorded on November 21, 2020, at 28 cases. New Covid-19 cases continued to slide down since then. The city had been noted to have a single-digit number of additional cases almost every day since January this year. Sorongon said most of the new confirmed cases were close contacts, authorized persons outside residence and locally stranded individuals. He said Bherts were also conducting house-to-house campaigns within their barangays for the vaccination and the enforcement of minimum health protocols. "We appeal to our constituents to tell the truth, if they are not feeling well they should see a doctor or visit the Bacolod Respiratory Outpatient (BRO) Center in Bacolod Arts, Youth and Sports (Bays) Center," he added. Soronong said those who have Covid-19 symptoms such as fever and headache, among others, can visit the BRO Center for a consultation or call the Emergency Operations Center hotline 432-2749. Meanwhile, Sorongon reiterated that the City Government is still requiring negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results for travelers coming from outside Western Visayas entering the city. He said the travel between the cities of Bacolod and Iloilo remained unhampered.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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