BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental officially launched the 29th edition of the Panaad sa Negros Festival here on Friday, Feb. 28. THE provincial government of Negros Occidental officially launched the 29th Panaad sa Negros Festival at the Provincial Capitol and Lagoon...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez here has sought the prompt appointment of officers-in-charge (OICs) for Negros Island Region (NIR) offices. MAYOR Albee Benitez with Negros Occidental Rep. Mercedes Alvarez-Lansang lead the Committee on Visayas Development meeting with various agencies at...
BACOLOD CITY – A P300-million allocation for the construction of three floodgates here, initially planned under the General Appropriations Act this year, was scrapped. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Mayor Albee Benitez said that he has raised the issue with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Benitez...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco (third from left) meets with key officials at the DOT Central Office in Makati City on February 27, 2025, to discuss the Philippines' hosting of Terra Madre Asia Pacific 2025. With her are (from left) Network Coordinator Elena Aniere,...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has started the demolition of the old site of the Manokan Country in Barangay 12 here this week, 40 years after it was built in the 1980s. MANOKAN Country in Barangay 12, Bacolod City is being demolished to give way to the P4-billion redevelopment project....
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has proposed allowing Kanlaon Volcano evacuees stay at unoccupied housing units in Barangay Felisa here for the meantime. LA Castellana, Negros Occidental Mayor Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan (seated left) meets Bacolod Mayor Albee Benitez at the Bacolod City...
BACOLOD CITY – A 19-year-old man allegedly stabbed his 66-year-old grandmother to death in their house in Barangay Pahanocoy here on Sunday, Feb. 23. Police Capt. Greeky Cayao, head of Police Station 8, said the suspect witnessed an altercation between his mother and grandmother. The suspect got...
BACOLOD CITY – A 24-year-old fisherman drowned in the sea of Barangay 10 here on Tuesday, Feb. 18. A 24-year-old fisherman drowned after his boat capsized at sea in Barangay 10, Bacolod City on Tuesday, Feb. 18. (Photo via Bacolod Maritime Police) Coast Guard Ensign Pauline Villegas, public...
BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old maintenance personnel is the first leptospirosis fatality recorded by the City Health Office (CHO) here this year. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the Environmental Sanitation Division of the CHO, said that the patient was a resident of Barangay Villamonte here. Tan said...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixteen houses were damaged in a fire that hit a residential area in Barangay 17 here on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. A FIRE hits Barangay 17, Bacolod City on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. (Photo via Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade) Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said the...
BACOLOD CITY – Six construction workers were electrocuted while installing solar posts in Barangay Sum-ag here on Saturday, Feb. 8. SIX construction workers installing solar posts were electrocuted and injured in Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City on Saturday, Feb. 8. (Contributed photo) Police...
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...
