BACOLOD CITY - Outgoing Rep. Greg Gasataya took his oath before Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla as the new mayor of this highly-urbanized city on Saturday, June 28. Gasataya, who is the 44th mayor of this city, said that his administration will be anchored on H-E-A-R-T....
BACOLOD CITY – Anti-drug operatives of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized 1.842 kilograms of shabu worth P12.525 million and arrested nine persons in five separate buy-busts over the weekend, a police report on Sunday said. Each gram of shabu has a standard drug price of P6,800. The...
BACOLOD CITY – Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran and four councilors were recognized by the City Council for dedicating their time, expertise, and tireless efforts for the betterment of this highly-urbanized city. After serving three terms as vice mayor since 2016, Familiaran, also a presiding...
BACOLOD CITY – Tanya Familiaran, chairman of Barangay 13 here, resigned from her post effective June 9. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Bacolod Director Christian Nagaynay said they received her resignation letter on June 20. She stated personal concern as the reason for...
BACOLOD CITY – Outgoing Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez underscored the economic growth of Bacolod in the past three years, saying that he is turning over a highly urbanized city that is “competitive, rising, and ready to lead.” “And as Bacolod grows, so will our numbers – bigger and...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson welcomed the Department of Transportation plan to privatize the operations and maintenance of regional airports, including the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City. Lacson said that the private sector has more resources to introduce...
BACOLOD CITY – A 55-year-old construction worker was killed by the concrete wall of a hotel comfort room that collapsed at the Goldenfield Commercial Complex in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Friday, June 20. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod took the victim Arnel, a resident of...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has directed the City Health Office to identify the source of the first monkeypox (Mpox) case here that was not a local transmission. Benitez said that local health authorities are probing how the patient acquired the infection, despite not having a travel...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office warned people against spreading false information, warning that they can be held liable for creating public alarm and tarnishing the city’s reputation. Their warning came after an alleged abduction and rape incident involving a 25-year-old college...
BACOLOD CITY – Two more leptospirosis fatalities have been recorded here, bringing the total to five as of June 9, the City Health Office (CHO) said. The fourth victim was a 43-year-old man from Barangay 21, who waded in flood water on May 13 and 24. Three days prior to hospital admission on May...
BACOLOD CITY - The City Health Office (CHO) confirmed the first case of monkeypox in this highly-urbanized city on June 15. Mayor Albee Benitez, in a statement, said the patient is stable, properly monitored, and currently in isolation and receiving appropriate medical care. He added that the city...
Bacolod City police chief Police Col. Joeresty Coronica has urged the city council to amend ordinances on closed-circuit television camera use, emphasizing the need for stronger surveillance systems to deter crime and support law enforcement efforts. Police at present are required to secure a...
