BACOLOD CITY – The city government has filed administrative complaints against an assistant department head and 32 workers of the General Services Office (GSO) involved in the alleged mass falsification of documents in their application for Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) loans. In an...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-two families lost their homes and seven houses were destroyed in a fire in Barangay 9 here on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said the blaze totally destroyed five and partially damaged two houses. Forty-one individuals were affected. The...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is targeting to craft a flood mitigation masterplan to comprehensively address flooding here. This will be discussed during the Flood Mitigation Summit initiated by Bacolod Rep. Albee Benitez on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Sugarland Hotel here. “The...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is investigating the purchase of 39 African Swine Fever (ASF) test kits worth P2.457 million that allegedly expired on Nov. 30, two years after it was bought by the city government on Nov. 8, 2023. Mayor Greg Gasataya, in a letter dated Dec. 2, ordered...
BACOLOD CITY – A bottling company is embracing renewable energy and strengthening sustainability efforts by installing solar power plants that would generate 8.34 megawatts (MW) of electricity in all 11 industrial plants nationwide. Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI) president Phyo Phyu...
BACOLOD CITY – A fake police officer was arrested in an entrapment operation in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Saturday, Nov. 29. The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) identified the suspect as John, 38, from Koronadal City who posed as “Police Major Calsado” to extort money. Police Lt....
BACOLOD CITY – The inaugural Terra Madre Asia and Pacific (TMAP) 2025, hosted by the Philippines in this highly urbanized city, generated P46.5 million in total sales, attracting 75,000 visitors and 2,500 delegates from 25 countries. TMAP 2025 organizers announced on Thursday, Nov. 27, that the...
BACOLOD CITY - This highly-urbanized city evacuated at least 5,000 people due to heavy flooding in several areas on Tuesday, Nov. 25, triggered by tropical depression “Verbena.” Rescuers assisted in the evacuation of affected individuals on Tuesday morning, with some residents seeking refuge in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod helped a pregnant women give birth to a baby girl in front of the central fire station on San Juan St. here on Saturday, Nov. 22. Fire Officer 2 Paul Servano, BFP-Bacolod spokesperson, said they assisted an emergency labor case at 10 a.m....
BACOLOD CITY – A 46-year-old former policeman was arrested for allegedly stealing a motorcycle owned by a teenager in Barangay Cabug here on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Police Capt. Andro Ma-apni, Bacolod City Police Office spokesperson, said the suspect chanced upon the motorcycle parked outside the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region has permanently revoked the driver’s licenses of six public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers here who tested positive for shabu during a surprise drug test last month. LTO-NIR officer-in-charge director Jeck Conlu said they imposed...
BACOLOD CITY – The inaugural Terra Madre Asia and Pacific, jointly hosted by this highly urbanized city and the province of Negros Occidental, puts a spotlight on the emerging slow food communities in the Philippines. The five-day event, which opened on Wednesday at the Provincial Capitol Lagoon...
