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The scene of the incident.*PNP photoA man was wounded and arrested after he allegedly took a security guard’s firearm and exchanged gunfire with responding police officers in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, Friday night, Oct. 16.The incident happened at around 10 p.m. along Mansilingan-Murcia Road in front of the Open Market.The Bacolod City Police Office identified the suspect only as alias “Toto.”Initial investigation showed that the suspect allegedly forcibly took the service firearm of a 35-year-old security guard assigned at the Open Market building.Personnel of Police Station 7 responded after receiving a report from a concerned citizen.Police said responding officers encountered the suspect armed with a firearm and ordered him to drop the weapon.The susp...

The winning Tangub float*Ronnie Baldonado photoBarangay Tangub claimed the championship title in the Electric MassKara 2026, winning ₱350,000, as six barangay contingents brought their festival identities, cultural stories, and community pride to the streets of Bacolod on Friday evening, October 16.The Electric MassKara and Mega Float Parade traveled from Megaworld's The Upper East to the Bacolod Government Center (BCGC), featuring illuminated floats and performances that highlighted the distinct cultural identities of the participating barangays.Each contingent presented a festival theme reflecting its community, turning the parade into a showcase of local traditions, creativity, and friendly competition, a press release from Gugma Foundation said.The Barangay Tangub perf...

SRA Board Member David Andrew Sanson (4th from left) with the Philippine Air Force and the Department of Agriculture cloudseeding team.* SRA photoThe Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is allocating ₱13 million for a second phase of cloudseeding operations scheduled in November to buffer sugar lands against the threat of an expected Super El Niño.SRA Board Member David Andrew Sanson on Friday, Oct. 16, announced the funding allocation following the completion of an initial ₱6 million joint cloudseeding campaign with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the Department of Agriculture (DA).The cloud seeding operation which started September 7 with a budget of P6 million from the Bureau of Soils and Water Management – Department of Agriculture wrapped up its operation Wednesday,...

The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted the general manager of a Bacolod hotel who was previously found guilty by lower courts of violating the Senior Citizens Act after refusing to grant an additional discount to elderly guests whose accommodation rate was already discounted.In a ruling Wednesday, Oct. 14, reversing decisions by the Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Regional Trial Court, and Court of Appeals, the High Tribunal cleared Orville U. Ong, general manager of a local hotel, of charges under Republic Act No. 7432, as amended by RA 9994 (the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010).The case stemmed from a complaint filed by hotel guests lawyer Paul S. Alcazaren, 66, and Eric Gadiana, 70, after Ong declined to apply a 20 percent senior citizen discount to their bill, a SC Public I...

Lightning injured two people in separate incidents in Brgy. San Miguel, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, Thursday afternoon, Oct. 15.Police identified the victims only as  “Ken,” 18, of Brgy. Ara-al, and “Maymay,” 51, of Brgy. San Miguel.The incidents happened at around 4:55 p.m. in two separate locations in the barangay.Initial investigation showed that “Ken” was inside a barbershop waiting for his turn to get a haircut when he was allegedly struck by lightning.He remained conscious but sustained injuries and was initially brought to the Don Salvador Benedicto Memorial District Hospital.The victim was later referred to Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod City for further treatment.In a separate incident, “Maymay” was doing laundry at her residence near a ri...

Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City issued a public health advisory on Friday, October 16, warning residents of a dengue alert following a noticeable rise in cases across Bacolod City.Thirty eight  out of the  50 dengue admissions—representing 76 percent of all cases—came directly from Bacolod City, data recorded by the hospital's Emergency Department from October 1 to 14 showed. The admitted patients are from 16 different barangays, with Barangay Handumanan recording the highest number of cases at six, followed closely by Barangay Taculing and Barangay Bata with five cases each, while 22 other cases were distributed among other barangays in Bacolod.   In response to the growing threat, the CLMMRH advisory urge...