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Bacolod: Neg Occ mayors sign MOA for PHP 50-M typhoon aid
BACOLOD CITY — Six local chief executives from Negros Occidental have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to formalize the release of PHP 50...
Bacolod: Residential power rates rise in January
BACOLOD CITY—The average residential electricity rate in the Negros Power franchise area rose to PHP 13.1076 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in January 2026, up by...
Bacolod: Bacolod invests in electric patrol vehicles for police
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The city government has earmarked PHP 14 million for the purchase of 10 electric patrol vehicles for the Bacolod City...
Bacolod: Labor group slams SRA over sugar export delays
BACOLOD CITY — A major labor coalition has accused the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) of neglect and opacity over delays in authorizing sugar exports...
Bacolod: Five-minute response time cuts Negros Occidental crime 17 percent
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo) attributed a 17-percent decline in criminal incidents in 2025 to the implementation of the...
Bacolod: NACUSIP questions SRA sugar export plan
BACOLOD CITY — The National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines –Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (NACUSIP-TUCP) and its...
BACOLOD: PRO-NIR foils PHP 8.8 million shabu plot for Sinulog
BACOLOD CITY — The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) thwarted an attempt to distribute illegal drugs during the Sinulog Festival in Kabankalan City,...
BACOLOD: Gasataya says Felisa landfill compliant, collection normalizes
BACOLOD CITY — Mayor Greg Gasataya said Bacolod City’s sanitary landfill in Barangay Felisa is compliant with required engineering safety measures after he inspected...
BACOLOD: Access backs Negros Power, Noneco partnership
Bacolod City - THE Alliance of Concerned Consumers in Electricity and Social Services (Access) has expressed full support for the proposed partnership between Negros...
BACOLOD: Bacolod BOSS collections jump 44% in 2026
BACOLOD CITY — The Bacolod City Treasurer’s Office reported a strong start to the year after collections from the Business One-Stop Shop rose by...
BACOLOD: Proposed ordinance creating Bacolod public skate park rules hurdles 1st reading
Bacolod City - The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod has approved on first reading a proposed ordinance creating the rules and regulations providing penalties thereof...
BACOLOD: Negros Or police shootings draw scrutiny, demand accountability
BACOLOD CITY — Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, director of the Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region, said justice will prevail for the victims...
Bacolod: Negros Occidental dengue cases drop 26% in 2025
BACOLOD CITY — Dengue cases in Negros Occidental declined significantly in 2025, but health authorities cautioned that the mosquito-borne disease remains a serious public...
BACOLOD: BCPO seizes PHP 157.3 million drugs in 2025
BACOLOD CITY — The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported a 47.6 percent increase in the value of illegal drugs seized in 2025, totaling...
Bacolod: Bacolod extends business one-stop-shop until March 31
Bacolod City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved the extension of the Business One-Stop-Shop (Boss) and the deadline for the payment of business taxes,...
Bacolod: CONFED warns of sugar industry crisis
BACOLOD CITY — The Confederation of Sugar Producers Association Inc. (CONFED) on Thursday, Jan. 8, warned that the Philippine sugar industry is facing a...
Bacolod: Over 500 La Castellana families still displaced after Typhoon Tino
BACOLOD CITY – Nearly two months after Typhoon Tino triggered massive flooding in Negros Occidental, more than 500 families in La Castellana, Negros Occidental...
Bacolod crime rate rises nearly 12% in 2025
BACOLOD CITY — The Bacolod City Police Office recorded an 11.77% increase in total crime incidents in 2025, with cases rising by 149 from...
Bacolod: Sugar planters giving up on crop year
BACOLOD CITY - As millgate prices of sugar remain almost at par with production costs, some sugar planters have already accepted the fact “we...
Bacolod: NegOcc to open six new abattoirs
BACOLOD CITY - In compliance with National Meat Inspection Service regulations imposed by the government, the provincial government of Negros Occidental is set to...
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