BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is providing assistance for 80 families or 240 individuals displaced by a fire in Purok Ramon, Magsaysay, Barangay 14 here on Tuesday, April 21. Fire Officer 2 Rolin Paulan, chief arson investigator of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod, said the...
Perennial title-contender Bacolod Tay Tung breezed past Canossa Academy, 25-10, 25-9, for back-to-back wins in the Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (SGVIL) Rising Stars Cup Division 1 on Wednesday, April 22, at the La Salle Green Hills Gym. The two-time runner-up provincial squad...
BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-two houses were destroyed in a fire in Purok Ramon, Magsaysay, Barangay 14 here on Tuesday, April 21. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod received a fire call at 3:14 p.m. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, in a media interview, said the fire was raised...
BACOLOD CITY – This year’s Panaad sa Negros Festival at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan here earned P29.4 million from April 13 to 19. This was P12.8 million higher compared to last year with only P16.6 million. The highest sales were recorded on Saturday and Sunday, with...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) condemned two fuel and run incidents here and in Talisay City, Negros Occidental involving the same Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). “We will hunt you down,” said LTO-NIR Director Jeck Conlu. On April 15 in Barangay...
ILOILO CITY – A Dumaguete-Manila flight of Philippine Airlines (PAL) made an emergency landing at Iloilo International Airport around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19. "Reports indicate that the oxygen supply in the cabin was insufficient after the aircraft reached its cruising altitude of 32,000...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) is investigating another alleged “gas-and-run” incident in a gasoline station in Barangay Taculing here on Wednesday, April 15. LTO-NIR Director Jeck Conlu said they have identified the owner of the vehicle – a...
BACOLOD CITY – An imposing structure on the airport access road, the Bacolod Philippines Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), opens its doors to the public from April 16 to May 2. The 10-day open house, excluding Sundays, introduces the LDS ' sixth operating...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office intercepted smuggled cigarettes valued at P16 million in a checkpoint in Barangay Taculing here on Wednesday night, April 15. The Police Station 6 inspected a green Isuzu six-wheel van that stopped several meters past the checkpoint. The driver and...
Bacolod City, widely known as the City of Smiles, is also celebrated for its iconic desserts such as piaya and Napoleones. For many locals, indulging in these treats is part of the city’s charm. But while Filipinos love sweets, a doctor from the ETCS Health Station warns that starting healthy...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 1,000 Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs) joined the transport strike here on Wednesday, April 15, over the fuel price increases from the Middle East tension. Rallies were held in four areas, including the Bata flyover and Magsaysay flyover. Protesters converged at the public...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office said smuggled cigarettes valued at P21 million were voluntarily surrendered in a police checkpoint on Tuesday, April 14, in Purok Herbabuena, Circumferential Road, Barangay Villamonte here. According to the Police Regional Office–Negros Island...
