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NEW LTO OFFICE OPENS IN BACOLOD CITY

The Negros Occidental provincial government formally turned over to the Land Transportation Office-Western Visayas (LTO-6) the P33-million Bacolod City District Office building. Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez together with Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer, LTO Executive Director Giovanni Lopez, Usec. DOTr Mark Steven Pastor, Reg. Director, LTO 6 Eric […]

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BACOLOD CITY GOES CASHLESS FOR MARKETS, TRANSPO

In line with the Paleng-QR PH Program, the City of Bacolod will now adopt QR PH Digital Payments to all business establishments and local transportation. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) released a Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 1 Series of 2022 on the Paleng-QR, which […]

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BACOLOD CITY HOLDS EXHIBIT FOR NAT’L ARTS MONTH

The Art Association of Bacolod-Negros (AAB-N), in collaboration with Bacolod City Government, celebrated the National Arts Month through an art exhibition sited at City Government Lobby. Titled “Ti-on sang Taliambong,” Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez officiated the ribbon cutting ceremony along with SP Committee Head on History, Culture and Arts Councilor Em Ang, City Tourism […]

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MODERNIZED JEEPNEYS NOW PLY BACOLOD CITY STREETS

United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNETCO) launched 97 Class 2 FAW Modernized Public Utility Vehicle (MPUV) units, at the Central Hall, Ayala Malls Capitol Central. A motorcade caravan event and an official ribbon cutting ceremony were conducted by UNETCO Chairperson Romelie Soliguen, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region VI Director Richard Osmeña, and Cooperative Development […]

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BACOLOD CITY ADOPTS GPS TO TRACK GARBAGE TRUCKS

The citizens of Bacolod City can now access online and monitor garbage trucks on route collecting wastes after IPM-CDC commenced their test run on its GPS on main roads of Bacolod City in response to Mayor Albee Benitez’s urge for responsive waste collection. “The public themselves would be able to monitor the movement of garbage […]

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BACOLOD STARTS ‘PABAHAY’ PROGRAM ORIENTATION

Bacolod City government’s Task Force Pabahay conducted a series of housing and Pag-IBIG orientations to informal settler families (ISFs) of barangay 7, 41, Banago, Sum-ag, Bata, and Villamonte who wish to avail the housing program of Mayor Albee Benitez. The orientations were led by the Pabahay Community Organizers and were spearheaded by Pabahay Program Coordinator […]

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BACOLOD CITY LAUNCHES ‘TRASH TO CASHBACK’ PROGRAM

Bacolod City’s private trash contractor IPM Construction and Development Corporation (CDC)-Waste Division, in partnership with BEST, Inc. Trash to CashBack (TTCB) Program and bXTRA, mobilizes an incentivized proper waste management for Bacolodnons to earn points and exchange into prizes and incentives. Mayor Albee Benitez sought to give rewards to residents and begin the change within […]

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70,000 BACOLOD LEARNERS GET FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES

The city government of Bacolod turned over school supplies for 70,735 learners in public elementary schools in rites at the Bacolod City National High School (BCNHS) gymnasium recently. The items were received by the school principals from Councilor Al Victor Espino, chair of the City Council’s committee on education, and the executive assistants who represented […]

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NEGROS OCCIDENTAL FORMS TASK FORCE VS ASF

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez have issued a consolidated executive order creating a joint task force against African swine fever (ASF). The directive aims to harmonize the policies of both the province and the city in prohibiting the entry of the sources of infection caused by the dreaded […]

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PANAAD PARK TO BE A YEAR-ROUND TOURISM ATTRACTION

Negros Occidental’s Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City is eyed to become a year-round tourist attraction, not just a venue of the province’s Panaad Sa Negros Festival every summer. Until Oct. 16, all local government units in the province are participating in the “Masskara sa Panaad,” showcasing their respective themed pavilions with a display […]