BACOLOD CITY – A 24-year-old fisherman drowned in the sea of Barangay 10 here on Tuesday, Feb. 18. A 24-year-old fisherman drowned after his boat capsized at sea in Barangay 10, Bacolod City on Tuesday, Feb. 18. (Photo via Bacolod Maritime Police) Coast Guard Ensign Pauline Villegas, public...
BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old maintenance personnel is the first leptospirosis fatality recorded by the City Health Office (CHO) here this year. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the Environmental Sanitation Division of the CHO, said that the patient was a resident of Barangay Villamonte here. Tan said...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixteen houses were damaged in a fire that hit a residential area in Barangay 17 here on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. A FIRE hits Barangay 17, Bacolod City on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. (Photo via Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade) Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said the...
BACOLOD CITY – Six construction workers were electrocuted while installing solar posts in Barangay Sum-ag here on Saturday, Feb. 8. SIX construction workers installing solar posts were electrocuted and injured in Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City on Saturday, Feb. 8. (Contributed photo) Police...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez said the city government is conducting a relentless crackdown against erring employees. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) “It’s never-ending, but we will be relentless,” Benitez said. Minor violations can grow into significant problems if ignored, he said. The...
BACOLOD CITY – A man celebrating his 80th birth anniversary was injured in a fire that hit his house in Purok Roxas Village, Barangay Tangub here on Tuesday morning, Feb. 11. AN 80-year-old man was injured in a fire in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City on Tuesday, Feb. 11. (Photo courtesy of...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has unveiled a proposed urban master plan designed to promote sustainable development and enable this city to become a super city in 25 years. MAYOR Albee Benitez, with Rep. Greg Gasataya (right) and architect and urban design consultant Carlos Arnaiz (left),...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 8,000 visitors are expected to arrive in this city to attend major tourism events this month. Among these is the PAL Interclub Golf Tournament that brings together top golfers for the two-week competition. GOLFERS arrive for this year’s PAL Interclub Golf Tournament in...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez on Friday, Feb. 7, expressed uncertainty about the impeachment complaint filed by the House of Representatives against Vice President Sara Duterte. BENITEZ “I don’t know what’s happening,” Benitez said when asked for reaction. He said that the Senate has...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 1,018 policemen in Negros Island were promoted on Thursday, Feb. 6. TWO-hundred seventy-four policemen were promoted in Negros Oriental on Thursday, Feb. 6. (Photo courtesy of Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office) Five-hundred twenty-seven were from Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez said the rehabilitation of the public plaza and the government center grounds here will start this month. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Benitez said the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority finished the bidding process last December. “They’ve...
An efficient bus transport system is crucial for inter-province mobility and economic growth. The largest land transport conglomerate in the country pointed this out as the Yanson Group of Bus Companies reiterated its commitment to help the government facilitate people’s mobility to travel for...
