BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Almana Construction and Development Corp. to fast-track the completion of the P152-million diversion channel on Burgos St. here and target operational status by year-end. “On our part, the most...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) reported a 12.9 percent decrease in dengue cases here, but logged another fatality, bringing the total to five this year, as of Aug. 16. A four-year-old boy from Barangay Villamonte is the latest dengue fatality in this highly-urbanized city. The victim...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod Cosmopolitan Christian Church (BCCC) has condemned the recent murder of 59-year-old Efren Banaglorioso who worked as their driver for over 30 years. In a statement, BCCC senior pastor Rev. Michael Sequitin said they were saddened by Banaglorioso’s death and grieves...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities are investigating if the fatal broad daylight shooting of a 59-year-old church driver in Barangay Taculing here on Sunday, Aug. 24, was a case of mistaken identity. Police Lt. Meller Dionio, spokesperson of the Bacolod City Police Office, said that a background check on...
BACOLOD CITY – With the national spotlight on flood mitigation, Mayor Greg Gasataya convened barangay leaders and key government agencies to push for a more coordinated approach in addressing this highly-urbanized city’s ongoing waste problems, one of the major causes of flooding. “Please...
BACOLOD CITY – A 59-year-old man was gunned down outside a church on Circumferential Road in Barangay Taculing here on Sunday, Aug. 24. Police Capt. Rosalino Pugoy Jr., head of Police Station 6, identified the victim as Efren, a resident of Barangay Granada in this city. Pugoy said that the...
BACOLOD CITY – The first government-run cancer care center in the Negros Island Region opened on Wednesday at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in this highly-urbanized city. Beginning Aug. 26, the center will start accommodating and offering free chemotherapy sessions to...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya warned that the city government will go after litterbugs to instill discipline and support flood control efforts in this highly-urbanized city. Gasataya reiterated the city’s firm stance on enforcing City Ordinance No. 531, Series of 2011, or the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will conduct a re-survey of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) in this highly-urbanized city from Sept. 8 to 20 in response to ongoing transport issues. The plan was discussed in a recent meeting between Mayor Greg...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya announced on Monday that 7,978 Bacolod Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP) cards were undistributed during the term of former Mayor Albee Benitez. In a press briefing, Gasataya expressed concern over the unreleased cards that cost the city P120 each to print....
BACOLOD CITY – The city government and Tanduay Distillers Inc. have officially launched the fifth edition of the Rum Festival in this highly-urbanized city from Aug. 28 to 30. Preparations for the event with the theme “Natatagong Galing" are underway. The festival will feature rum education...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya said that he is leaving the review of flood control projects handled by Legacy Construction Corp. in this highly-urbanized city to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Office of the President. “Let’s just allow the DPWH to do whatever...
