BACOLOD CITY – Tanya Familiaran, chairman of Barangay 13 here, resigned from her post effective June 9. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Bacolod Director Christian Nagaynay said they received her resignation letter on June 20. She stated personal concern as the reason for...
BACOLOD CITY – Outgoing Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez underscored the economic growth of Bacolod in the past three years, saying that he is turning over a highly urbanized city that is “competitive, rising, and ready to lead.” “And as Bacolod grows, so will our numbers – bigger and...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson welcomed the Department of Transportation plan to privatize the operations and maintenance of regional airports, including the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City. Lacson said that the private sector has more resources to introduce...
BACOLOD CITY – A 55-year-old construction worker was killed by the concrete wall of a hotel comfort room that collapsed at the Goldenfield Commercial Complex in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Friday, June 20. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod took the victim Arnel, a resident of...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has directed the City Health Office to identify the source of the first monkeypox (Mpox) case here that was not a local transmission. Benitez said that local health authorities are probing how the patient acquired the infection, despite not having a travel...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office warned people against spreading false information, warning that they can be held liable for creating public alarm and tarnishing the city’s reputation. Their warning came after an alleged abduction and rape incident involving a 25-year-old college...
BACOLOD CITY – Two more leptospirosis fatalities have been recorded here, bringing the total to five as of June 9, the City Health Office (CHO) said. The fourth victim was a 43-year-old man from Barangay 21, who waded in flood water on May 13 and 24. Three days prior to hospital admission on May...
BACOLOD CITY - The City Health Office (CHO) confirmed the first case of monkeypox in this highly-urbanized city on June 15. Mayor Albee Benitez, in a statement, said the patient is stable, properly monitored, and currently in isolation and receiving appropriate medical care. He added that the city...
Bacolod City police chief Police Col. Joeresty Coronica has urged the city council to amend ordinances on closed-circuit television camera use, emphasizing the need for stronger surveillance systems to deter crime and support law enforcement efforts. Police at present are required to secure a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 15-year-old boy who was hit by stray bullets in a shooting incident that targeted an alleged drug personality in Purok Langis, Barangay Banago, this city, on Wednesday, June 11, has passed away. Police Major Rondyl Tapang, head of Police Station 3, confirmed on Saturday, June...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Bacolod Division has recorded 94,338 enrollees in 199 public and private schools here for this school year as of Friday, June 13. DepEd-Bacolod spokesperson Education Program Specialist II RJ Paglomutan said that 47,738 males and 46,600 females...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson paid tribute on Independence Day to the resilience of the people amid the ongoing threat of Kanlaon Volcano that affected thousands of residents since the June 3, 2024 eruption. “It’s been a year already since the first Kanlaon...
