BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Oct 11, 2018 that the merger between the Love Negros Team (LN) and the United Negros Alliance (UNegA) is holding. Lacson issued this statement in a chance interview with the media after he accompanied former Vice Governor Genaro “Lim-ao” Alvarez in filing the latter’s Certificate of […]
BACOLOD City – A trainee police officer died morning of Oct 10, 2018, after he reportedly collapsed during a training exercise at the Police Public Safety Company (PPSC) Regional Training Center-6 here. Supt. John Bulalacao, Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 director, identified the rookie cop as Police Officer 1 Frenz Galen Samillano Frades, 22 years old, […]
BACOLOD City – Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia received a special recognition from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in connection with the “2018 Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit” contest. A press statement from the Mayor’s Office sent to The Daily Guardian on October 10, 2018, stated that PCCI recognized Leonardia for “exemplifying commendable […]
BACOLOD City – “They seem to be desperate.” This was the reaction of Vice President Leni Robredo over proposals to name the Senate President as the successor if something happens to the President. “They are trying everything to remove me. There was a case in the Supreme Court, an impeachment case too which did not […]
BACOLOD City – All of the 692 provincial government employees at the provincial capitol and related offices based here have already undergone drug test, Atty. Anabelle Palic, provincial human resource officer said. Palic said the committee will discuss when to conduct the surprise drug tests for those workers assigned out of town especially those in the district […]
BACOLOD City – Seven members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) involved in a shooting incident at Barangay Sum-ag were placed under restriction. In a letter addressed to Task Force Kasanag (TFK) National Commander John Chiong, National Police Commission (Napolcom) Regional Director Atty. Joseph Celis said the […]
BACOLOD City – A suspected robber was killed while his accomplice escaped after trading shots with members of Police Station 2 (PS2) at Burgos Extension, Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, late night of Oct 8, 2018. Police identified the fatality as Juniben Fulgo, a resident of the city, while his accomplice was named as Jan-jan Beatingo, […]
BACOLOD City – Grupo Progreso (GP) led by incumbent Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia will formally announce its line-up for the 2019 midterm elections on Thursday, Oct 11, 2018. Leonardia said their line-up includes members of national parties such as the Nationalist People’s Coalition, Nationalista Party, and the ruling PDP-Laban. Leonardia added that harmony between […]
BACOLOD City – The latest allegations linking Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Lacson to illegal drugs are “re-hashed,” he said on Oct 8, 2018 “It is the same affidavit against me except that this time it was made by four separate personalities and has been filed with the National Bureau of Investigation. There is no […]
BACOLOD CITY – Three cities in Negros Occidental won top prizes at the 2018 Pearl Awards of the Department of Tourism and Association of Tourism Officers in the Philippines (DOT-ATOP) held at Limketkai Luxe Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City on Friday night. Sagay City was elevated to the Hall of Fame after winning Best […]
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has again included Bacolod City in the finalists’ roster of this year’s Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit (LGU) Awards under the City Level 1 Category. Mayor Evelio Leonardia in a statement on Sunday said he was formally informed by the PCCI that Bacolod had advanced […]
BACOLOD City –The 39th MassKara Festival celebration of Bacolod City will kick off today with a birthday cake slicing that will mark the 80th year of the city. The celebration themed “Happy Birthday Bacolod” will run until Oct 28, 2018. Eli Tajanlangit, festival director; Councilor Em Ang, MassKara Festival action officer; and Councilor Cindy Rojas […]
