BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has directed the City Health Office to identify the source of the first monkeypox (Mpox) case here that was not a local transmission. Benitez said that local health authorities are probing how the patient acquired the infection, despite not having a travel...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office warned people against spreading false information, warning that they can be held liable for creating public alarm and tarnishing the city’s reputation. Their warning came after an alleged abduction and rape incident involving a 25-year-old college...
BACOLOD CITY – Two more leptospirosis fatalities have been recorded here, bringing the total to five as of June 9, the City Health Office (CHO) said. The fourth victim was a 43-year-old man from Barangay 21, who waded in flood water on May 13 and 24. Three days prior to hospital admission on May...
BACOLOD CITY - The City Health Office (CHO) confirmed the first case of monkeypox in this highly-urbanized city on June 15. Mayor Albee Benitez, in a statement, said the patient is stable, properly monitored, and currently in isolation and receiving appropriate medical care. He added that the city...
Bacolod City police chief Police Col. Joeresty Coronica has urged the city council to amend ordinances on closed-circuit television camera use, emphasizing the need for stronger surveillance systems to deter crime and support law enforcement efforts. Police at present are required to secure a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 15-year-old boy who was hit by stray bullets in a shooting incident that targeted an alleged drug personality in Purok Langis, Barangay Banago, this city, on Wednesday, June 11, has passed away. Police Major Rondyl Tapang, head of Police Station 3, confirmed on Saturday, June...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Bacolod Division has recorded 94,338 enrollees in 199 public and private schools here for this school year as of Friday, June 13. DepEd-Bacolod spokesperson Education Program Specialist II RJ Paglomutan said that 47,738 males and 46,600 females...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson paid tribute on Independence Day to the resilience of the people amid the ongoing threat of Kanlaon Volcano that affected thousands of residents since the June 3, 2024 eruption. “It’s been a year already since the first Kanlaon...
BACOLOD CITY – Police are investigating if the murder of a man in Barangay Alangilan here this week is tied to his father’s alleged involvement in illegal drugs. Police Major Joeil Reclamado, head of Police Station 5, in a media briefing on Wednesday, June 11, revealed that investigators are...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, said that the five-minute police response time set by the national headquarters is achievable in this highly-urbanized city. Coronica said that the Bacolod City Police Office is aligned with the directive of Police Gen....
BACOLOD CITY – A 27-year-old call center agent was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Tuesday, June 10. Police identified the fatality as Tricia Ann, a resident of Barangay Pahanocoy here. Police Executive Master Sgt. Rodney Tiania, deputy chief of the Traffic...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-6 (Western Visayas) urged employers and participating agencies to hire more job seekers during the Kalayaan Job Fair on June 12 here where more than 10,000 jobs are available. Lawyer Sixto Rodriguez Jr., DOLE-6 regional director, said...
