Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya extended the suspension of face-to-face classes in all public schools in this highly-urbanized city on Tuesday, Oct. 14, after some structures were observed to have minor and extensive damage from the magnitude-5.8 earthquake on Monday, Oct. 13. Gasataya met the...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city and two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental suspended classes on all levels on Monday, Oct. 13, after a magnitude-5.8 aftershock rocked Bogo City, Cebu before dawn. Mayor Greg Gasataya announced the class suspension after a meeting with the...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city has allocated P3 million in assistance for victims of the recent magnitude-6.9 earthquake in northern Cebu province. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) approved P3 million to aid the local government units (LGUs) in Cebu...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 16 houses were damaged and 130 families were evacuated after a flashflood hit some parts of this highly-urbanized city on Thursday night, Oct. 9. The city government reported that 14 homes were partially damaged and two homes were totally destroyed in Barangays Banago...
BACOLOD CITY – Face-to-face classes on all levels in this highly urbanized city were suspended on Friday, Oct. 10, due to the magnitude-7.4 earthquake in the Davao region. Mayor Greg Gasataya encouraged schools to shift to modular distance learning and performance tasks and projects to ensure...
BACOLOD CITY – The Kabankalan City government in Negros Occidental donated P300,000 in financial assistance to over 200 families affected by a recent fire in Barangay 27 here. Kabankalan Mayor Benjie Miranda turned over a check to Barangay 27 Captain Freeman Madalag at the Bacolod City Government...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7, that this highly-urbanized city will donate P2 million to Bogo City, Cebu province severely impacted by the Sept. 30 earthquake. Gasataya, in Tuesday’s media interview, said that he has discussed the donation with department heads...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly urbanized city has unveiled the Bacolod Skate Park, considered the largest covered skate park in the country, in Barangay Vista Alegre. The national government-funded 1,355-square-meter facility was inaugurated Saturday by Mayor Greg Gasataya and Rep. Alfredo Abelardo...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will extend financial assistance to the victims of the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that severely impacted northern Cebu province on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. Mayor Greg Gasataya, in a media interview, said that he will meet the City Council to discuss the amount of...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya said that one classroom each in four public schools here are unsafe to be occupied by students following the 6.9 tremor that severely hit northern Cebu and also impacted Negros Island on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. In a media briefing on Wednesday, Oct. 1, Gasataya...
BACOLOD CITY – The 46th MassKara Festival simultaneously kicked off at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) and Bacolod public plaza on Wednesday, Oct. 1, amid the aftermath of the earthquake in Cebu province. The festival with the theme “One Smile, One Heart, One City” will be held from...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city conducted a rapid damage assessment on Wednesday, Oct. 1, following the 6.9-tremor in Cebu province that was also felt in Negros Island Region (NIR) on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. The team led by Dr. Laarni Pornan, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction...
