BACOLOD CITY – The 4th Rum Festival officially kicked off here on Saturday, August 10. City officials headed by Mayor Albee Benitez led the opening at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). BACOLOD officials headed by Mayor Albee Benitez kick off the 4th Rum Festival at the Bacolod City...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is preparing to restore and make the 105-year-old Yulo’s Park on Rosario St., Barangay 14, this city, another tourist destination here. YULO’S Park on Rosario St., Barangay 14, Bacolod City. (Solomon Lopez Locsin Facebook) In a recent media interview,...
BACOLOD CITY – The discovery of a hole inside a supermarket in Barangay Sum-ag here prevented a robbery attempt in the establishment on Wednesday, August 7. A SUPERMARKET in Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City was almost robbed on Wednesday, August 7. (Photo courtesy of Police Station 9) Police...
BACOLOD CITY – A 47-year-old construction worker from Barangay Pahanocoy was reported as the fourth suspected leptospirosis fatality in this city this year. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the City Health Office Environment and Sanitation Division, said the patient waded in floodwater from July 7 to...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has proposed a P4.2-billion budget in 2025. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Mayor Albee Benitez said the allocation is higher than the P3.6 billion this year. “That's an additional billion increase after three years,” Benitez said. Benitez said the expenditure...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) reported the first fatality from suspected dengue in this city this year. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the CHO Environment and Sanitation Division, said the patient was an 18-year-old woman from Barangay Estefania. TAN (Glazyl Masculino) Tan said the...
BACOLOD CITY – A modern city hall will soon rise in a historic site in the downtown area here. City officials headed by Mayor Albee Benitez led the groundbreaking of the new four-story building on Luzuriaga-Araneta Sts. in Barangay 13 on Tuesday, August 6. BACOLOD City officials headed by Mayor...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is distributing P30-million worth of free school supplies to more than 65,000 pupils here. BACOLOD City officials led by Mayor Albee Benitez (center) distribute free school supplies to pupils of Rizal Elementary School and Education and Training Center...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has offered a cash reward to any information that would aid police in addressing unsolved killings in this city. BCPO chief Police Col. Joeresty Coronica pays a courtesy call on Mayor Albee Benitez at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). (Photo courtesy of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 49-year-old purok or community leader passed away on Sunday, August 4, three days after he was injured in a fire in Purok Kingfisher, Barangay 16, this city, on August 1. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, identified the victim as Alejandro Tiad. READ:...
BACOLOD CITY – A centenarian from this city recently received a cash incentive of P100,000 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). CENTENARIAN Emilia Henares (seated) from Barangay 22, Bacolod City, recently received P100,000 cash incentive from the Department of Social...
BACOLOD CITY – A 49-year-old man was injured and 15 houses were razed by a fire in Purok Kingfisher, Barangay 16, this city, before dawn on Thursday morning, August 1. FIFTEEN houses were razed by a fire in Barangay 16, Bacolod City on Thursday, August 1. (Photo courtesy of Chamber Volunteer Fire...
