BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will conduct a re-survey of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) in this highly-urbanized city from Sept. 8 to 20 in response to ongoing transport issues. The plan was discussed in a recent meeting between Mayor Greg...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya announced on Monday that 7,978 Bacolod Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP) cards were undistributed during the term of former Mayor Albee Benitez. In a press briefing, Gasataya expressed concern over the unreleased cards that cost the city P120 each to print....
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya said that he is leaving the review of flood control projects handled by Legacy Construction Corp. in this highly-urbanized city to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Office of the President. “Let’s just allow the DPWH to do whatever...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is considering terminating two drainage projects being handled by the same contractor due to delays in their completion. Mayor Greg Gasataya announced that these projects are located in Purok Nangka, Barangay 3 and the reclamation area near the Pope...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya assured the public that all aspects of this year’s MassKara Festival – particularly financial transactions – will be carried out with full transparency. In response to the city’s call for accountability, festival organizer Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc.,...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is set to pioneer the first local government unit (LGU)-managed Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) training center in Western Visayas, a major move aimed at bridging workforce skill gaps and meeting local labor market demands. Mayor...
By GLAZYL MASCULINO and PNA BACOLOD CITY – Officials of this highly urbanized city have expressed support for the various initiatives being pushed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to improve the lives of Filipinos during his fourth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. Mayor Greg...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 5,000 public school teachers, police officers, and Bureau of Fire Protection personnel in this highly-urbanized city will begin receiving their allowances amounting to a total of P27,196,500 starting Friday, July 25. Mayor Greg Gasataya approved the allowance disbursement...
The Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc. was officially designated by the Bacolod City government as the new organizer of the MassKara Festival. Rodney Mitz Ascalon is the foundation president and festival director. Councilor Al Espino said the new festival organizer was chosen by Mayor Greg Gasataya to...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has pledged timely distribution of free school supplies to public elementary school students in this highly-urbanized city next school year. To avoid delays experienced this year, Gasataya said he has instructed the City Treasurer and the Budget Officer to...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has called out those behind the disinformation on social media regarding announcements on weather-related suspension of classes in this highly urbanized city. In a press briefing on Monday, Gasataya said there were those spreading wrong information that the...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has called on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to speed up drainage rehabilitation at the Bacolod Public Plaza, following flooding that affected kiosk vendors in the past MassKara Festivals. The mayor stressed the need for a new and functional...
