BACOLOD CITY – Filipino-Chinese business tycoon Hans T. Sy was warmly welcomed during the 20th Bacolaodiat Festival here on Thursday, Jan. 30. Sy, accompanied by his son Harvey and daughter Hanna Carinna during their visit at the Bacolod City Government Center, was named Honorary Mayor and...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City government saved P15.6 million in fuel expenses in 2024 through the Mayor Albee Benitez Cab initiative. BENITEZ (FB) The Internal Audit Services said that the city spent only P9.9 million out of the P25.5 million allocation for fuel last year compared to 2023 with...
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 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...
BACOLOD CITY – A fire razed 31 stalls inside the Bacolod Central Market on Bonifacio St., Barangay 12, this city, on Friday the 13th. FIRE Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, Bacolod fire marshal, shows to Mayor Albee Benitez a portion of the Bacolod Central Market in Barangay 12 razed by a fire on Friday,...
Mayor Albee Benitez urged people in Bacolod City who have been asked to pay commissions from government financial assistance to file formal complaints. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Benitez said that he has received reports about this issue and emphasized the need for official documentation to proceed...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is prepared to assist local government units in Negros Occidental affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Mayor Albee Benitez said that he is awaiting an update from La Castellana on the number of the evacuees but the city...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has released P100.4 million in healthcare assistance to more than 10,000 recipients of the Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program. As of November, 267,319 members have been registered to the healthcare program, and 71,887 cards have been issued, ensuring...