BACOLOD CITY – The city government is planning to allocate P50 million for the construction of pipe-laying facilities as a prompt intervention to address the water shortage here amid the El Niño phenomenon. MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez meets Bacolod City Water District...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez suspended classes on the elementary and secondary levels here for two days due to extreme heat. BENITEZ speaks in a press briefing at the Bacolod City Government Center on Monday, March 11. (Glazyl Masculino) Benitez said that face-to-face...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has directed the City Veterinary Office to allow the movement of pork and other pork products to avert a food shortage in this city. MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez issues Executive Order No. 9 on Friday, February 23, allowing the movement of pork and...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will develop a new relocation site for informal settlers following the ratification of the City Council on Wednesday, February 14, of the deed of absolute sale of a 17-hectare lot in Barangay Granada here. BENITEZ (FB) Lawyer Karol Joseph Chiu, Secretary...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez said on Monday, February 12, that the Diocese of Bacolod has temporarily stopped the restoration and repair of the San Sebastian Cathedral here pending the approval of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). MAYOR...
BACOLOD CITY – Two building inspectors assigned to the Office of the Building Official (OBO) here were suspended for 60 days for alleged extortion. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) In a press briefing on Monday, February 12, City Legal Officer Romeo Carlos Ting Jr. said these two building inspectors...
BACOLOD CITY – Filipino-Chinese tycoon Lucio L. Co has been named adopted son and honorary mayor here as the city celebrated the 19th Bacolaodiat Festival on Saturday, February 10. CAMILLE Clarisse Co Lao (third from left) and husband, Michael Stephen Lao (second from left), accept a...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 100 fake Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) identification (ID) cards were discovered in this city, said Alma Gustilo, officer-in-charge of the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), based on their recent monitoring. Gustilo said they will have to check if...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has ordered the recall of around 12,000 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) identification cards here effective immediately. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) In a press briefing on Monday, February 5, Mayor Albee Benitez said that existing PWD IDs have no QR code yet,...
BACOLOD CITY – Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has committed to give P20 million for this city. SEN. Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. and Bacolod City officials headed by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez lead the payout of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will build more than 5,000 housing units in Barangays Banago and Estefania here starting next month. MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez (right) and Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) sign a...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has barred vendors from selling in the public plaza here. In a press briefing on Monday, January 8, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez said a resolution about the matter was discussed during their legislative meeting in Baguio City last week. BENITEZ...
