BACOLOD CITY – The city government has allotted P10-million financial assistance through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) for 1,000 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in this city. THE Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) through the Sustainable Livelihood Program...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways is set to start the construction of floodgates with pumping stations in three major rivers in this city next year. MAYOR Albee Benitez speaks in a press briefing at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Monday, Nov. 11. (Glazyl...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC/Negros Power) will start an P80-million, one-kilometer underground distribution system project on Lacson St. here by January. MAYOR Albee Benitez (left), Roel Castro (center), president of Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC), and NEPC...
BACOLOD CITY – The body of a suspected “salvage” or summary execution victim was found at the seawall of Purok Lampirong, Barangay 2, this city, on Tuesday night, Nov. 12. Police Major Eugene Tolentino, head of Police Station 2, said the victim was covered with a sack. Both legs were tied...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a couple and seized 150 grams of suspected shabu valued at more than P1 million in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Villamonte here on Monday, Nov. 11. A COUPLE was arrested and more than P1-million worth of suspected shabu was seized in a buy-bust operation in...
BACOLOD CITY – A 20-year-old man tagged as a notorious robber was found dead in Purok Arao, Barangay Vista Alegre here on Saturday, Nov. 9. A 20-year-old man tagged as a notorious robber was found dead in a vacant lot in Barangay Vista Alegre, Bacolod City early Saturday, Nov. 9. (Photo...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental is planning to build a P50-million, five-story multi-purpose dormitory at the Pana-ad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan here to primarily house evacuees and athletes. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said the first...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Drug Enforcement Unit arrested two suspected drug pushers and seized 250 grams of shabu valued at P1.7 million in a buy-bust operation in Purok Gonzaga, Barangay Taculing, this city, on Wednesday night, Nov. 6. POLICE seized suspected shabu worth P1.7 million in a...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government received an additional P50 million from the Department of Health (DOH) to support the Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP). BENITEZ (FB) The DOH granted the request of Mayor Albee Benitez for additional resources to supplement the rising healthcare...
BACOLOD CITY – A 59-year-old driver was killed and a helper was injured when the tractor they were riding plunged off a cliff in Hacienda Loygoy, Barangay Granada here on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Police Capt. Portia Nillosan, head of Police Station 5, identified the victim as Mario Tandog of Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, said that he proposed to Mayor Albee Benitez to add three new police stations to complement the existing 10 here. Coronica said that the initial plan is part of a super city roadmap, as he acknowledged the development of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 62-year-old former barangay councilor or kagawad was gunned down in Zone 1, Barangay Handumanan here on Monday, Nov. 4. The victim was identified as Henry Salbibia of Barangay Blumentritt, Murcia, Negros Occidental, a caretaker of a non-government organization based in this...
