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The fund for the establishment of the Bacolod City General Hospital has been included by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in the 2022 National Expenditure Program (NEP). This was confirmed by Bacolod Lone District Representative Greg Gasataya after he was informed by the Department of Health (DOH) regarding the development. “We requested Health […]
Some 30 drug offenders will be accommodated in the newly-opened Balay Silangan reformation center to be operated by the city government of Bacolod under the supervision of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The P5-million two-storey facility, located adjacent to the Bacolod City Police Office compound on Lacson Extension in Barangay Singcang-Airport, was inaugurated and […]
The Filipino-Chinese business community in Bacolod City has sponsored a five-day coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rollout to inoculate more than 1,000 workers and their family members. Dubbed “Operation Bakuna Center”, the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII)-led initiative marked its Day 3 at the St. John’s Institute Activity Center vaccination […]
Mayor Evelio Leonardia has welcomed the selection of Bacolod City as the lone site in the Visayas for a study on the impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “In the midst of this health crisis, we are somehow placated that our city was chosen among the only four in the country for a case […]
Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the city government has tapped a group to study the proposed establishment of the Bacolod City General Hospital (BCGH). The development was announced by the mayor in a press conference with Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, sponsor of the counterpart Senate Bill (SB) 1647, seeking to establish the BCGH. “There will […]
The city government of Bacolod is set to release P41.5 million in hazard pay and special risk allowance for employees who rendered frontline and other essential services during the 47-day enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). During its regular session recently, the City Council presided by Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran unanimously approved the appropriation for the […]
Beneficiaries of government cash assistance for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis in Bacolod City will expect to receive a total of P1.3 billion in Social Amelioration Program (SAP) grants. Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said he is optimistic that the infusion of public funds will pump-prime the city’s economy. “This is a tremendous help […]
As the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri has filed a bill to create a general hospital that will serve residents of the lone district of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. It will be called the Bacolod City General Hospital (BCGH). Senate Bill No. 1647 is the […]
Senator Cynthia Villar wished for more developments for Bacolod City, which marked its 1st Charter Day celebration recently under the newly-approved Republic Act (RA) 11146. “Siyempre, gusto natin (Of course, we want) more developments for Bacolod. Mukhang maa-attain naman kasi makikita naman natin na maraming businesses na tinatayo dito sa Bacolod (It looks like it […]
Senator-elect Bong Go rushed to visit and provide assistance to the individuals and families affected by the fire in Bacolod City as his own way to celebrate Father’s Day. As Go visited those affected by the fire, he promised to treat the children together with their fathers to a small celebration for Father’s Day. “Binabati […]