BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office confiscated illegal drugs worth P93.7 million from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024. BACOLOD City Police Office The BCPO said 13,784.739 grams of shabu valued at P93,736,225.20 and 23.988 grams of marijuana worth P2,878.56 were recovered....
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has set aside P5 million to repair 31 stalls at the Central Public Market in Barangay 12 destroyed by a fire last December. VENDORS of the Central Market in Barangay 12, Bacolod City affected by a fire receive financial assistance. (Photo courtesy of...
The crime rate in Bacolod City went up by 5.95 percent last year, police said. The Bacolod City Police Office said the number of crimes increased by 70 from 1,175 in 2023 to 1,245 in 2024. BCPO headquarters (FB) Index crimes, which include offenses against persons or property, remained at 170...
BACOLOD CITY – A retired judge won a brand-new car during Mayor Albee Benitez's New Year’s countdown raffle dubbed “High Five sa 2025” at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). Danilo de la Rosa Amisola of Barangay Villamonte here won in the second draw after the winner in...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has ordered the City Legal Office to reassign the community service vehicle linked to his office tagged in a recent viral post to a barangay for proper use. Benitez, in a statement, said that he was aware of the viral post showing a driver committing a traffic...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has ordered the Bacolod City Police Office to investigate the murder of a five-year-old girl after she was reported missing since Dec. 21 in Barangay Handumanan here. Benitez said the city government has taken immediate action on the case which he considered as...
BACOLOD CITY – The Riverside College-Bacolod awarded cash incentives to its topnotchers in the December 2024 Radiologic Technologists Licensure Examination. Queensyl Joy Nimes Lapno ranked sixth with a 91.80 percent rating, Marjorie Erellana Balontong seventh with a 91.60 percent rating, and...
BACOLOD CITY – The topnotcher in the December 2024 Physical Therapist Licensure Exam from this city has received a P300,000 cash incentive. The Riverside College-Bacolod turned over a check to Raymund Carlo Masbaño during a buffet lunch to all board exam passers in an upscale restaurant at SM...
BACOLOD CITY – An 80-year-old woman died after she was run over by a pickup truck in Barangay Taculing here on Thursday, Dec. 19. Police identified the victim as Angelita Casguite, a resident of Barangay Taculing. Police Major Ramel Sarona, head of the Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU), said...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government officially launched its solar power system on Wednesday, Dec. 18. BACOLOD City officials led by Mayor Albee Benitez (center) launch the solar power system at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) with Frederic Tesfay (third from right), project head of the...
BACOLOD CITY – The city council declared a business tycoon as an adopted son and honorary mayor of this city through a resolution in recognition of his significant contributions to development here. SY (center). (John Louie Abrina) In a letter request dated Dec. 3 to the city council,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sangguniang Panglungsod during their regular session on Wednesday approved the ordinance proposing a P4.4-billion budget for this city next year. THE Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). (Glazyl Masculino) Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, chairman of the Committee on...
