BACOLOD CITY – The Victorias City government in Negros Occidental has committed to accept 500 Kanlaon Volcano evacuees from La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Mayor Javier Benitez said they have internally approved a memorandum of agreement with the La Carlota city...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez said the city government is conducting a relentless crackdown against erring employees. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) “It’s never-ending, but we will be relentless,” Benitez said. Minor violations can grow into significant problems if ignored, he said. The...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has unveiled a proposed urban master plan designed to promote sustainable development and enable this city to become a super city in 25 years. MAYOR Albee Benitez, with Rep. Greg Gasataya (right) and architect and urban design consultant Carlos Arnaiz (left),...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez on Friday, Feb. 7, expressed uncertainty about the impeachment complaint filed by the House of Representatives against Vice President Sara Duterte. BENITEZ “I don’t know what’s happening,” Benitez said when asked for reaction. He said that the Senate has...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez said the rehabilitation of the public plaza and the government center grounds here will start this month. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Benitez said the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority finished the bidding process last December. “They’ve...
The city government of Bacolod has released food vouchers worth a total of P500,000 for tenants of the Manokan Country in Bacolod. CHICKEN inasal is served at temporary stalls at Manokan Country at the terminal hub of SM City Bacolod. (Photo via John Dale Salazar) Councilor Celia Flor, chairperson...
BACOLOD CITY – Filipino-Chinese business tycoon Hans T. Sy recently announced that the old Bacolod airport in Barangay Singcang-Airport here will be developed as an urban oasis. MAYOR Albee Benitez with Filipino-Chinese business tycoon Hans T. Sy, chairman of the executive committee of SM Prime...
BACOLOD CITY – Filipino-Chinese business tycoon Hans T. Sy was warmly welcomed during the 20th Bacolaodiat Festival here on Thursday, Jan. 30. Sy, accompanied by his son Harvey and daughter Hanna Carinna during their visit at the Bacolod City Government Center, was named Honorary Mayor and...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City government saved P15.6 million in fuel expenses in 2024 through the Mayor Albee Benitez Cab initiative. BENITEZ (FB) The Internal Audit Services said that the city spent only P9.9 million out of the P25.5 million allocation for fuel last year compared to 2023 with...
BACOLOD CITY – A retired judge won a brand-new car during Mayor Albee Benitez's New Year’s countdown raffle dubbed “High Five sa 2025” at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). Danilo de la Rosa Amisola of Barangay Villamonte here won in the second draw after the winner in...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has ordered the City Legal Office to reassign the community service vehicle linked to his office tagged in a recent viral post to a barangay for proper use. Benitez, in a statement, said that he was aware of the viral post showing a driver committing a traffic...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Javi Benitez cancelled the New Year’s celebration in Victorias City, Negros Occidental to focus on community service and reinforcing drainage systems following last week's flood. BARANGAY IV in Victorias City, Negros Occidental is flooded due to heavy rain and high...