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New hospital to improve health services in Victorias

February 5, 2025

The Abelardo and Remedios Bantug Memorial Hospital (ARBMH) main building in Victorias City, which was inaugurated on Feb. 3, has been considered by Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez as a major milestone in delivering accessible and quality healthcare to every Victoriasanon.

Evacuation centers need additional health care staff

February 1, 2025

The Provincial Health Office (PHO) is deploying additional health care personnel at the evacuation centers in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, following the deaths of two infants in the past two months.

100% increase of typhoid fever cases in Negros Occ.

January 31, 2025

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has advised the public to take precautionary measures against the increasing cases of typhoid fever in Negros Occidental.

DOH negotiates with DBM to fasttrack release of HEA

December 17, 2024

The Department of Health (DOH) continues to exert efforts to hasten the release of the Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) for health workers who served during the COVID-19 pandemic in Negros Occidental, Undersecretary Mary Ann Maestral said on Monday (Dec. 16).

PHO: Other provinces replicate One Hospital Command system

December 5, 2024

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan on Wednesday, Dec. 4, defended the implementation of the One Hospital Command system stressing that it is one of the best practices of the provincial government of Negros Occidental and being duplicated by other provinces.

DBM expected to act on unpaid health allowances

December 5, 2024

Health Undersecretary Mary Ann Maestral said that “the ball is now in the hands of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)” on the issue of the P202.8 million health emergency allowances (HEA) intended for payment to health personnel and staff of nine district hospitals managed by the provincial government of Negros Occidental, who rendered services during the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Bacolod, 16 NIR cities, towns still ASF-affected

December 4, 2024

The highly-urbanized Bacolod and 16 other cities and towns in the Negros Island Region remain under the red zone, or areas affected by the dreaded African swine fever, the DA-Bureau of Animal Industry said.

Abolition of One Hospital Command System pushed

December 4, 2024

Two members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), who are eyeing positions in the May 2025 elections, want to abolish the One Hospital Command System (OHCS) of the Negros Occidental provincial government, saying it was only good during the COVID-19 pandemic.

P202.8-M HEA of Capitol health workers still unpaid

November 30, 2024

About P202.837 million of the Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) intended for payment to health personnel and staff of nine district hospitals managed by the provincial government of Negros Occidental, who rendered services during the COVID-19 pandemic period, have yet to be released by the Department of Health- Western Visayas (DOH-6).

NegOcc hospital workers fail to receive COVID health pay

November 29, 2024

Health workers of nine hospitals managed by the provincial government of Negros Occidental have yet to receive their health emergency allowance (HEA) from the Department of Health (DOH).

New hospital to improve health services in Victorias

Evacuation centers need additional health care staff

100% increase of typhoid fever cases in Negros Occ.

DOH negotiates with DBM to fasttrack release of HEA

PHO: Other provinces replicate One Hospital Command system

DBM expected to act on unpaid health allowances

Bacolod, 16 NIR cities, towns still ASF-affected

Abolition of One Hospital Command System pushed

P202.8-M HEA of Capitol health workers still unpaid

NegOcc hospital workers fail to receive COVID health pay

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