Bacolod City is eyeing a P4.75-billion budget in 2026, a 7.96 percent increase or P350 million more than this year’s P4.4-billion appropriation. The proposed budget reflects growth in both local and external revenue streams. The Social Services Sector will receive P2.29 billion or 48 percent of...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city recently disbursed P6,000 cash aid each totaling P5.6 million to 936 solo parents as part of the city government’s Solo Parents Welfare Program. Each beneficiary P1,000 per month from January to June 2025 during the distribution at the Bacolod City...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 144 young athletes accompanied by their 22 coaches will represent this highly-urbanized city in the Batang Pinoy 2025 in General Santos City from Oct. 25 to 31. The city government held a send-off ceremony at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) grounds during the...
BACOLOD CITY – The 19-day 46th MassKara Festival this year was generally peaceful, with zero major crimes, according to the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR). Police credited effective law enforcement, community cooperation, and proactive security measures throughout the...
BACOLOD CITY – Barangay Tangub was declared the grand champion in the 46th MassKara Festival Street Dance and Arena Competition here on Sunday, Oct. 19. Led by Barangay Captain Noli Villarosa, Tangub, which last won the title in 2018, bagged the top prize of P1 million. The group was named Most...
BACOLOD CITY – Estefania Elementary School defended its title in the school category of the MassKara Street Dance and Arena Competition here on Saturday, Oct. 18. Led by School Principal Maria Lyn Braña, Estefania Elementary School bested six other participating schools and won the P750,000 cash...
BACOLOD CITY – A 19-year-old freshman tourism student from the University of Saint La Salle (USLS) here was crowned Miss Bacolod MassKara 2025. Sophia Kaye Zaragoza from Barangay Estefania competed last year but lost. She competed again this year and bested 14 other aspirants. Zaragoza impressed...
BACOLOD CITY – Archbishop Charles Brown, Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, presided over the pontifical coronation of the original icon of the Virgen sang Barangay on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the San Sebastian Cathedral here. The historic event took place during the celebration of the Solemn Feast of...
BACOLOD CITY – An additional 300 police officers from Iloilo and Siquijor were deployed in this highly-urbanized city on Thursday, Oct. 16, to reinforce security operations during the three-day highlight of this year’s MassKara Festival. Their deployment aims to boost police visibility from...
An 11-year-old boy was killed in a lightning strike in Barangay Granada, Bacolod City on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Barangay Captain Armando Vito said lightning struck the bamboo wall of the victim’s home while he was lying in bed and hugging his pregnant mother. The victim sustained chest injuries,...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven public schools in this highly urbanized city sustained damage in the magnitude-5.8 earthquake on Monday, Oct. 13. Through the Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) conducted on Tuesday, Oct. 14, the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) and Department of Education...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven people, including three minors, were injured after a horror train ride overturned in a carnival at the back of the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) around midnight on Monday, Oct. 13. Police Major Joeil Reclamado, head of Police Station 4, said the victims claimed the...
