More than 100,000 people attended the various gatherings of presidential candidate and Vice President Leni Robredo in Negros Occidental on Friday, March 11, capped by a jampacked grand rally in Bacolod City–attaining the goal of a "six-figure" attendance set by Negrenses. LENI-KIKO NEGROS RALLY...
True unity is about reaching out to others despite the differences and rallying together towards a common advocacy, Vice President Leni Robredo said before a 70,000 strong crowd in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Friday night, March 11. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores) Speaking before...
Not even the early downpour or transportation woes prevented Negrenses from painting Negros Occidental pink as 70,000 attendees packed the Paglaum Stadium in Bacolod City during the grand rally of Vice President Leni Robredo and runningmate Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan Friday evening, March...
BACOLOD CITY - An alleged drug runner was arrested with P476,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Singcang-Airport here last Thursday, March 10, 2022. Police arrested Jordan Natalio, 23, of Barangay 2 here. A man was arrested for the confiscation of P476,000 worth of...
BACOLOD CITY - Some residents in Barangay Vista Alegre here were affected after an overflow that connects Purok Katilingban and Purok Kawayanan collapsed due to flooding caused by heavy rains from late Wednesday night to Thursday morning. An overflow in Barangay Vista Alegre, Bacolod City collapsed...
BACOLOD CITY - The United Negros Drivers and Operators Center (Undoc) is planning to hold a five-day transport strike here by the end of March amid the call to suspend the 12-percent value-added tax (VAT) and excise taxes on fuels. A passenger jeepney passes by Lacson Street in Barangay Mandalagan,...
BACOLOD CITY - A couple was arrested for possession of suspected shabu worth P768,400 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tangub here on Tuesday, March 8. Police identified the suspects as Roberto Dingcong, 41, and his live-in partner Jenny Babes Montealto, 25. A couple was arrested after they...
BACOLOD CITY - As the city was placed under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15, 2022, the city government recently announced that at least 40 public elementary and secondary schools here are now ready to conduct limited face-to-face (F2F) classes. Councilor Renecito Novero, chairperson of the...
BACOLOD CITY - At least 20 unidentified armed men believed to be members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were allegedly behind the burning of a backhoe worth P7 million at a quarry site in Sitio Nandong, Barangay Orong, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, March 2. A police officer and...
BACOLOD CITY - A dismissed police officer was gunned down along Lizares extension, Barangay 40 here on Thursday, March 3. The victim was identified as Ryan Lomugdang, 41, of Celine Homes, Barangay Estefania here. Policemen cordon off the area in Barangay 40, Bacolod City, where a former policeman...
BACOLOD CITY - The city government here has lifted the liquor ban and shortened the curfew hours following the city's de-escalation to Alert Level 1 on March 1 to 15. Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City PIO) Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued an Executive Order (EO) on...
BACOLOD CITY - Mayor Evelio Leonardia announced on Sunday, Feb. 27, that Bacolod City will be downgraded to Alert Level 1 on March 1-15. The city and the provinces of Aklan, Capiz, and Guimaras were the four areas in Western Visayas that were placed under Alert Level 1 by the Inter-Agency Task...