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Sea travel between Bacolod and Iloilo remain suspended due to tropical storm Dante. But once the typhoon is out, commercial travel may not resume yet after Iloilo Mayor Jerry Treñas extended the travel moratorium until June 15.

Sea travel between Bacolod and Iloilo City resumes today, June 1, however, Malacañang said the city of Iloilo will remain under Modified Enhance Community Quarantine until June 15.

The Senate has approved on second reading the bill proposing the construction of a P600-million general hospital in Bacolod City.

The province of Iloilo is making an appeal to also suspend roro operations amidst the spike of COVID cases in Iloilo. But transport of goods will remain unhampered.

Commercial travel between Bacolod and Iloilo City will be suspended effective 12AM of May 25.

At least 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in Bacolod City, according to City Administrator Em Ang who chairs the Emergency Operations Center of the city.

Sipalay Mayor Regina Lizares confirmed on a Facebook post that she has fully recovered from COVID-19 and is now back to work.

Businessmen in Negros Occidental oppose the proposed travel restriction between Negros and Panay for seven days due to its negative impact to local economy.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines in collaboration with the Local Government of La Castellana, Negros Occidental and Provincial Government of Negros Occidental, honored the

Fifty-one COVID-19 patients who are currently admitted in various hospitals in Bacolod are in critical condition.