BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya and the Bacolod Gugma Foundation, Inc. sealed a partnership for the 2026 MassKara Festival through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC), more than a month ahead of the event. During the signing,...
BACOLOD CITY – An 84‑year‑old faith healer was stabbed to death while sleeping beside his wife inside their house in Don Hermino Village, Barangay 1, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Police identified the victim as Bay, also a pedicab driver. Police Master Sgt. Henry...
BACOLOD CITY - Mayor Greg Gasataya said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now in the testing phase of the localized 911 emergency hotline in this highly-urbanized city. Gasataya said a DILG representative in charge of the 911 system arrived in the city on August 13 to...
BACOLOD CITY - The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Bacolod arrested a senior citizen in a raid against the illegal refilling of butane canisters in his home in Barangay Estefania here on Tuesday, August 18. In a media interview, NBI-Bacolod executive officer William De Arca Jr., said they...
BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) has released P4.14 million in Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) cash assistance to a total of 2,070 beneficiaries during a three-day payout here. Around 3,000 people...
BACOLOD CITY - A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was found dead, following an encounter with troops of the Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) in Sitio Calambia, Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Monday, August 17. The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) identified the fatality as...
BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that social protection services remain accessible, responsive, and inclusive, particularly for beneficiaries who are unable to travel to designated payout...
BACOLOD CITY - Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, director of Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) marked his first 100 days of leadership with intensified law enforcement operations against illegal drugs and cigarette smuggling resulting to P211.5 million seizure, and 11.83...
BACOLOD CITY - Mayor Greg Gasataya has demanded accountability and full transparency over the alleged game-fixing incident involving Bacolod MassKara and the Bulacan Kuyas in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) game on July 28. The mayor welcomed the MPBL’s decision to permanently...
BACOLOD CITY - Authorities seized P5.3 million worth of suspected shabu from three individuals, including a virtual assistant and a teenager in weekend drug bust operations in Negros Occidental. A 21-year-old virtual assistant was arrested in Barangay 12 here on Sunday, August 16, with 350 grams of...
BACOLOD CITY - The City Veterinary Office (CVO) here is investigating a recent report about a homeless pregnant dog that was reportedly hit hard with a wooden stick in Barangay Tangub. The CVO met with the barangay council led by Captain Noli Villarosa on Saturday, August 15, to establish the facts...
BACOLOD CITY - The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) served an arrest warrant for rebellion or insurrection against a 57-year-old woman linked to a 2019 encounter between the New People 's Army (NPA) rebels and government forces in Negros Oriental. Personnel of the Manjuyod...
