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As Bacolod City celebrated its 85th Charter Day, Mayor Albee Benitez led the recognition of four notable Bacolodnons. Awardees recognized for this year’s Ang Banwahanon Award are: Willy Au, Ian Manuel Lo, Benjamin Lopue, Jr., and Ruby “Token” Lizares. The 4 awardees exemplify selfless service achievements that served as an inspiration and a model worthy of […]
The Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival is set to take grilling to a whole new level with its longest inasal grilling event at the Upper East, Megaworld on May 28, 2023. With 320 meters of grilling space, this year’s event is longer than previous years, promising more opportunities to showcase Bacolod’s signature dish. Over 80 groups […]
The City Government of Bacolod is proud to announce its partnership with G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI), a leading corporation in the Philippines specializing in remittance services and mobile payment solutions. This collaboration signifies Bacolod City Government’s commitment to embracing digitalization and leveraging technology to enhance government services. Under the implementing agreement signed recently, GXI will provide Bills […]
Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez led the signing of P4.4 billion loan agreement with the executives of Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to finance his 17 developmental projects that will help invigorate the local economy of the city, in simple rites held at the lobby of the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). “This ‘game changer’ […]
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco lauded the reopening of this year’s Panaad sa Negros Festival 2023 in Bacolod City. Speaking before thousands of Negrenses from its 32 municipalities and cities, Frasco said celebrating cultural heritage is a necessity to honor the past and provide the youth with a view into the future. “You are the […]
To answer the call of Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez’s Solid Waste Management (SWM) Program, Barangay Taculing led by Bgry. Captain Lady Gles Gonzales-Pallen relaunched their Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Redemption Center, which was stalled because of the pandemic and strict Covid protocols. The program was attended by Engineer Macky Maceda, special adviser for solid […]
More than 6,700 jobs were up for grabs in Bacolod City during a job fair held at Robinsons Place Bacolod. For two-days, 55 companies participated in the employment event organized by the city government through the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) and the Department of Labor and Employment. “Inviting all job seekers to our job […]
Mayor Albee Benitez brought the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)-BBM Sugar Program to Bacolod City. Through the SRA-DA (Department of Agriculture) Kadiwa, sugar is old at P70/kilo only. “The intervention of the national government, by the President (Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.), is to ensure that we have cheap food products,” Benitez said. “Eventually, it will include […]
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recently launched its Paleng-QR (Quick Response) Ph Plus program in Bacolod City. The project makes use of digital payments in public markets and transportation hubs following the approval by the Bacolod City Council of the Palengke-QR Ph ordinance in support of Mayor Albee Benitez’s program of promoting a “smart […]
Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez has signed a memorandum of agreement with WRS Holdings, and the Pag-IBIG Fund for the construction of an affordable housing project for informal settlers. Providing better and comfortable homes for all informal settler families (ISF) in Bacolod City is one of the mayor’s flagship programs ever since he started his […]