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 …
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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 …
NIR records 4.1-M voters for BSKE
More than 4.1 million voters are registered in the Negros Island Region (NIR) for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on November 2, according to data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec-NIR data showed a total of 4,151,396 registered voters for the BSKE polls. “We received the final list of registered voters for …
547-ha Kanlaon park rehab to start soon
The Negros Occidental provincial government is urging Negrenses to join efforts to rehabilitate the 547 hectares of forest area within the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson gave instructions “to get the work started on the ground as soon as possible and restore forest cover in this …
Comprehensive land use plan hearings set
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The Bacolod City government will hold public hearings on the proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) 2027-2038, a vital planning document that will guide the city’s growth, development and land use policies, on Tuesday, July 7. City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) head Dr. Mary Jean Ramos said the public hearing …
Bacolod police intensify emergency drills at schools
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has intensified its simulation exercises in various schools in the city to enhance the safety and preparedness of students and teaching staff during emergencies. BCPO spokesperson Police Captain Liberty Indiape said the exercises were conducted in several elementary schools last week under the leadership of …
NegOcc finalizes biosecurity task force vs. RSSI
By CESAR JOLITO III The Negros Occidental provincial government is set to submit to Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson the final version of an executive order creating the provincial biosecurity task force and technical working group to strengthen the province’s fight against red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) and other biological pests. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II …
CLO probes illegal dumpers in Brgy. 19
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The Bacolod City Legal Office (CLO) is conducting a thorough investigation to determine the owner of a drop-side utility truck that was caught on camera dumping garbage illegally along Burgos Street in Barangay 19. CLO head Karol Joseph Chiu said they have already coordinated with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to …
Ceneco urges Bacolod to pay P270-M unsettled accounts
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) has urged the Bacolod City government to settle its outstanding obligations after the cooperative paid more than P92 million in real property tax (RPT) under the city’s tax amnesty program. Ceneco President Dwight Carbon said the cooperative paid RPT worth P92,140,021.73 on Friday, July 3, at …