BACOLOD CITY – The city council declared a business tycoon as an adopted son and honorary mayor of this city through a resolution in recognition of his significant contributions to development here. SY (center). (John Louie Abrina) In a letter request dated Dec. 3 to the city council,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sangguniang Panglungsod during their regular session on Wednesday approved the ordinance proposing a P4.4-billion budget for this city next year. THE Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). (Glazyl Masculino) Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, chairman of the Committee on...
BACOLOD CITY – A fire razed 31 stalls inside the Bacolod Central Market on Bonifacio St., Barangay 12, this city, on Friday the 13th. FIRE Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, Bacolod fire marshal, shows to Mayor Albee Benitez a portion of the Bacolod Central Market in Barangay 12 razed by a fire on Friday,...
Mayor Albee Benitez urged people in Bacolod City who have been asked to pay commissions from government financial assistance to file formal complaints. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Benitez said that he has received reports about this issue and emphasized the need for official documentation to proceed...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is prepared to assist local government units in Negros Occidental affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Mayor Albee Benitez said that he is awaiting an update from La Castellana on the number of the evacuees but the city...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has released P100.4 million in healthcare assistance to more than 10,000 recipients of the Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program. As of November, 267,319 members have been registered to the healthcare program, and 71,887 cards have been issued, ensuring...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has sought inputs and expertise of various stakeholders as he unveiled the master plan of this city during a public consultation at the L’Fisher Hotel here on Friday, Nov. 22. "We want to ensure that our master plan to become a super city involves the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways is set to start the construction of floodgates with pumping stations in three major rivers in this city next year. MAYOR Albee Benitez speaks in a press briefing at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Monday, Nov. 11. (Glazyl...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC/Negros Power) will start an P80-million, one-kilometer underground distribution system project on Lacson St. here by January. MAYOR Albee Benitez (left), Roel Castro (center), president of Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC), and NEPC...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government received an additional P50 million from the Department of Health (DOH) to support the Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP). BENITEZ (FB) The DOH granted the request of Mayor Albee Benitez for additional resources to supplement the rising healthcare...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod Yuhum Foundation Inc. has raised P1 million for victims of severe tropical storm “Kristine,” particularly in the Bicol region. The MassKara Festival 2024 organizer initiated a MassKarade Ball dubbed “Sapphirus” to raise funds for those deeply impacted by the...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has donated P2.5-million worth of assistance to kiosk tenants affected by tropical cyclone “Kristine” and extended the MassKara Festival celebration until Oct. 31. The five-day extension from Oct. 27 to 31 benefitted food kiosks at the Bacolod City...
