BACOLOD CITY – Police are investigating if the murder of a man in Barangay Alangilan here this week is tied to his father’s alleged involvement in illegal drugs. Police Major Joeil Reclamado, head of Police Station 5, in a media briefing on Wednesday, June 11, revealed that investigators are...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, said that the five-minute police response time set by the national headquarters is achievable in this highly-urbanized city. Coronica said that the Bacolod City Police Office is aligned with the directive of Police Gen....
BACOLOD CITY – A 27-year-old call center agent was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Tuesday, June 10. Police identified the fatality as Tricia Ann, a resident of Barangay Pahanocoy here. Police Executive Master Sgt. Rodney Tiania, deputy chief of the Traffic...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-6 (Western Visayas) urged employers and participating agencies to hire more job seekers during the Kalayaan Job Fair on June 12 here where more than 10,000 jobs are available. Lawyer Sixto Rodriguez Jr., DOLE-6 regional director, said...
BACOLOD CITY – A man believed to be a “salvage” or summary execution victim was found in Barangay Alangilan here on Monday, June 9. Police Major Joeil Reclamado, head of Police Station 5, identified the victim as Christian, a resident of Barangay Estefania here. Reclamado said the victim was...
BACOLOD CITY – A 17-year-old teenage boy is the third and latest fatality of leptospirosis in this city this year, the City Health Office (CHO) said. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the CHO Environment and Sanitation Division, said the victim, a resident of Barangay Bata here, had a history of swimming...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Station 3 here is set to relocate from its temporary location beside the barangay hall to a new, permanent home in Barangay Mandalagan. This is after the city government, in partnership with Rockwell Land Corp., broke ground for the construction of a P20-million three-story...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office is ramping up security measures in preparation for the arrival of over 260 foreign students between June and August here, following a request from the Language Skills Learning Center (LSLC) for increased police visibility to ensure their safety. The...
National University-Nazareth School reaffirmed its mastery over Bacolod Tay Tung, 27-25, 16-25, 21-25, 30-28, 15-13, to reclaim the crown in the 2025 Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL) Rising Stars Cup Division 1 Saturday, June 7, at the La Salle Green Hills Gym. In the rematch...
BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering increasing the buying price of palay (unhusked rice) to support farmers and the national government’s P20 per kilo rice initiative. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced during the program’s launching at Burgos...
BACOLOD CITY – The P20 per kilo rice program was officially launched here on Thursday, June 5. Hundreds of residents lined up as early as 6 a.m. to purchase the staple. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Mayor Albee Benitez led the launching at the Burgos Public Market with...
BACOLOD CITY – The National Food Authority (NFA) started delivering sacks of rice to the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Wednesday, June 4, a day before the official launching of the P20-per-kilo rice program here. Brenda Burdeos, project development officer IV of the City Cooperative...
