BACOLOD CITY -- Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez confirmed on Friday, May 26, the detection of two suspected cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the city. Benitez said the suspected cases were from a backyard piggery in Barangay Taculing here, but the two pigs originated from Bago City,...
BACOLOD CITY – A woman who had been convicted for illegal drugs was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 29 here on Wednesday, May 24. FIFTEEN grams of suspected shabu worth P100,000 were seized from a woman in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 29, Bacolod City on Wednesday, May 24....
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized 106 grams of suspected shabu worth P720,800 from a 21-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Purok Sigay, Barangay 2 here on Wednesday, May 24. A YOUNG MAN with P720,800 worth of suspected shabu was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 2, Bacolod City...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has deployed 613 policemen to secure the return of the Chicken Inasal Festival here slated from Friday, May 26, to Sunday, May 28. MORE than 600 policemen are securing the Chicken Inasal Festival in Bacolod City which kicks off Friday, May...
BACOLOD CITY – The Diocese of Bacolod has signed an agreement with a group of young lawyers for free legal services to the poor who seek assistance from the Catholic Church here. ATTY. Carmela Yasay Feria (left) of the Young Lawyers Association of Negros Occidental (YLANO) and Bishop Patricio...
Rowena Guanzon (flashing "L" sign) and former vice president Leni Robredo (right, sitting) at the book signing event in Bacolod. (Twitter) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon is a proud "kakampink". That's why she couldn't help but fangirl when the leader and source of inspiration of...
ILOILO CITY – A joint regional body has declared Bacolod City free from communist insurgency. OFFICIALS of law enforcement bodies declare Bacolod City free from communist insurgency. (303rd IB) The Regional Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (RJPSCC-6) affirmed this status in a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 41-year-old man was arrested after he yielded 12 grams of suspected shabu worth P81,000 during a buy-bust in City Heights, Barangay Taculing here on Friday, May 19. Police Station 5 head Police Capt. Francis Depasucat identified the subject as Remy Juelo of Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – A former drug offender is back in jail for the third time after she was arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation in Purok Kagaykay, Barangay 2 here on Wednesday, May 17. THE 62 grams of suspected shabu worth P421,600 seized from a woman in a buy-bust operation in Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Museum here has opened its door to those who want to see the artworks of National Artist for Visual Arts Larry Alcala. LARRY Alcala’s son Engr. Lauro Alcala (center), Armita Rufino (right), president of the Filipino Heritage Festival Inc., and Bacolod City First Lady...
BACOLOD CITY – A man wanted for a drug offense escaped, while a minor, who helped him escape, was wounded following a shootout with police operatives in Barangay 2 here on Thursday, May 11. Police Capt. Jonito Pastrana, head of Police Station 2, said that an arrest warrant for illegal drugs...
BACOLOD CITY – Three persons were arrested as authorities seized 17 grams of suspected shabu worth P115,000 from them during a buy-bust operation in Purok Kagaykay, Barangay 2 here on Friday, May 12. POLICEMEN seized 17 grams of suspected shabu worth P115,000 from three persons in a buy-bust...
