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- Bacolod eyes to hold drive-thru Covid-19 vaccination
- LGUs urged to prepare for Covid vaccine delivery
- Over 3,000 medical frontliners in Bacolod inoculated
- Suspension of flights to Negros Occidental sought
- Registration for national ID ongoing in Bacolod
- Negros Occidental hits 316 active Covid-19 cases
- CLMMRH ward beds hit full capacity
- Fire causes P1.2-M damage in Binalbagan town
| Bacolod eyes to hold drive-thru Covid-19 vaccination Posted: 21 Mar 2021 08:42 AM PDT THE Bacolod City Emergency Operations-Task Force (EOC-TF) was tasked to conduct a feasibility study on the plan to hold a drive-through vaccination against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the city. Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical data and analysis of EOC-TF, on Sunday, March 21, 2021, said Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia directed them to conduct feasibility for the possibility of putting up a drive-through vaccination center. He said there was a state in the United States doing a drive-through vaccination and the mayor was inspired by it. "We are studying it because Mayor Leonardia aims to make the vaccination center readily accessible and convenient for the people of Bacolod, but we have also to take into consideration the safety of the vaccine recipients," he added. Sorongon noted that during the vaccination, there are steps and processes to go through before they will be vaccinated. "So we have to make sure in that drive-thru vaccination center that all processes are in place," Sorongon said. He said they will identify the drive-through vaccination center first and it would be a big space or open area that can accommodate vehicles. "It's still being studied so we will wait for the result of the study," he added.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| LGUs urged to prepare for Covid vaccine delivery Posted: 21 Mar 2021 08:40 AM PDT NEGROS Occidental Health Officer Dr. Ernell Tumimbang urged the health officers and medical staff of all cities and municipalities in the province to ensure that their vaccine cold storage facilities are ready to accept delivery, even at night or in the unholy hours before dawn. "Please prepare your cold storage facilities, especially for LGUs (local government units) far from Bacolod. As soon as possible, we will deliver the vaccines to you. However, the delivery will definitely not be during times when the sun is very hot, but only during times when the temperature is cool," Tumimbang said during the "Bakuna Kasangga ng Bida" vaccine simulation exercise conducted recently at Cansilayan National High School in Murcia. Murcia Mayor Victor Gerardo M. Rojas thanked the provincial government for selecting Murcia as the venue for the vaccine simulation exercise because Murcia's hosting of the activity further bolsters the town's strategic significance as the crossroads for goods and services coming to and from northern, southern and central Negros Occidental. "For one year now, we in Murcia exerted all efforts to combat the virus. With the availability of the vaccine, we can now march forward with a strong and resilient mind that we can combat the virus through vaccination," Rojas said. "We should fast-track data gathering for vaccine recipients. If we cannot prepare the data as early as possible, this will hamper the schedule and pace of our vaccination. Everyone down to the barangay level should fast-track the data gathering," the mayor added. Earlier this month, several thousand Sinovac vaccines arrived in the province. Medical frontliners at the provincial hospital in Silay City and the district hospitals in Cadiz City, Kabankalan City and Valladolid were prioritized as the first recipients of the vaccines. "Let us wait, because our turn will come. So please prepare to accept the vaccine deliveries during unholy hours, and make sure that your cold storage facilities are ready for the vaccine," Tumimbang reminded the health officers. He explained that, once the vaccines are delivered to the LGUs, and their cold storage facilities are not ready, it is difficult to bring the vaccines back to Bacolod, particularly for LGUs far from the provincial capital, because the vaccines might lose their potency. He further recommended to LGUs to procure biological refrigerators instead of the ordinary commercial ones because biological refs have special temperature control equipment specifically designed for vaccines, which need stable required temperature levels to preserve their shelf life and potency. "Please encourage your clients in your LGUs to avail of the vaccine. Make them understand, and convince them to undergo vaccination. This is already the opportune time to open the economy of our province, after majority of us have already been vaccinated," the provincial health officer said. Murcia Vice Mayor Johnny Reosura and the town councilors witnessed the event. Also present were 3rd District Provincial Board Member Manuel Frederick "Manman" Ko, ABC provincial president Board Member Juvy Pepello and 303rd Brigade Philippine Army commander Colonel Michael Samson. Provincial Department of Health head Dr. Elizabeth Altamira, assistant provincial health officer Dr. Jessica Fama and Hinoba-an Health Officer Dr. Rowena Abella, who is the provincial president of the Association of Municipal and City Health Officers of the Philippines, headed the team of medical practitioners, composed of doctors and nurses from all LGUS in the province, who observed the proceedings. (PR)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Over 3,000 medical frontliners in Bacolod inoculated Posted: 21 Mar 2021 08:40 AM PDT A TOTAL of 3,993 medical frontliners in Bacolod City were inoculated with Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines from March 12 to 19, 2021. Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical data and analysis of Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF), on Sunday, March 21, 2021, said from March 12 to 19, a total of 2,659 medical frontliners were vaccinated with Sinovac vaccine and another 1,343 medical frontliners were also inoculated with AstraZeneca vaccine. He said on Friday, a total of 100 barangay health workers were inoculated in a simultaneous simulation exercise and rollout of Sinovac vaccines in 10 barangays. These included Barangays 4, 39, Alijis, Banago, Granada, Handumanan, Mansilingan, Pahanocoy, Punta Taytay and Taculing. Each barangay had 10 recipients of Sinovac vaccine, who were identified as medical frontliners. Bacolod City earlier received a total of 156 vials of AstraZeneca vaccine from the national government that were distributed to Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, Riverside Medical Center, Bacolod Adventist Medical Center and The Doctor's Hospital, Inc. The 156 vials of AstraZeneca vaccine can accommodate a total of 1,560 recipients. Aside from the AstraZeneca vaccine, Bacolod City also received another 840 doses of Sinovac vaccine that were used for medical frontliners assigned at isolation quarantine facilities, City Health Office, Barangay Health Workers, independent clinics and laboratories. The AstraZeneca vaccines were given to medical frontliners ages 60 years old and above. Sorongon noted that the vaccine recipient should receive the same brand of vaccine on their first and second doses of vaccination. "Once they received the Sinovac vaccine in the first dose, they should also get the Sinovac vaccine in the second dose. They should not mix the Sinovac, AstraZeneca or another brand of Covid-19 vaccines," Sorongon said. He said they will only wait for the next arrival of the vaccine since there was an initial report that all the vaccines will focus in Metro Manila due to the surge in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases. "So far, in Bacolod City our Covid-19 cases are under control. All the Covid patients were transferred to the isolation facility and the surveillance testing is still ongoing. We are also monitoring the business establishments in the city," he added. As of March 20, Bacolod City had a total of 5,901 Covid-19 cases. Of the number, 5,622 were recoveries, 93 were active cases and 186 were deaths. On the same day, Bacolod City had a total of three new cases. Sorongon said most of the Covid-19 patients include close contacts, locally stranded individuals, authorized persons outside residence and pregnant women. Meanwhile, Sorongon said they are only waiting for a copy of the resolution from the national Inter-Agency Task Force to include city officials in the vaccination program. "We will wait for the copy of the resolution first to vaccinate them and to avoid technicalities," he said.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Suspension of flights to Negros Occidental sought Posted: 21 Mar 2021 08:39 AM PDT NEGROS Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson will write a letter to the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) to request a two-week suspension of inbound flights from Metro Manila to the Bacolod-Silay Airport. The planned request came after the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila. Lacson said he also discussed the matter with Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas and Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. The NIATF on Sunday, March 21, 2021, denied the request of Treñas and Defensor to temporarily stop its flight operations due to the surging number of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila. The task force disapproved of the proposal to halt travels to the region until next month. Treñas confirmed the information after talking to NIATF chief implementer Carlito Galvez. In Negros Occidental, Lacson issued Executive Order (EO) 21-18 last week, requiring travelers bound to the province to present a negative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result not earlier than 72 hours before their travel. Travelers should also obtain an S-PaSS permit and download the StaySafe.Ph applications. Lacson said the provincial government will also offer voluntary swabbing and quarantine at the airport and seaports. Inboard passengers shall no longer be required to undergo facility quarantine but instead be required to undergo a seven-day home quarantine upon arrival, the EO said.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Registration for national ID ongoing in Bacolod Posted: 21 Mar 2021 08:38 AM PDT THE registration for the National ID System is ongoing at the Rizal Elementary School in Bacolod City Mondays to Saturdays. Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia along with other City Hall executives including City Legal Officer Joselito Bayatan, Secretary to the Mayor lawyer Edward Joseph Cuansing, Supervising and Administrative Officer Federico Guanzon Jr., and Public Employement Service Office (Peso)-Bacolod head Ma. Rebecca Balicas registered with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Step 2 last week. Provincial Chief Statistical Specialist Luis Gonzales of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Negros Occidental said in a statement they are catering to registrants ages 15 years old and above. The ongoing registration is already "Step 2" of the PhilSys registration process. Step 2 is for the validation of supporting documents and capturing biometric information of registrants. In "Step 1" conducted last year, a house-to-house interview to gather the demographic data using tablets was done by PSA-commissioned data collectors. An appointment slip for Step 2 was then issued to each interviewee. Gonzales said for Step 1 in Bacolod, the PSA prioritized members of some low-income families included in the list furnished by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). "In our Step 1, we already catered even to those small children (below 15 years old)," he said. The PSA has made significant progress in the last quarter of 2020 with over 8.4 million Filipinos completing the PhilSys Step 1 Registration. "Our process right now is to prioritize those who registered last year but there are instances that they are not able to come, which is why we also cater to walk-in registrants," said Gonzales. On January 4, 2021, the PSA started gradual and small-scale registration in selected provinces in the country. In Bacolod, the Step 2 registration kicked off on February 23, 2021. The PSA targets to register the majority of Filipinos by the end of 2022. Republic Act 11055, or the "Philippine Identification System Act," aimed to establish a single national identification system for all citizens and resident aliens in the Philippines. Aside from providing valid proof of identity, establishing a single Philippine Identification System would help transform and streamline the delivery of services, resulting in easier access to and application for social welfare programs and benefits from the government. Promoting ease of doing business, enhancing the integrity of services and reducing fraud, enabling and promoting participation and trust in digital government and the digital economy, and empowering Filipinos with greater control over their personal data are also among the objectives of the PhilSys.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Negros Occidental hits 316 active Covid-19 cases Posted: 21 Mar 2021 08:38 AM PDT THE number of active Covid-19 cases in Negros Occidental hit 316 based on data issued by the Department of Health (DOH) Western Visayas on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Based on the DOH's bulletin, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is at 7,084, with recoveries at 6,572 and fatalities at 193. Negros Occidental also posted 25 new cases on Saturday, of which 11 were noted as local cases, 13 locally stranded individuals (LSI), and one authorized persons outside of residence (Apors). In a separate data released by the Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office on Friday, the majority of LSI and Apor cases in the province originated from Manila with 492, followed by Cebu with 312. La Carlota City topped the province with the most number of active cases with 28; followed by San Carlos City with 24; and Sagay City with 14 cases. Only the towns of Candoni and Don Salvador Benedicto posted no active cases.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| CLMMRH ward beds hit full capacity Posted: 21 Mar 2021 08:36 AM PDT THE Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City issued a public advisory Sunday, March 21, 2021, after its allocated beds in the hospital wards reached full capacity. In an advisory issued by Dr. Julius Drilon, CLMMRH chief, the hospital wards in question were under the management of the Department of Pediatrics. Drilon said they have implemented temporary changes that have already been taken into effect and will be in place until further notice. The CLMMRH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatrics Ward will limit its admission services to extreme emergency cases only. Drilon also requested the public to coordinate closely with their Emergency Department through their hospital hotlines prior to patient transfers or transport at (034)703-1350, (034)702-4480, and (034)701-7865.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Fire causes P1.2-M damage in Binalbagan town Posted: 21 Mar 2021 08:30 AM PDT BINALBAGAN. A near-midnight fire razed about P1.2 million worth of establishments, mostly eateries, on Isidro Street in Barangay San Pedro, Binalbagan town over the weekend. The Bureau of Fire Protection reported six destroyed and two partially-damaged stores. The fire, which lasted for more than an hour, reportedly started in an eatery that cooked boiled meat soup (nilaga). (Erwin P. Nicavera/Maven dela Cruz photo)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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