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...
BACOLOD CITY – A two-year-old girl from Barangay Mandalagan died from dengue recently, the sixth death from the mosquito-borne disease here this year. A City Health Office (CHO) report as of Sept. 7 said the victim experienced fever and vomiting on Sept. 1 and was admitted to a hospital six days...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has started distributing free school supplies to public elementary pupils after months of delay due to procurement procedures. Mayor Greg Gasataya led the initial rollout in District 1 on Wednesday, Sept. 17, benefiting 7,000 pupils in six public schools –...
BACOLOD CITY – Following a devastating fire that left nearly 1,000 residents homeless in Barangay 27 in this highly-urbanized city, Mayor Greg Gasataya is asking the national government for assistance in resolving the property’s ownership status. In a press briefing on Monday, Sept. 15,...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya warned the public after a scammer impersonating him attempted to defraud a local business recently. The city government, on Monday, Sept. 15, said an unidentified man pretending to be Gasataya called a local seafood restaurant and ordered food for a visiting...
BACOLOD CITY – Bacolod City Rep. Albee Benitez has called for a leadership overhaul in the House of Representatives over deepening public distrust over controversial flood control projects. Speaking to reporters over the weekend, Benitez pointed to fellow lawmaker Rep. Toby Tiangco’s decision...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) recognized the exemplary performance and bravery of an anti-drug operative injured in a road accident during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan here on Thursday, Sept. 11. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay,...
BACOLOD CITY – The 46th MassKara Festival from Oct. 1 to 19 in this highly-urbanized city was officially launched on Saturday, Sept. 13. Mayor Greg Gasataya led the launching at Roy’s Hotel and Convention Center. Gasataya shared the tragedy that left more than 200 families homeless in a fire in...
Bacolod City Rep. Albee Benitez provided P2.3 million in financial assistance to more than 200 families affected by a fire in Barangay 27 on Friday, Sept. 12. Benitez on Saturday, Sept. 13, turned over P10,000 each for 217 affected families, P5,000 for 26 renters, and P3,000 for 13 sharers....
BACOLOD CITY – Two policemen and a drug pusher were injured after they were hit by a car during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan here on Thursday night, Sept. 11. Police Major Elmer Bonilla, head of Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU), withheld the names of the two anti-drug operatives,...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya reassured the Filipino-Chinese business community that they are committed to peace and order following the murder of a businessman on Sept. 9. “Let it be unequivocally stated that Bacolod City maintains zero tolerance for violence,” Gasataya said during a...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 212 families or 855 individuals lost their homes in a fire in Purok Cheriza, Barangay 27, this city, on Friday midnight, Sept. 12. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod said that 216 houses were destroyed – 180 totally and 36 partially. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae...
