BORDER CONTROL. The strengthening of borders such as at Dumaguete-Sibulan airport in this photo comes in the wake of a surge of Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region, mostly due to the Omicron variant. The provincial government of Negros Oriental is mulling requiring anew a negative antigen test for all travelers to the province, regardless of vaccination status. (PNA file photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The provincial government of Negros Oriental is considering the possibility of requiring all travelers, vaccinated or not against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), to present a negative antigen test upon entry to the province amid the Omicron variant threat. Capitol public information officer Bimbo Miraflor told the Philippine News Agency in an interview Wednesday that an executive order has been drafted for review and signing by Governor Roel Degamo. "The tentative date for the effectivity of the latest requirement is on Sunday, January 16. However,