2021

  • RDRRMC VI – Regional LDRRMCO Recognition 
    The City of Bacolod is one of the qualified Local Government Units in Western Visayas to be recognized as “Fully Compliant” LDRRMCO.
  • Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index (CMCI)
  • Most Competitive LGU in Western Visayas
  • Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
  • Most Business-Friendly City Outside of Metro Manila
  • Bacolod City College (BCC)
  • Gawad Parangal for Higher Education Institutions in Western Visayas by CHED
  • Bacolod City College (BCC)
  • Certification of Eligibility to avail of benefits of RA10931 or Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act by CHED

2019

  • Excellence in Local Governance Awards (EXCELL)
  • Best Performing LGU (Local Government Unit) – City Category in Western Visayas
    •  Champion – Excellence in Local Legislation
    • Champion – Excellence in Administrative Governance
    • Champion – Excellence in Environmental Governance
    • 1st Runner-up – Excellence in Social Governance
    • 1st Runner-up – Excellence in Economic Governance
  • Finalist- Digital Governance Awards (eGov Awards)
  • Presented by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the
  • NationalICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP), and the DILG
  • Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Award for 2019
  • Most Business-Friendly LGU Awards under City Level 1B category for cities outside Metro Manila
  • Top Philippine Model City
  • Business Friendly High Returns
  • Retirement Haven Award

2018

  • First Runner-Up in the “Excellence in the Administrative Governance” category
  • No. 8 Most Competitive Highly Urbanized City in the Philippines
  • National Finalist-2018 PCCI Most Business-Friendly LGUs Award
  • First Place, Regional Gawad KALASAG Awards 2018 (Region 6)
  • As Best City DRRM Council- Highly Urbanized City Category
    In the search for Excellence in Disaster Risk Management and Humanitarian Assistance by the National DRRM Council. Office of the Civil Defence/Department of National Defence (OCD/DND)
  • Most Competitive City in Western Visayas
  • Regional Gawad Parangal for Best Performing Local Government Unit (LGU) 
  • National Gawad Parangal 3rd Placer for Best Performing LGU- (Cooperative Development Office)
  • Finalist Best in eGOV Business Empowerment Category
  • Top 8 Most Competitive Cities
  • Rank 1 Most Competitive Cities in the Visayas
  • 1st runner-up Most Livable Urban Centers in the Country

2017

  • 1st Place, Regional Gawad KALASAG Awards 2017 (NIR)
  • As Best City DRRM Council – Highly Urbanized City Category
    In the search for Excellence in Disaster Risk Management and Humanitarian Assistance by the National DRRM Council. Office of the Civil Defence/Department of National Defence (OCD/DND)
  • Regional awardee in the Presidential Award for Child-Friendly City
  • Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance 2017
  • Top Philippine Model City
  • Finalist Best in eGOV Data-Driven Governance Category

2015

  • 1st Place, Regional Gawad KALASAG Awards 2015 – Region VI
    In the search for Excellence in Disaster Risk Management and Humanitarian Assistance by the National DRRM Council. Office of the Civil Defence/Department of National Defence (OCD/DND)

2012
National Awards

  • 1st Place, Regional Gawad KALASAG Awards 2012- Region IV
     In the search for Excellence in Disaster Risk Management and Humanitarian Assistance by the National DRRM Council. Office of the Civil Defence/Department of National Defence (OCD/DND)
  • Top 3 – National Gawad KALASAG Awards 2012
  • Top 5 of the Most Competitive Cities in the Philippines
  • Top 2 on the Governance Efficiency Category
  • Rank 1-2012 Business Registration (new application)
  • Rank 1 for Business Registration (renewal)
  • Rank 7 for Capital Registered Business (new application)
  • Rank 3 for Capital Registered Business (renewal)
  • Rank 8 for numbers of ATMs
  • Rank 3 Most Number of Hotel Rooms in the Philippines

2011
Regional Awards

  • Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Regional Finalist

2010
National Awards

  • Rank 3rd in the “Next Wave” City Award
  • Pilot City – Local Governance Development Fund – Partnership in Democratic Local Governance in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia and Vietnam)

2009
National Awards

  • 1st Place, Regional Gawad KALASAG Awards 2009, Region VI
    In the search for Excellence in Disaster Risk Management and Humanitarian Assistance by the National DRRM Council. Office of the Civil Defence/Department of National Defence (OCD/DND)
  • Top 3- National Gawad KALASAG Awards
  • CROWN Award (Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition) Regional
  • Green Banner Awardee of the DOH in the exemplary Implementation of Effective Nutrition Program
  • AIM Best Compliance with mandated Government Development Plans on the Responsiveness of LGU Indicator during the 2009 Philippine Competitive Cities Ranking Project (PCCRP)
  • 2009 PCCRP categorized Bacolod City as one of the New Growth Centers in the Country
  • Local Legislative Award National Category (DILG and Local Government and the Philippine Councilor’s League)
  • Rank 5th in the “Next Wave” City Award
  • No. 3 Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (National Category)
  • Best Tourism Oriented LGU (Highly Urbanized City category)
  • Top 6 City Library Award
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