BACOLOD CITY – A 50-year-old barber was gunned down while cutting a customer’s hair in his house in Barangay Vista Alegre here on Sunday, June 7. Police identified the victim as Carlito. Investigation showed that an unidentified person suddenly entered his house and shot him. The victim died on...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) here recorded about 106,600 enrolled learners from both public and private schools as the classes for the school year 2026-2027 opened Monday. Data from the quick count of the DepEd-Bacolod City Schools Division Office showed that as of past noon...
BACOLOD – In an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, Mhark Fernando III refused to blink, weaponizing his grit and unflappable poise as the rising Zamboagueño star broke local favorite Eddie Gonzales, Jr. to capture the hotly contested ICTSI Bacolod Junior PGT Championship in a chaotic,...
BACOLOD CITY – Two suspected robbers were arrested for allegedly shooting two intelligence officers of the Bacolod City Police Office in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Wednesday, June 3. Police identified the suspects as Toto, 29, of Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, and Tomas, 28, of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office reintroduced the 911 emergency hotline to enhance immediate police response and reporting of incidents for a safer Negros Island Region (NIR). Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, director of the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR),...
BACOLOD – With coveted tickets to the Elite Junior PGT Finals on the line, Ana Marie Aguilar and Stephen Clementer braved grueling, windless conditions to spearhead a gripping charge in the ICTSI Bacolod JPGT Championship here on Thursday, June 4. Under a heavy, overcast sky that offered no...
BACOLOD – Intense tropical heat and a daunting tight layout couldn’t cool down the fire in Stephen Clementer and Soleil Molde as they braved tough conditions to seize control of their respective divisions at the start of the ICTSI Bacolod Junior PGT Championship here on Wednesday, June 3. With...
By Jean Cabrera Thousands of Bacolodnons, tourists, and food enthusiasts gathered for the Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival, a three-day celebration honoring the city 's iconic grilled chicken dish and the culinary tradition that helped put Bacolod on the gastronomic map. Led by the City...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has beefed up security operations as this highly urbanized city hosts the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) Qualifiers 2026 at STI-West Negros University Gym from June 2 to 6. Starting Monday, 369 police...
BACOLOD CITY – A woman voluntarily surrendered 150 grams of suspected shabu valued at P1 million in Barangay 1 here last week. A report from the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) released on Monday, June 1, said that the contraband was kept by her live-in partner who was...
Phinma Properties expects to generate ₱26 billion in revenues from Maayo Terraces, its 11-tower medium-rise residential condominium project at Saludad Township in Bacolod City. In partnership with JEPP Real Estate Co., Phinma Properties broke ground on Dahlia Tower, the first tower of Maayo...
BACOLOD CITY – Barangays 12 and Granada were hailed champions in the street and arena dance competition during this year’s Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival (BCIF) at the Megaworld Upper East here on Saturday, May 30. Barangay 12, representing Malaysia, won in the festival street dance...
