BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has sought inputs and expertise of various stakeholders as he unveiled the master plan of this city during a public consultation at the L’Fisher Hotel here on Friday, Nov. 22. "We want to ensure that our master plan to become a super city involves the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways is set to start the construction of floodgates with pumping stations in three major rivers in this city next year. MAYOR Albee Benitez speaks in a press briefing at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Monday, Nov. 11. (Glazyl...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC/Negros Power) will start an P80-million, one-kilometer underground distribution system project on Lacson St. here by January. MAYOR Albee Benitez (left), Roel Castro (center), president of Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC), and NEPC...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government received an additional P50 million from the Department of Health (DOH) to support the Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP). BENITEZ (FB) The DOH granted the request of Mayor Albee Benitez for additional resources to supplement the rising healthcare...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod Yuhum Foundation Inc. has raised P1 million for victims of severe tropical storm “Kristine,” particularly in the Bicol region. The MassKara Festival 2024 organizer initiated a MassKarade Ball dubbed “Sapphirus” to raise funds for those deeply impacted by the...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has donated P2.5-million worth of assistance to kiosk tenants affected by tropical cyclone “Kristine” and extended the MassKara Festival celebration until Oct. 31. The five-day extension from Oct. 27 to 31 benefitted food kiosks at the Bacolod City...
BACOLOD CITY – Classes in several local government units in Negros Occidental, including this city, and sea trips were cancelled on Tuesday, Oct. 22, due to heavy rain from tropical storm “Kristine.” Mayor Albee Benitez here extended the suspension of classes in all public and private...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez and Rep. Greg Gasataya swapped posts in the 2025 elections. Benitez, who is in his first term, is running for congressman while Gasataya, in his third and last term, is vying for mayor. THE Asenso Team slate led by congressional candidate Mayor Albee Benitez...
BACOLOD CITY – Former world pool champions Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante will return to this city to compete in the 3rd Mayor Albee Benitez MassKara 10-ball Open Billiard Tournament at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central Activity Center here from October 21 to 25. EFREN...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office announced on Monday, September 16, that Mayor Albee Benitez has offered a cash reward of P50,000 for information leading to arrest of the two suspects involved in the murder of a Grade 11 student who was falsely accused of rape in Barangay Granada...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod Traffic Authority Office has started a 45-day free parking experiment in a bid to address traffic congestion on Lacson St. here. The measure that started September 9 was in response to the request of businessmen to provide them with free parking to enable their...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is planning to enter into a public-private partnership to establish a P2.2-billion centralized command system. THE construction of the Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Command Center in Barangay Taculing is ongoing. (Photo courtesy of Disaster...
