BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Education Division of Negros Occidental (DepEd-NegOcc) has sided with the principal of Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) who refused entry to 13 personnel still unvaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Tuesday. Ian Arnold Arnaez, information officer of DepEd-NegOcc, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Wednesday the incident transpired during the first day when a 100 percent on-site workforce was already allowed since this city, where the NOHS campus is based, is now under Alert Level 1. The 13 individuals include nine teachers and four non-teaching personnel. In a statement, the DepEd-NegOcc said it recognizes the effort of NOHS principal Josette Terora in strictly implementing the DepEd Task Force Covid-19 Memorandum 575 dated December 7, 2021. "DepEd-NegOcc firmly believes that Ms. Terora's decision to deny admittance to the 13 unvaccinated personnel was solely based on the DepEd policy, and not on any willful desir