BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-five families were homeless and 16 houses were destroyed in two fires here on Sunday and Monday. The first fire at 4:40 p.m. on Sunday in Purok 3 Batad, Sitio Magsungay, Barangay Singcang-Airport affected five families or 13 individuals and destroyed three houses. Damage to...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-seven houses were destroyed in a fire on Saturday afternoon in Barangay 10 here. Fire Insp. Jemarie Tapiru, deputy city fire marshal, said the fire was reported at 2:19 p.m. and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) responded immediately. Due to strong winds and huge flames,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is getting an infrastructure boost with the construction of another police building worth almost P10 million in Barangay Cabug. The groundbreaking led by the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) on Friday follows the earlier...
BACOLOD CITY – The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH), the apex hospital of the Department of Health (DOH) in Negros Island Region, unveiled its upgraded Emergency Department here Friday afternoon ahead of the formal re-opening next week. The completion of the almost...
BACOLOD CITY - The Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) has warned people here against individuals or groups pretending to be garbage collectors and asking for cash donations. BENRO officer-in-charge Allyn Luv Dignadice issued the warning after they received a complaint about a...
Police arrested 446 wanted persons in Bacolod City last year. Police Capt. Rosalino Pugoy, Bacolod police spokesperson, said active public participation contributed to the city police force’s anti-criminality campaign. He said that information provided by people helped authorities strengthen...
BACOLOD CITY – InDrive, a global mobility platform, was officially launched here on Tuesday, Jan. 20, with the opening of a driver center on Burgos Extension in Barangay Villamonte. The opening was led by inDrive Philippines Business Development Head Sofia Guinto, Driver Operations Lead Vanessa...
BACOLOD CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) is investigating a call center agent who recently went viral on social media for blocking the right-of-way of a responding firetruck in this highly-urbanized city. A video circulating online showed a motorcycle...
BACOLOD CITY – A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor and two others were arrested and 105 grams of suspected shabu valued at P714,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation in Purok Sigay, Barangay 2 here on Monday, Jan. 19. Police identified the suspects as Jess, 19, SK Councilor; SK Kagawad Jov,...
BACOLOD CITY – MassKara Festival dancers performed during the Sinulog Festival in Cebu City on Sunday, Jan. 18. Dancers from Barangay Tangub, champion of last year 's MassKara Festival, performed during a parade at Fuente Osmeña Circle in Cebu City and at the Cebu City Sports Complex....
The Bacolod City Police Office recovered shabu and marijuana worth P157.3 million in 2025, a 47.6 percent increase compared to P106.6 million in 2024. Police confiscated 22.9 kilos of shabu worth P155.8 million and 12.6 kilos of marijuana valued at P1.5 million from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025, a 46.2...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has started relocating residents from danger zones, particularly along creeks and rivers, as part of the city’s flood mitigation strategy and move to ensure a safe relocation for residents in danger zones. Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD)...
