Bacolod City Rep. Albee Benitez provided P2.3 million in financial assistance to more than 200 families affected by a fire in Barangay 27 on Friday, Sept. 12. Benitez on Saturday, Sept. 13, turned over P10,000 each for 217 affected families, P5,000 for 26 renters, and P3,000 for 13 sharers....
BACOLOD CITY – Two policemen and a drug pusher were injured after they were hit by a car during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan here on Thursday night, Sept. 11. Police Major Elmer Bonilla, head of Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU), withheld the names of the two anti-drug operatives,...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya reassured the Filipino-Chinese business community that they are committed to peace and order following the murder of a businessman on Sept. 9. “Let it be unequivocally stated that Bacolod City maintains zero tolerance for violence,” Gasataya said during a...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 212 families or 855 individuals lost their homes in a fire in Purok Cheriza, Barangay 27, this city, on Friday midnight, Sept. 12. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod said that 216 houses were destroyed – 180 totally and 36 partially. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya on Thursday condemned all forms of sexual misconduct, particularly in schools, as he terminated the services of an instructor involved in a sexual harassment complaint filed by a female student of the Bacolod City College (BCC). “Following due process and...
BACOLOD CITY - Authorities in this highly-urbanized city are investigating if the recent killing of a businessman was carried out by a hired gunman. Police Capt. Francis Depasucat, head of Police Station 1, confirmed that the gunman — one of three persons of interest — has been identified...
BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old businessman was gunned down in broad daylight in front of his hardware store in Barangay 12 here on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Police identified the victim as Romy, a resident of Barangay Taculing here. Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, said the victim...
BACOLOD CITY – Four government workers under the City Engineering Office (CEO), particularly the Supply and Property Section, are in hot water after Mayor Greg Gasataya discovered 4,786 hardened cement bags at the CEO warehouse in Barangay Taculing and another storage facility in Barangay Alijis...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc. has officially launched the logo and theme for this year’s highly anticipated MassKara Festival, set to run from Oct. 1 to 19. The new logo, “Mass-Kasingkasing,” was created by Paula Romaine Salmingo, a Bacolod-born illustrator and graphic...
BACOLOD CITY – Police recently recovered a car allegedly used in the fatal shooting of a church driver here last month. The vehicle was found in Barangay Pandanon, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, Police Major Ryan Villasario, Don Salvador Benedicto police chief, said. Police Lt. Meller...
The Bacolod City Council is clarifying the legal status and addressing various regulatory compliance and enforcement on Small Town Lottery (STL) operations in the city. Councilor Dindo Ramos authored a resolution designating the entire city council as a committee of the whole to facilitate a...
BACOLOD CITY – Barangay 8 in this highly-urbanized city defended their title in the fifth Rum Festival Parade and Street Dance Competition on Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) grounds. Powered by the energetic performance of the Vista Youth Movers, Barangay 8...
