BACOLOD CITY – A total of 2,495 security forces were deployed on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to ensure peace and order during the 19-day MassKara Festival celebration in this highly-urbanized city starting Oct. 1. Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, and Police Col. Dennis Esguerra,...
BACOLOD CITY – This city has recorded its seventh leptospirosis death this year. The victim was a 32-year-old dishwasher from Barangay Pahanocoy. The City Health Office (CHO) said the victim was hospitalized on Sept. 9 after complaining of a headache. He died the same day due to severe...
BACOLOD CITY – A 43-year-old man was killed and his younger brother was wounded after they were shot by two unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen in Purok Active, Barangay Mandalagan here on Monday, Sept 29. Police withheld the names of the two victims upon the request of the family. Police Capt....
BACOLOD CITY - A 62-year-old caretaker was recently arrested in Barangay Estefania here for the murder of two sugarcane field caretakers. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the suspect, a resident of Barangay Talotog in Murcia, Negros Occidental, was the region’s...
The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is stepping up its intelligence gathering and operations against illegal drugs to ensure public safety during the MassKara Festival next month. Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, noted a recent spike in drug prices, suggesting a drop in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) in this highly urbanized city has started disbursing P2.9-million worth of financial assistance to 290 families displaced by a recent fire in Barangay 27 here. A total of 144 families, whose houses were completely destroyed,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will deploy 1,819 policemen to secure the 46th MassKara Festival in October. Bacolod police chief Police Col. Joeresty Coronica said that 900 are augmentation personnel – 600 from Siquijor, Negros Oriental, and Negros Occidental under...
BACOLOD CITY – A 34-year-old man allegedly involved in a love triangle was killed in Purok Mars, Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Police Lt. Ildefonso Leonardo, deputy commander of Police Station 8, identified the victim as Paul, a resident of Barangay Alijis here....
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old construction worker stabbed to death over old grudges in Purok Sagrado Dos, Barangay Estefania here on Sunday, Sept. 21. Police Major Joeil Reclamado, head of Police Station 4, said the victim was having a drinking session at home when a man appeared and asked him to...
BACOLOD CITY - Mayor Greg Gasataya said on Monday, Sept. 22, that the motion for reconsideration (MR) filed by a Bacolod City College (BCC) instructor dismissed over allegations of sexual harassment has been denied for lack of merit. The ruling, dated July 22, 2025, was signed by Gasataya, as...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is seeking the assistance of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to facilitate the city’s plan to secure the ownership of a 7,787-square-meter property in Barangay 27 ravaged by fire earlier this month. Mayor Greg Gasataya...
BACOLOD CITY – Despite the rain, approximately 2,500 individuals turned out in this highly-urbanized city on Sunday, Sept. 21, to mark the 53rd anniversary of martial law. Demonstrators expressed their frustrations over recent issues and broader concerns about governance in the country. Clad in...
