BACOLOD CITY – A jealous policeman allegedly gunned down his colleague in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City on Friday, May 31. POLICE Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod City police director visited the arrested suspect at the custodial facility of Police Station 8. (Photo courtesy of BCPO) The victim...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez announced that this city will implement a car-free Sunday starting June 9 to promote a healthier lifestyle and a cleaner environment. BENITEZ (FB) Benitez, in a media interview, said that this move allows pedestrians, joggers, and bikers to use the...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to act on the power supply agreement between the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and the Energy Development Corp. (EDC) to address the strong clamor of consumers in this city regarding the high power...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez said that some vendors have opposed the city government’s plan to renovate one of the three major public markets here. MAYOR Alfredo Benitez meets vendors on Saturday, May 25, to discuss the proposed renovation of the Burgos Public Market in Bacolod City....
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez here has extended the moratorium on unregistered electric bikes (e-bikes) and e-trikes for 30 days. BENITEZ (right) Benitez issued a memorandum order addressed to the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) on May 24 for the extension of the moratorium on the...
BACOLOD CITY – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts has issued a Certificate of Compliance for the registration of the chicken inasal as a cultural property of this city. CHICKEN inasal cooking on a grill. (Bacolod PIO) The NCCA’s recognition of chicken inasal as cultural property...
BACOLOD CITY – At least 60 members of the Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in Negros Occidental have resigned from the political party chaired by former President Rodrigo R. Duterte. BENITEZ speaks to members of the Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan in...
BACOLOD CITY – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has recognized the chicken inasal as a cultural property of this city. BACOLOD City held its three-day Chicken Inasal Festival slated from May 24 to 26. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod PIO) City Tourism Officer Maria Teresa...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a couple in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Taculing here on Saturday, May 25. A COUPLE was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City on Saturday, May 25. (Photo courtesy of CDEU) Recovered from the suspects – a 41-year-old man...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office will deploy a total of 236 policemen to ensure the safety of athletes, guests, and sports officials in two big sports events here slated from May 25 to June 1. THE Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) and the Armed Forces of the...
BACOLOD CITY - This city started apprehending illegal e-bikes on Friday, May 24. This was announced by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez after he recently convened barangay chairmen and urged them to abide by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Memorandum Circular (MC)...
BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has dismissed the motion for reconsideration filed by former Mayor Evelio Leonardia on the dismissal of his election protest against Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez in relation to the May 2022 national and local elections....
