BACOLOD CITY – Sixty-six families or 331 individuals were displaced by a fire that hit a residential area in Purok Tangkong, 6th St., Barangay 7, this city, on Saturday, September 9. RESIDENTS affected by a fire in Barangay 7, Bacolod City, on Saturday, September 9, are temporarily sheltered at...
BACOLOD CITY – A senior citizen was struck and killed by an e-trike on Circumferential Road, Barangay Montevista here on Thursday, September 7. Police Capt. Francis Depasucat, head of Police Station 4, identified the victim as Noli Chan, 72, of Barangay Villamonte, this city. Depasucat said...
BACOLOD CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P183,000 was seized from a 20-year-old drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Purok Bolinao, Barangay 1 here on Friday, September 8. Police Capt. Joven Mogato, City Drug Enforcement Unit head, identified the suspect as Jomar Biñas of Barangay 1....
BACOLOD CITY – Dengue cases in this city are down 53.1 percent. The City Health Office (CHO) said a total of 335 cases were reported from January 1 to August 26, compared to the same period last year with 715. Age of affected this year ranged from three months to...
BACOLOD CITY – A 60-year-old security guard was shot dead by two persons on a motorcycle in Sitio Bagacay, Barangay Daan Banua, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, September 6. Police identified the victim as Solomon Nombre of Barangay Daan Banua. Police Lt. Col. John Joel...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will provide at least 150 sacks of well-milled rice to 3,000 rice retailers in three major public markets here amid the nationwide price ceiling on the staple. City Legal Officer Romeo Carlos Ting Jr. said on Wednesday, September 6, that 50 sacks of rice will be...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will provide rice assistance amounting to P40 million to all residents here affected by typhoon “Goring” and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” last week. MAYOR Albee Benitez announces rice assistance for residents affected by 'Goring' and the...
BACOLOD CITY – Police destroyed at least 250 motorcycle open pipe mufflers in Barangay Granada here on Tuesday, September 5, due to the disturbance it caused to some residents especially during night time. Police Major Joery Puerto, head of Police Station 5, said that these mufflers were...
BACOLOD CITY – Property giant Megaworld is set to introduce another new tourist destination in this city by 2024. Megaworld has started the development of the Northill Parade set to rise within the 53-hectare Northill Gateway township on the Bacolod-Silay Airport Access Road. COUNCILOR Jason...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a woman and her cousin-in-law in a buy-bust operation in Purok Star Apple 2, Barangay 27 here on Friday, September 1. Suspects were identified as Reyn Valles, 21, of Barangay Granada here, and her cousin-in law Kurt Zamora, 20, of Barangay 27. Police Major Joery...
BACOLOD CITY – A suspected drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Purok Progreso Village II, Barangay Vista Alegre here on Friday, September 1. Police identified the suspect as Justin Gayoso, 27, of Barangay Vista Alegre, a high-value individual and a regional priority...
BACOLOD CITY – This city is under a state of calamity due to flood caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by typhoon “Goring.” MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez meets concerned agencies at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Wednesday, August 30, to...
