Tagb continues to administer Covid vaccines, booster shots amid new variant threat
City Mayor John Geesnell Yap (seated, center) gets his booster shot from City Health Officer Dr. Jeia Pondoc (right). while the Mayor Yap’s wife, First Lady Jane Yap (left) looks on. Contributed photo
Another schedule for the administration of booster shots and the 1st and second doses of the Coronavirus disease (Covid) vaccine is set by the City Government on January 13, 14, 18, 20, and 21 at the Booy Covered Court and Bool Elementary School.
The National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) of the Department of Health (DOH) lauded the efforts of Tagbilaran City during its regular meeting for being able to fully inoculate 99.04% of the city’s target population.
City Mayor John Geesnell Yap encouraged all Tagbilaranons to take an active part in the vaccination drive, especially now that there is an alarming increase of Covid cases in the country as monitored by the OCTA Research Group in its report released by the Philippine Daily Inquirer on December 31, 2021.
In the same report, new Covid cases soared to 1,623. The increase in the number of cases can be attributed to holiday-related mobility and gatherings.
The DOH reminded the public to adhere strictly to health protocol.
In a report released by Rappler on Jan.10, 2022, the Philippines already detected 43 cases of the Omicron variant.
However, there are concerns that the actual number of Omicron variant infections may be far higher, as the Philippine Genome Center is only sequencing a small percentage of the positive cases.
DPWH turns over Eastern Cogon covered court to Tagbilaran City
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) turned over the completed covered court in the Eastern Cogon Elementary School.
City Mayor John Geesnell Yap along with Eastern Cogon Elementary School Principal Concepcion Gallentes and Cogon Barangay Officials witnessed the turnover ceremony on Jan. 6, 2022.
This new facility is the latest addition to the recently completed covered courts in Dao Elementary School and San Isidro Elementary’s School. The covered courts in Dao and in San Isidro are both funded by the City’s Special Education Fund (SEF).
Tagbilaran City’s SEF has been exponentially increasing since Mayor Yap’s assumption in office, from P25 million in 2013 to more than P70 million in 2021.
Furthermore, the SEF has been always been put to good use with the deployment of the security guards to all the public schools, procurement of toner, rehabilitation of the library, repair of roofing and trusses of the Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School, deployment of teacher aides, and the procurement of equipment for the senior high school.
The SEF has also instrumental in the City DepEd’s blended learning project. The fund was used to provide funding for
printing gadgets stationed at the Learning Resource Management System at the Tagbilaran City Central School to hasten the production of modules, while heavy-duty photocopiers were provided to all the City’s public schools.
For calendar year 2020, the City Department of Education (DepEd) division, produced and reproduced thousands of self-learning modules for K-10 and senior high school.
“The prompt payment of taxes by the Tagbilaranons made this initiative possible. Tagbilaran City’s Special Education Fund has been exponentially increasing since 2013 resulting to improved services in education. The SEF has been instrumental in providing additional classrooms to all the City’s public schools, security guards, laboratories, multi-purpose covered courts, uniforms, and equipment. We can really feel our taxes working to improve the lives of our constituents,” Mayor Yap said.