BACOLOD CITY – This highly urbanized city is intensifying its response to cases of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) after rescuing 10 victims across several barangays in the past two months. Among the survivors, eight, aged 12 to 17, are now in the custody of the city’s...
A 17-year-old high school student is facing a criminal complaint after suspected marijuana recovered from him in a public school in this highly-urbanized city tested positive in a laboratory examination. Police Capt. Andy Ofalia, head of Police Station 5, said the laboratory test result came out a...
BACOLOD CITY – The national government, through the Department of Education (DepEd), will fund the construction of 16 classrooms worth P52.5 million for senior high school students at Progreso Village National High School in this highly urbanized city. In a press conference on Thursday, Mayor...
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League is cancelling the season of Bacolod Masskara while their players and coaches were handed a permanent ban, the league announced on Thursday, July 30. The decision came as the league reiterated its commitment to preserving the integrity, fairness and...
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League isn’t taking the game-fixing allegations against the team Bacolod Masskara lightly, vowing to take serious and stern actions after its game versus Bulacan Kuyas went viral in the social media. The league has yet to issue any official statement but a...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly urbanized city received 200 handheld metal detectors from private donors for the use of 75 public elementary and high schools to strengthen campus security measures. On Tuesday, Mayor Greg Gasataya turned over the scanning devices to Department of Education (DepEd)...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) recently served a show-cause order (SCO) on the Office of the Bacolod Traffic and Transport Management Department (BTTMD) after an employee allegedly disregarded traffic regulations. The administrative action stemmed...
Two Negros Occidental congressmen said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s fifth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) Monday was one of his most substantial speeches for focusing on reducing electricity costs, promoting government accountability, and addressing issues affecting ordinary Filipinos. ...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Veterinary Office (CVO) confirmed on Friday, July 24, that African Swine Fever (ASF) hit two hog raisers in Barangays Granada and Bata in this highly-urbanized city. Two samples were collected in Barangay Bata and both tested positive in the initial and confirmatory...
BACOLOD CITY - Another 17-year-old high school student is being investigated after school personnel recovered P1,000 worth of suspected marijuana during a routine inspection in a public high school here on Wednesday, July 22. Police Capt. Andy Ofalia, head of Police Station 5, said the school...
BACOLOD CITY – Laboratory examination of suspected illegal drug recovered from a 17-year-old Grade 9 student in a school in Barangay Banago here on Monday, July 20, tested negative for shabu. Police Lt. Benjo Ballo Allo, head of Police Station 3, confirmed on Wednesday, July 22, that the item...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city was rocked by another bomb threat in a school in Barangay Pahanocoy here on Tuesday, July 21. Mayor Greg Gasataya said they maintain their position of non-tolerance for any act that threatens the safety of the students and educators. Gasataya said the...
