BACOLOD

BACOLOD. Bacolod City councilor-elect Wilson Gamboa Jr. took his oath office before Abang Lingkod Representative Joseph Stephen Paduano at Barangay Montevista Hall in Bacolod City on Friday, June 13.

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BACOLOD. The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) recovers an estimated P612,000 worth of a substance believed to be shabu in a drug bust in Purok Cadena de Amor, Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Over P600,000 shabu seized in Bacolod

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ILOILO. Major General Michael G. Samson, Brigadier General Nhel Richard E. Patricio, Police Brigadier General Jack Wanky, and Commodore Philipps Soria receive commendations from Comelec-Western Visayas for their roles in securing the 2025 elections during the Regional Joint Security Control Center-Western Visayas Exit Conference in Iloilo City.

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ZAMBOANGA. Major General Leonardo Peña, 11th Infantry Division commander (right), presents the Command Plaque to Lieutenant Colonel Homer Estolas for his steadfast dedication as the 21st Infantry Battalion commander. Estolas relinquished his post to Lieutenant Colonel Roland Borras, in a Change of Command Ceremony, on Wednesday, June 11.

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ZAMBOANGA. Navy personnel aboard BRP General Mariano Alvarez rescue M/L len-Lyn, a wooden-hulled vessel in distress with 90 people aboard on Thursday evening, June 12, off the coast of Languyan, Tawi-Tawi. The vessel was safely towed to a Chinese pier in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi.

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Local News (Bacolod)

BACOLOD. Bacolod City councilor-elect Wilson Gamboa Jr. took his oath office before Abang Lingkod Representative Joseph Stephen Paduano at Barangay Montevista Hall in Bacolod City on Friday, June 13.

Gamboa to remain fiscalizer at City Council

Merlinda A. Pedrosa

18 hours ago

1 min read

BACOLOD. The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) recovers an estimated P612,000 worth of a substance believed to be shabu in a drug bust in Purok Cadena de Amor, Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Over P600,000 shabu seized in Bacolod

Merlinda A. Pedrosa

18 hours ago

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Alfredo Abelardo Benitez

Benitez eyes P500-M for floodgates, pumping stations for Bacolod

Merlinda A. Pedrosa

19 hours ago

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ILOILO. Major General Michael G. Samson, Brigadier General Nhel Richard E. Patricio, Police Brigadier General Jack Wanky, and Commodore Philipps Soria receive commendations from Comelec-Western Visayas for their roles in securing the 2025 elections during the Regional Joint Security Control Center-Western Visayas Exit Conference in Iloilo City.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY. Bacolod City celebrates the 127th Philippine Independence Day at the Bacolod City Public Plaza Thursday, June 12.

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Jun 12, 2025

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NEGROS. The groundbreaking ceremony of the Gawahon, A Birder’s Paradise- a Haven for Sustainable and Inclusive Eco-tourism, led by Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, Victorias City Mayor and Third District Congressman-elect Javier Miguel Benitez and the members of the city council at the Gawahon Eco-Park, Victorias City on June 11.

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Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez, his father former 3rd District Congressman now Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, Cynthia Bantug Regino, Executive Director of the Victorias Kaayong Lawas Foundation, Inc. Ann Rose Gicana, Board Member Richard Julius Sablan and other Victorias City officials led the ceremonial ribbon cutting.

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BACOLOD. AIA Philippines president and CEO Melita Teo (center, 6th from right) and Bacolod Councilor Kalaw Puentebella (center, 6th from left) officiate the opening of the new AIA Philippines branch in Bacolod City with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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GOV. LACSON DISTRIBUTES P12.5 M FOR BARANGAY PROJECTS

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ONE HOME SOLUTIONS: The One Home Solution, the first property concierge in the Province of Negros Occidental had its media launch held at Park Inn by Radisson SM City Bacolod on October 17, 2024.

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Sports (Bacolod)

Loyola Football Club Victorias conducts football clinic

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SPIKE. Sam Ruselle Mendoza of One Silay (No. 12) scores against Van Emhiel Roy of Lingayen during the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Under-21 Championship at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Friday (Jan. 31, 2025). One Silay won, 21-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-13, 15-12, to advance to the semifinal round. (PNVF photo)

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Feb 01, 2025

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ROTC GAMES IN BACOLOD. The lighting of the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Philippine Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Games 2024 Visayas Regional Qualifying Leg at Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City on Sunday (May 26, 2024). A total of 1,938 student-athletes will compete in 14 sports events and Miss ROTC pageant in the week-long competition. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City-PIO)

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Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (left) leads the opening of 1st Mayor Albee Sportsfest with 4th District Leyte Congressman Richard Gomez at the Panaad Park and Stadium on Saturday, May 25.

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Negrense athletes during the opening of the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association regional meet.

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The University of St. La Salle is the 1st Negros Island Private Schools Athletic Association (Niprisaa) overall champion.

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Entertainment (Bacolod)

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PAGTATAG WORLD TOUR. P-pop boy band SB19 wows fans in the PAGTATAG! concert in Bacolod City on July 9, their last Philippine stopover before taking the world class act to the United States and Canada. (Kyle Rommel Salazar Photo)

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GMA. On its 15th anniversary, GMA Network's wildlife, nature, and conservation program "Born to Be Wild" presents a two part-special dubbed 'Born to Be Kings.' (Contributed photo)

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