The newly unveiled Bacolod AR Mural at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds features iconic city landmarks and MassKara imagery, with an augmented reality component that allows visitors to experience animated MassKara dancers through their mobile phones. BACOLOD CITY TOURISM OFFICE

Bacolod unveils AR mural to bring MassKara, heritage to life

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Residents and visitors can now experience Bacolod’s culture and heritage through a new augmented reality (AR) mural launched by the city...
Personnel of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office closely monitor water flow in Canlaon City on Tuesday amid possible flooding and lahar flows from Mt. Kanlaon. CANLAON CDRRMO PHOTO

51 families evacuated as mudflows hit Kanlaon-side communities

Region Cesar Jolito III -
BACOLOD City — At least 51 families or 167 individuals were evacuated from communities in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, and Canlaon City, Negros Oriental,...
A modernized jeepney picks up passengers in front of a shopping mall in Bacolod City. For three days until today, June 27, traditional and modern passenger jeepneys in the city are taking part in a simulation exercise that will determine the effectiveness of the updated routes for the Public Utility Jeepney Modernization Program. PNA BACOLOD FILE PHOTO

LTO-NIR warns public transport operators after alleged passenger harassment

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Land Transportation Office–Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) has warned public utility vehicle operators, drivers, and conductors against harassment, verbal abuse, and...
Five Capiz Provincial Capitol officials named in a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman–Visayas are being asked to submit their counter-affidavits concerning alleged irregularities in the hiring and compensation of contractual lawyers. PHOTO COURTESY OF ESPACIO VERDE

Ombudsman orders Capiz officials to answer hiring complaint

Region Neljoy N. Galigao -
CAPIZ — The Office of the Ombudsman–Visayas has ordered Capiz Gov. Fredenil H. Castro, Vice Gov. Jaime “Mitang” Magbanua and three other provincial officials...

Bacolod SP seeks monthly telco, ISP inspections

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is seeking monthly inspections of internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunications companies (telcos) operating in the...
The Department of Transportation is considering giving tax incentives and soft loans to transport operators in order to help them shift to electric vehicles. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

20 Bacolod barangays to receive EVs

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Twenty barangays in Bacolod City are set to receive electric utility vehicles (EVs) worth more than P30 million in total national...
Police officers displayed the suspected shabu and other evidence seized during an anti-drug operation that resulted in the arrest of two men at Purok Mahigugma-on, Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City on Sept. 14, 2026. The seized drugs were estimated by police to be worth P136,000. BCPO PHOTO

P136K worth of ‘shabu’ seized in Bacolod

Region Merlina A. Pedrosa -
BACOLOD City — The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized an estimated P136,000 worth of suspected shabu and arrested two men in a drug...
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60-year-old woman nabbed in Bacolod illegal gambling op

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — A 60-year-old woman was arrested during a police anti-illegal gambling operation in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City on September 15. Operatives of Police...
Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya and city officials inspected the P3.7-million footbridge connecting Barangays 35 and Singcang-Airport on September 14, 2026. The project’s cost has drawn public attention online. BCCO PHOTO

Mayor challenges engineers to inspect P3.7-M Bacolod footbridge

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Mayor Greg Gasataya has challenged engineers to personally inspect and assess the city’s P3.7-million footbridge connecting Barangays 35 and Singcang-Airport, following...

Two arrested for theft at telco cell site in EB Magalona

Region Mae Singuay -
BACOLOD City — Two men were arrested after they were allegedly caught stealing from a telecommunications cell site in Purok Pasayan, Barangay Tabigue, E.B....
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