BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) has confirmed two more dengue fatalities, raising the death toll in this highly-urbanized city to four this year as of July 27. The latest victims were a six-year-old girl from Barangay Handumanan, who died on July 17 due to dengue shock syndrome, and...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya assured the public that all aspects of this year’s MassKara Festival – particularly financial transactions – will be carried out with full transparency. In response to the city’s call for accountability, festival organizer Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc.,...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is set to pioneer the first local government unit (LGU)-managed Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) training center in Western Visayas, a major move aimed at bridging workforce skill gaps and meeting local labor market demands. Mayor...
By GLAZYL MASCULINO and PNA BACOLOD CITY – Officials of this highly urbanized city have expressed support for the various initiatives being pushed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to improve the lives of Filipinos during his fourth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. Mayor Greg...
BACOLOD CITY – Bacolod City Rep. Albee Benitez plans to refile a bill that would divide this highly urbanized city into two congressional districts. “We will file a bill dividing Bacolod into two districts, and hopefully, the Senate and the President (Ferdinand Marcos Jr.) will see the...
“I don’t know.” Thus said Bacolod City Rep. Albee Benitez when asked if his decision to abstain from voting for Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez as House speakers would impact services for this highly-urbanized city. Benitez has outlined key development plans for this city, including lobbying for...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) is working closely with the Department of Education (DepEd) and school medical officers to track cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in this highly-urbanized city. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the CHO Environment and Sanitation Division, reported...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Council is seeking to expand its cash incentive program here for senior citizens by lowering the minimum age requirement from 80 to 75 and doubling the program’s annual budget to P10 million. The proposed amendment, authored by Councilor Caesar Distrito and co-authored...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 5,000 public school teachers, police officers, and Bureau of Fire Protection personnel in this highly-urbanized city will begin receiving their allowances amounting to a total of P27,196,500 starting Friday, July 25. Mayor Greg Gasataya approved the allowance disbursement...
The Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc. was officially designated by the Bacolod City government as the new organizer of the MassKara Festival. Rodney Mitz Ascalon is the foundation president and festival director. Councilor Al Espino said the new festival organizer was chosen by Mayor Greg Gasataya to...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has pledged timely distribution of free school supplies to public elementary school students in this highly-urbanized city next school year. To avoid delays experienced this year, Gasataya said he has instructed the City Treasurer and the Budget Officer to...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Council proposed to increase this highly-urbanized city’s annual budget for free school supplies from P15 million to P50 million to address the increasing number of public elementary students and the rising cost of learning materials. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP)...
