Tag: Bacolod

Jun22026 by Shiela Gelera-BragaNo Comments

‘Drug Personality’ Gintiro-Patay sa Bacolod

Nagapungko sa computer shop ang 43-anyos nga lalaki sang siya ang gintiro sang gunman sa Rachel Store, San Jose 2 sa Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City, mga la-1:27 sang kaagahon sang Lunes, Hunyo 1.Pila ka igo sang bala ang naangkon ni alyas “Butsoy”, taga Brgy. Sum-ag, nga ginakabig sang pulis nga isa ka drug personality.Ang gunman nakasuksok sang helmet kag nalagyo angkas sang scooter-type nga motor, nga gina-maneho sang iya upod.Narekober sa crime scene ang pito ka suspected .45 caliber fired cartridge case kag apat ka fired bullets.https://youtu.be/kRiYR4SrjbE?si=OKyde5eTMvHLbOngGinsiling ni Police Captain Andy Ofalia, hepe sang Police Station 9, may record nga carnapping ang biktima."Daw amo pa lang na nakita namon, drug-related activity. Kay naga-involved siya s...

May292026 by Shiela Gelera-BragaNo Comments

Suspek nga Nagbuno sa Amerikano sa Bacolod, Arestado

Balita Hiligaynon

Gindakop sang katapo sang Police Station 7 ang 56-anyos nga lalaki sa buy-bust operation matapos makuhaan sang P40,000 nga balor sang suspected shabu sa Purok Encarnacion sa Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City.Ang suspek nga ginkilala kay alyas “Rey”, amo ang ginatudlo nga nagbuno sa American national sa gwa sang convenience store sa Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod, sang Domingo, Mayo 24.Positibo siya nga ginkilala sang biktima kag nobya sini paagi sa Rogues’ Gallery sang kapulisan.Ginsiling ni Police Capt. Jay-r Reyes, hepe sang Station 7, nga may mga daan na nga kaso ang suspek, lakip na ang sa iligal nga droga kag alarm and scandal. Naga-ako man ang suspek nga nagagamit ini sang iligal nga droga.Madumduman nga nakuhaan sang closed-circuit television camera footages ang pagp...

Dec232021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Digicast Negros X (December 23, 2021)

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Dec232021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Duterte places WV, 5 other regions under state of calamity for 1 year

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Ronnie Baldonado photoPresident Rodrigo Duterte has declared the entire Western Visayas and five other regions under a state of calamity for one year after Typhoon Odette “caused widespread devastation and damages.”Also declared under a state of calamity are regions IV-B, VII, VIII, X, and XIII effective Tuesday, December 21.The Sangguniang Panlungsod also approved a resolution Wednesday afternoon, December 22, placing Bacolod City under a state of calamity following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, Councilor Renecito Novero said.Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia had forwarded a City Development Council resolution to the SP requesting the declaration of a state of calamity and to accept offers of national and international assistance based on need, he said.The typhoon affe...

Dec222021 by Nico DelfinNo Comments

Baligyaan sang mga palupok sa Bacolod nagsugod na sa pagbukas, iban na delay bangud sang bagyo

Balita Hiligaynon

Baligyaan sang mga palupok bukas na sa Bacolod. Pero may iban pa nga wala makasugod bangud sang Bagyo Odette.Sang Lunes pa kuntani sugod ang pagbaligya sang mga palupok sa Reclamation Area nga amo ang designated area sa Bacolod para baligyaan sang palupok kag pyrotechnics.Ugaling pila sa mga baligyaan ang ginakaayo pa bangud naguba sang Bagyo Odette.Sa 62 ka baligyaan may masobra pa lang ang nakabaligya sang makakuha man sang permit.Malaka pa ang mga bumalakal pero ginalauman sang mga magagmay nga negosyante sang palupok nga makabawi sila antes sang adlaw sang pagsug alaw sang bag ong tuig.

Dec222021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Colorless aid

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Help for those affected by Typhoon Odette has been pouring in the province, particularly in southern Negros that was severely beaten by the storm.It took a day for everyone to realize the devastation it caused, particularly in Kabankalan City, and three more days to discover the extent of destruction it also caused in other LGUs further down south, particularly in Sipalay City which has the highest death toll.I’m not new to disasters and have covered many through the years as a reporter on the ground. You view it with a different lens, trying to stay stoic even while looking at the tragic scene around you, in your attempt to get the figures and report it back immediately.Last Sunday, the experience was different. I joined Rotarians from Negros deliver aid to affected areas....

Dec222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod now under state of calamity

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The Sangguniang Panlungsod approved a resolution Wednesday afternoon, December 22, placing Bacolod City under a state of calamity following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, Councilor Renecito Novero said.Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia had forwarded a City Development Council resolution to the SP requesting the declaration of a state of calamity and to accept offers of national and international assistance based on need, he said.The typhoon affected 57 of 61 Bacolod barangays.Houses destroyed were 745 and damaged were 8,309, city government data on Wednesday showed.*

Dec222021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Add’l budget for Bacolod hospital, coliseum road ‘done deal’: Migz

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City PIO photoSenator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri pledged an additional P200 million budget for the construction of the Bacolod City General Hospital and road construction for the coliseum and museum Wednesday, December 22.Zubiri, who met with Mayor Evelio Leonardia to turn over 100 sacks of rice for the victims of Super Typhoon Odette, said the extra fund is separate from the P400 million that was set for the construction of the hospital in Barangay Vista Alegre.“I told Mayor Bing to use me as a tool to get projects and programs. Not only do we have the coliseum, we also have the hospital. It is a done deal and it is in the budget. I have fulfilled my commitment to you. We only need the implementation,” Zubiri said.Zubiri’s arrival at the Bacolod Government Center coincided ...

Dec222021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

‘Bacolod most competitive LGU in Western Visayas’

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City PIO photoBacolod City has been named the Most Competitive Local Government Unit in Western Visayas.Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the new achievement by the city was announced earlier this week, adding that it is a very positive way to cap the year 2021 and usher in a more vibrant and dynamic Bacolod economy in 2022, a Bacolod Public Information Office press release said Wednesday, December 21.Bacolod topped three of four pillars of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index set by the Department of Trade and Industry to bring home the award.The city government was also adjudged Most Competitive City for the entire Visayas in 2019 by the DTI.The CMCI is an annual ranking of Philippine cities and municipalities developed by the National Competitiveness Council...

Dec222021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Fully vaxxed Bacolodnons can now avail of booster shots after 3 months

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City PIO photoFully-vaccinated Bacolodnons need not have to wait for six months to get a booster shot.Dr. Edwin Miraflor Jr., officer-in-charge of the Bacolod City Health Office, said the Department of Health has issued a revised interval schedule, saying that fully-inoculated residents can get a booster dose three months after completing their two-dose vaccination.Miraflor said that all adults aged 18-and-above are now eligible to receive a single-dose of Covid-19 vaccine at least three months after completing their primary dose of either AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNtech, Sinovac or Sputnik vaccine.Those administered with the single-shot Johnson and Johnson are qualified to get a booster after two months.The new guideline, which follows the amended Emergency Use A...