By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Bacolod City Administrator Mark Steven Mayo said yesterday there are no plans to sell the Burgos Public Cemetery to a property developer following claims of the sale as part of a proposed redevelopment project. Mayo said the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) has already presented the proposed redevelopment plan for a portion …
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Bacolod to drug test city hall employees
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The Bacolod City government will conduct drug testing for all its employees at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) this month. City Administrator Mark Steven Mayo said this is in line with Executive Order No. 54, issued by Mayor Greg Gasataya, which institutionalizes the Drug-Free Workplace Program in the city government. …
Bacolod to co-host 52nd MMFF
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Bacolod City will be among the host cities for the 52nd Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) in December. “For the first time, there will be a host city outside Metro Manila, and Bacolod City was chosen,” Mayor Greg Gasataya said yesterday. “We are very fortunate,” he added. Two other host cities …
2 arrested in fatal stabbing
By CESAR JOLITO III Police have arrested two suspects in the fatal stabbing of a 39-year-old man whose body was discovered in an irrigation canal at Barangay Malingin in Negros Occidental’s Bago City on Tuesday, July 7. “Edmon” was found dead in Purok Narra after allegedly being stabbed by his two relatives — 61-year-old “Rogelio” …
VICTORIAS ACCESS TO BACOLOD LANDFILL | This is not financial gain— Gasataya
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA “This is not about a waste-to-energy project nor financial gain.” This was stressed by Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya after several groups expressed opposition to the proposed memorandum of agreement (MOA) allowing the Victorias City government to temporarily dispose of its residual waste at the Barangay Felisa sanitary landfill. Gasataya said …
2 Bacolod schools get threats
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Classes at the University of St. La Salle (USLS) and Luisa Medel National High School in Bacolod City were suspended yesterday due to alleged threats received by the schools. Lt. Colonel Joem Malong, Police Regional Office in the Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) spokesperson, said upon receipt of the information, concerned police …
Bago irrigation dam water level declines
By CESAR JOLITO III The Federation of Irrigators’ Association of Central Negros – Bago River Irrigation System (FIACN-BRIS) has stepped up preparations for the possible effects of the El Niño phenomenon following a noticeable decline in the water level of the Bago River Irrigation System dam. FIACN-BRIS President Padro Limpangog said the latest monitoring showed …
Bacolod mayor to deliver SOCA today
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya will deliver his first State of the City Address (SOCA) at the lobby of the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) today. Secretary to the Mayor Marty Go said Gasataya is expected to present his accomplishments under the HEART Agenda. HEART stands for Health; Education, Economic and …
Valladolid implements new safety, traffic rules for night market
By CESAR JOLITO III The Valladolid municipal government has rolled out a comprehensive safety and traffic management program along the Valladolid boulevard and night market following the deaths of a roadside vendor and her helper after a fuel tanker truck plowed into their food cart in Barangay Palaka on Sunday, July 5. Through Executive Order …
Landfill access to proceed if it has support: councilor
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The proposed memorandum of agreement (MOA) to allow Victorias City to temporarily dispose of its residual waste at the sanitary landfill in Bacolod City’s Barangay Felisa should proceed only if the Bacolodnons support and accept it, Councilor Wilson Gamboa said yesterday. Gamboa said the legality of the Bacolod Solid Waste Management …