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...
BACOLOD CITY – "I will not vacate my position." Thus said Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) General Manager Mona Dia Jardin after she was removed by the Baciwa Board due to alleged “loss of confidence.” Jardin said the move was done without due process, and called the resolution illegal,...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Almana Construction and Development Corp. to fast-track the completion of the P152-million diversion channel on Burgos St. here and target operational status by year-end. “On our part, the most...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) reported a 12.9 percent decrease in dengue cases here, but logged another fatality, bringing the total to five this year, as of Aug. 16. A four-year-old boy from Barangay Villamonte is the latest dengue fatality in this highly-urbanized city. The victim...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod Cosmopolitan Christian Church (BCCC) has condemned the recent murder of 59-year-old Efren Banaglorioso who worked as their driver for over 30 years. In a statement, BCCC senior pastor Rev. Michael Sequitin said they were saddened by Banaglorioso’s death and grieves...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities are investigating if the fatal broad daylight shooting of a 59-year-old church driver in Barangay Taculing here on Sunday, Aug. 24, was a case of mistaken identity. Police Lt. Meller Dionio, spokesperson of the Bacolod City Police Office, said that a background check on...
BACOLOD CITY – With the national spotlight on flood mitigation, Mayor Greg Gasataya convened barangay leaders and key government agencies to push for a more coordinated approach in addressing this highly-urbanized city’s ongoing waste problems, one of the major causes of flooding. “Please...
BACOLOD CITY – A 59-year-old man was gunned down outside a church on Circumferential Road in Barangay Taculing here on Sunday, Aug. 24. Police Capt. Rosalino Pugoy Jr., head of Police Station 6, identified the victim as Efren, a resident of Barangay Granada in this city. Pugoy said that the...
BACOLOD CITY – The first government-run cancer care center in the Negros Island Region opened on Wednesday at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in this highly-urbanized city. Beginning Aug. 26, the center will start accommodating and offering free chemotherapy sessions to...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya warned that the city government will go after litterbugs to instill discipline and support flood control efforts in this highly-urbanized city. Gasataya reiterated the city’s firm stance on enforcing City Ordinance No. 531, Series of 2011, or the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will conduct a re-survey of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) in this highly-urbanized city from Sept. 8 to 20 in response to ongoing transport issues. The plan was discussed in a recent meeting between Mayor Greg...
