From left: Bacolod City Legal Officer, Atty. Romeo Carlos M. Ting, Jr.; Hon. Alfredo Abelarde B. Benitez, Bacolod City Mayor; and Steven Tan, President, SM Supermalls sign the contract for the Manokan Country Redevelopment Project. SM Prime Holdings, Inc. yesterday turned over P131.89 million to...
From Instagram masskarafestival23 When the going gets tough, the tough get going. In the case of the Bacolodnons, especially back in the 1980s, when everything that could go wrong went wrong in Bacolod—a sugar crisis, a famine, a luxury liner, the MV Don Juan , sinking off the coast of Mindoro,...
MASK ON Bacolod City celebrates MassKara Festival every October (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City PIO) Bacolodnons enjoyed an unforgettable night of music as the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) serenaded them live in the concert “PPO sa Masskaara on Oct. 18 at SM City Bacolod Atrium in...
BACOLOD CITY – Barangay 19 emerged champion in this year’s Electric MassKara and Elektrika Diva dance competitions on Saturday, October 21. BARANGAY 19 topped this year’s Electric MassKara and Elektrika Diva dance competitions at the Bacolod City Government Center on Saturday, October 21....
BACOLOD CITY – A tricycle driver was shot dead in Barangay 16 here on Friday, October 20. Police have yet to release the name of the victim. Police Major Elmer Bonilla, head of Police Station 1, said the victim was sleeping in his rented tricycle when a man arrived and shot him. The victim...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized a total of 10 kilos and 143.896 grams of illegal drugs worth P68,978,492.80 from April 18 to October 18. GRAPHIC detailing the BCPO's accomplishments from April to October this year. (BCPO) The drug haul included the P20.5-million worth...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – The city government has formalized a partnership with property giant SM Prime Holdings Inc. to modernize the Manokan Country, the famous row of chicken inasal (grilled chicken) stalls at the reclamation area here. BENITEZ (FB) The Manokan Country Redevelopment Project...
BACOLOD CITY – A 22-year-old tourism student of the University of Saint La Salle (USLS) here was crowned Miss Bacolod MassKara 2023 on Monday, October 16. Yvonne Catamco, a fourth year college student taking up Bachelor of Science (BS) in Tourism Management, bested 14 other candidates in the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office stopped the possible distribution of shabu for the MassKara Festival after 3.2 kilos worth P20.5 million were seized from a suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust operation here in Barangay Singcang-Airport on Tuesday, October 17. POLICE seized...
BACOLOD CITY – A woman and her companion were arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation in Purok Maabi-abihon, Barangay 35, this city, on Thursday, October 12. Police identified the suspects as Ana Crisostomo and Ivan Lee Jereza. Seized from them was 23 grams of suspected shabu worth...
BACOLOD CITY – A fire hit a recycling facility in Purok Paho, Barangay Felisa here on Friday, October 13. Damage to property was estimated at P4.2 million. BFP personnel put out a fire in a recycling facility in Barangay Feslisa, Bacolod City on Friday, October 13. (BFP-Bacolod) The Bureau...
BACOLOD CITY – Billiards legend Efren “Bata” Reyes edged Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, 2-1, in an exhibition match during the last day of the 2nd Mayor Albee Benitez 10-ball billiards tournament at The Main Atrium of SM City Bacolod here on Thursday, October 12. Benitez and...
