BACOLOD CITY - The Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) has warned people here against individuals or groups pretending to be garbage collectors and asking for cash donations. BENRO officer-in-charge Allyn Luv Dignadice issued the warning after they received a complaint about a...
Police arrested 446 wanted persons in Bacolod City last year. Police Capt. Rosalino Pugoy, Bacolod police spokesperson, said active public participation contributed to the city police force’s anti-criminality campaign. He said that information provided by people helped authorities strengthen...
BACOLOD CITY – InDrive, a global mobility platform, was officially launched here on Tuesday, Jan. 20, with the opening of a driver center on Burgos Extension in Barangay Villamonte. The opening was led by inDrive Philippines Business Development Head Sofia Guinto, Driver Operations Lead Vanessa...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) is investigating a call center agent who recently went viral on social media for blocking the right-of-way of a responding firetruck in this highly-urbanized city. A video circulating online showed a motorcycle...
BACOLOD CITY – A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor and two others were arrested and 105 grams of suspected shabu valued at P714,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Purok Sigay, Barangay 2 here on Monday, Jan. 19. Police identified the suspects as Jess, 19, SK Councilor; SK Kagawad Jov,...
BACOLOD CITY – MassKara Festival dancers performed during the Sinulog Festival in Cebu City on Sunday, Jan. 18. Dancers from Barangay Tangub, champion of last year 's MassKara Festival, performed during a parade at Fuente Osmeña Circle in Cebu City and at the Cebu City Sports Complex....
The Bacolod City Police Office recovered shabu and marijuana worth P157.3 million in 2025, a 47.6 percent increase compared to P106.6 million in 2024. Police confiscated 22.9 kilos of shabu worth P155.8 million and 12.6 kilos of marijuana valued at P1.5 million from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025, a 46.2...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has started relocating residents from danger zones, particularly along creeks and rivers, as part of the city’s flood mitigation strategy and move to ensure a safe relocation for residents in danger zones. Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD)...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city has allocated P14 million to purchase 10 electric patrol vehicles for the Bacolod City Police Office. Mayor Greg Gasataya, who led the turnover of additional equipment and logistical assistance to the BCPO on Wednesday, Jan. 14, announced that the...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly urbanized city is set to expand its sanitary landfill as it plans to work with the Department of Energy (DOE) to start a waste-to-energy project this year. Mayor Greg Gasataya, who inspected the city 's sanitary landfill in a 30-hectare compound in Barangay Felisa...
BACOLOD CITY – The number of vehicular accidents in this highly-urbanized city declined by 12.23 percent or 44 incidents from 360 in 2024 to 316 in 2025. But the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) said cases of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide went up by 11, from 22 in 2024 to 33 in 2025....
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will increase its monthly allowance for over 1,000 Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology personnel by P500 from P1,500 to P2,000 starting this January. Mayor Greg Gasataya said the increase is part of...
