Bacolod scraps RT-PCR test for travelers from W. Visayas, NegOr
BACOLOD CITY - The city has scrapped the negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result requirement for travelers from within Western Visayas and Negros Oriental effective Sunday afternoon. Mayor Evelio Leonardia, in a statement Monday, said the city government needs to balance the scale between public health and the socio-economic activities of its constituents that also involves travel and transport of essential goods to and from its territorial jurisdiction. "I have signed Executive Order (EO) 3 setting aside the requirement for a negative RT-PCR test res...