BACOLOD CITY – Students of the Sum-ag National High School here sought justice for a Grade 10 student who was found dead in Barangay Cubay, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental last week. STUDENTS of Sum-ag National High School in Bacolod City hold a prayer rally on Monday, August 19, seeking...
BACOLOD CITY – Another centenarian from this city recently received a P100,000 cash incentive from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the city government. CENTENARIAN Ambrocio Naranja (left) of Barangay Bata, Bacolod City receives a P100,000 cash incentive from...
Second from left: Councilor Ems Ang; third from left: Mayor Alberto “Albee” Benitez; fourth from left: Atty. Carlos Luis Fernandez, PAL OIC, EVP, and SVP General Counsel. Rightmost in the first row is Tanduay SVP/CFO Nestor Mendones. Standing behind Mayor Benitez is Councilor Christopher...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is eyeing charges against fake news peddlers on social media. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) In a media interview on Saturday, August 17, Mayor Albee Benitez said that he has asked the City Legal Office to study the cases that can be filed against them as...
BACOLOD CITY – This city launched the sapphire or 45th anniversary celebration of the MassKara Festival this year on Saturday, August 17, with a goal to make the event well-known worldwide. MAYOR Albee Benitez (fourth from right) and the Bacolod Yuhum Foundation Inc. headed by president and...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office said that the city government is offering a cash reward of P20,000 to P50,000 for information on unsolved killings here. The amount was revealed after Mayor Albee Benitez met Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, officer-in-charge of the BCPO, to...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) dismissed recent reports circulating on social media regarding alleged robbery and kidnapping attempts in this city. BACOLOD City Police Office The public expressed concern over viral social media posts from a woman on Thursday night, August...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez here lauded the appointment of younger brother Negros Occidental Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez as director general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). “This appointment serves as a recognition of your diligence...
BACOLOD CITY – Six houses were hit by a fire in Purok Planeta, Barangay Taculing here on Thursday, August 15. A FIRE razed six houses in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City on Thursday, August 15. (Photo courtesy of BFP-Bacolod) Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said that three houses...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has ordered the Bacolod City Police Office to coordinate with the La Carlota City Police Station and investigate the death of a missing high school student and bring those responsible to justice. READ:...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office reported that a 68-year-old man died of dengue, the second suspected fatality here from the viral disease this year. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the CHO Environment and Sanitation Division, said on Wednesday, August 14, that the elderly patient was a resident of...
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized six kilos of suspected shabu valued at P41.3 million and arrested a 28-year-old drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Purok Malipayon, Barangay 35 here on Tuesday night, August 13. The suspect was identified a alias Tol of Barangay 35. Police Capt. Glenn...
