The spokesperson of former Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday, clarified that no vaccines kept at the Bacolod cold storage facility have expired. Dr. Chris
(PNA Bacolod photo) BACOLOD CITY - Mayor Evelio Leonardia is reminding residents here to continue adhering to minimum public health standards as the city enters its third month under Alert Level 1 status. "We still should not underestimate Covid-19. In other countries, it is still (a) big problem," Leonardia said on Friday, when the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) announced that Bacolod will remain in the lowest category of Covid-19 alert level system until May 15. He added that being under Alert Level 1 until the middle of next month is "another good news" for the city, where large crowds have also gathered for political rallies since the start of the local campaign on the last week of March. "I congratulate the people of Bacolod. Meaning to say we have sustained it. What's important is for people to know we did things right. Our policies and practices were hitting the targets," the mayor said. Leo
(PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - The city government here has welcomed its continuing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Alert Level 1 status until March 31 as announced by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) effective Wednesday. Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the lowest category in the Covid-19 alert level system augurs well with the city's economic recovery plan under the new normal. "We are entering the new normal. It doesn't mean, however, the virus is gone. Covid-19 is still here and we must always be on our guard," he added. In February, Bacolod has transitioned from Alert Level 3 then to Alert Level 2, and then to Alert Level 1 by March 1 after recording a high vaccination rate and a significant drop in infections in the past several weeks. Under Alert Level 1, which has no restrictions in terms of indoor and outdoor gathering capacities, Leonardia has lifted the liquor ban and further shortened curfew
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has asked Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson for a meeting to discuss areas of coordination between the city and