BACOLOD CITY – Outgoing Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez underscored the economic growth of Bacolod in the past three years, saying that he is turning over a highly urbanized city that is “competitive, rising, and ready to lead.” “And as Bacolod grows, so will our numbers – bigger and...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has directed the City Health Office to identify the source of the first monkeypox (Mpox) case here that was not a local transmission. Benitez said that local health authorities are probing how the patient acquired the infection, despite not having a travel...
BACOLOD CITY – The P20 per kilo rice program was officially launched here on Thursday, June 5. Hundreds of residents lined up as early as 6 a.m. to purchase the staple. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Mayor Albee Benitez led the launching at the Burgos Public Market with...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly urbanized city’s recently restored African Swine Fever (ASF)-free status is seen to boost confidence in local pork production after the compliance of the City Veterinary Office (CVO) with the national guidelines on ASF recovery. In Executive Order 11-2025, dated June...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez announced on Monday, June 2, that the city government will officially launch its P20 per kilo rice program on Thursday, June 5. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. will lead the launching of the program with an initial budget of P8 million. ...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez and Rep. Greg Gasataya emerged victorious in the elections here. Benitez and Gasataya were proclaimed by the City Board of Canvassers, as the newly-elected representative of the lone district, and mayor, respectively, at the City Council Session Hall at the...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is set to establish a hub for emergency services after Rockwell Land Corp. donated a 1,986-square meter lot on Buri Road in Barangay Mandalagan here where a fire substation, a police station, and a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) command center...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 5,000 households here are expected to benefit from an improved water supply from the recent activation of the Matab-ang Water Treatment Plant in Barangay Granada in this city. PrimeWater, in partnership with Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa), announced on Wednesday, May...
Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez thanked the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) for approving his budget request of P200 million for the upgrade of the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City, Negros Occidental. A PORTION of the runway of the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) fully support initiatives of this city under the public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP). BACOLOD City officials led by Mayor Albee Benitez (fourth from right) welcome Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon (third from right)...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez announced that Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon will visit here on Friday, April 25, to evaluate the city’s electric jeepney (e-jeep) program under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). “It’s like a benchmark in our transport...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez said the city government plans to construct an emergency facility to address congestion at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) here. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) “I understand the congestion in regional and government hospitals, so...
