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Bacolod police records fewer crimes against women, children

BACOLOD CITY, May 14 -- The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) logged fewer crimes against women and children in the first four months of 2024, data from the Women and Children Protection Desk (WCPD) o... Read More


PSA urges Negrense consumers to prioritize basic household needs

BACOLOD CITY, May 14 -- The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) here advised Negrense consumers to prioritize basic household needs as Bacolod City and Negros Occidental recorded higher inflation in... Read More


Army enjoins Negrenses to stand up against NPA-perpetrated killings

BACOLOD CITY, May 13 -- The Philippine Army has enjoined Negrenses to stand up against violence amid the summary executions perpetrated by remnants of the New People's Army (NPA). Eight civilians wer... Read More


1.1K traditional jeepneys consolidated in Bacolod City

BACOLOD CITY, May 13 -- Some 1,151 traditional public utility jeepneys in this city were consolidated and expected to continue plying various routes after May 15. Salvador Altura Jr., Land Transporta... Read More


Negros Occidental sets catch-up vaccination to fight pertussis

BACOLOD CITY, May 10 -- The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental is awaiting the arrival of its procured pentavalent vaccines to conduct catch-up vaccination among children less than 5 ... Read More


Negrense women urged to undergo cervical cancer screening

BACOLOD CITY, May 10 -- The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD) urged Negrense women to undergo screening to prevent cervical cancer, the second leading can... Read More


Bacolod City sets trial run for 'green routes' using e-jeepneys

BACOLOD CITY, May 10 -- The city government will conduct a trial run for "green routes" using electric or e-jeepneys from May 15 to 19. Data on Friday showed two initial routes will be covered - area... Read More


Negros Occidental distributes cash aid amid ASF recovery efforts

BACOLOD CITY, May 9 -- The Negros Occidental provincial government continues to distribute financial assistance to affected swine raisers amid recovery efforts after losing some 18,000 hogs to African... Read More


Bacolod City launches dance tilts to promote Chicken Inasal Festival

BACOLOD CITY, May 8 -- Organizers of this year's Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival, which is set from May 24 to 26, launched dance competitions as added attractions to the annual event, which puts the s... Read More


Negrense boy without legs makes waves in swimming competitions

BACOLOD CITY, May 7 -- Despite his physical limitation, 10-year-old Zach Lucas Obsioma of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, continues to literally make waves as a swimmer, earning a ticket to the Palaron... Read More