BACOLOD CITY – Department of Tourism (DOT)-6 (Western Visayas) Director Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez disclosed that tourist arrivals in this city reached 780,960 last year. Rodriguez, speaking at the opening of a new hotel here last week, also said that the province of Negros Occidental had 694,050...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has canceled the proposed P525-million renovation of the Burgos Public Market here after majority of vendors opposed the project due to livelihood concerns. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) The city government has decided to use the budget to fund other projects that...
BACOLOD CITY – An employee was injured in a fire that hit the kitchen of a restobar in Barangay 5 here on Saturday, June 15. A FIRE razed five business establishments in Barangay 5, Bacolod City on Saturday, June 15. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City Fire Station) Fire Supt. Jenny Mae...
BACOLOD CITY – A 19-year-old suspected drug pusher was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Purok Maabi-abihon, Barangay 35, this city, on Friday, June 14. A 19-year-old man was arrested and suspected shabu worth P1,020,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 35, Bacolod City on Friday,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 60-year-old barangay councilor died after he was hit by a 10-wheel truck carrying an empty container van in Barangay Banago here on Thursday, June 13. A BARANGAY councilor was killed after he was sideswiped by a 10-wheel truck in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City on Thursday, June...
BACOLOD CITY – This city held its first health summit on Tuesday, June 11, to bridge gaps in the healthcare system to better serve the people here. THE first Bacolod Health Summit was held at the L’ Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City on Tuesday, June 11. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City Health Office...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) turned over P4.3 million in financial assistance to a total of 907 informal workers from nine barangays in this city on Independence Day. THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) turned over P4.3-million worth of Tulong...
BACOLOD CITY – Nine houses were destroyed in a fire that hit a residential area in Purok Malinong, Barangay Tangub here on Sunday night, June 9. A FIRE hits a residential area in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City on Sunday, June 9. (Photo courtesy of BFP-Bacolod) The Bureau of Fire...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) on Monday reported the first pertussis fatality this year here. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the CHO Environment Sanitation Division, said the fatality was a six-year-old boy from Barangay Villamonte who died on May 26. The CHO has recorded a total of 53...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez urged suspects in the murder of a Grade 11 student here to immediately surrender to the police and warned them that the full force of the law will be imposed until justice is served to the family of the victim. BENITEZ (FB) READ:...
BACOLOD CITY – The 26 tenants of Manokan Country here have only until July 5 to vacate their stalls situated at the city-owned property at the Reclamation Area in Barangay 12. MANOKAN Country is a row of restaurants selling grilled food, especially the famous Bacolod chicken inasal, in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY - A fire displaced 12 families or 42 individuals in Purok Santol, Barangay Mandalagan here on Wednesday, June 5. A WOMAN receives assistance during a fire incident in Purok Santol, Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City on Wednesday, June 5. (Photo courtesy of Bureau of Fire...
