Last October 29, 2024, Mayor Albee Benitez and Mr. John Yap of KJ Fairmart, in collaboration with the Federation, Northern and Southern Negros Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and Brgy. Captain Caesar Distrito of Brgy. Singcang, officially broke ground on a new two-classroom building for Jose R. Torres Elementary School. This initiative aims to continue reading : JR TORRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLDS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR NEW BUILDING
October 29, 2024 – Barangay Granada has once again captured the hearts of Bacolod City, claiming the title of Grand Champion in the Masskara Festival 2024 Street Dance and Arena Competition with a remarkable back-to-back win—becoming the only barangay to achieve double grand slam in the festival’s history. This legacy is one that will leave continue reading : BARANGAY GRANADA MAKES HISTORY WITH BACK-TO-BACK GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY IN MASSKARA FESTIVAL 2024
October 29, 2024- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in partnership with the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), along with Councilor Pao Sy and the City Agriculture Office recently distributed food packs to fisherfolk in Bacolod City who were affected by the recent typhoon. The relief reached 38 beneficiaries in Barangay continue reading : DSWD AND CITY OFFICIALS DISTRIBUTE RELIEF PACKS TO TYPHOON-HIT FISHERFOLK IN BACOLOD CITY
October 27, 2024 – Brgy. Granada sweeps the competition against six other barangays in the Street Dancing and Arena Competition at Paglaum Stadium for this year’s Masskara Festival with the theme “Sapphire Celebration.” They secured the Champion Title, winning 1 million pesos. Brgy. Bata claimed 2nd place, earning ₱500,000, while Brgy. 12 took 3rd place, continue reading : FROM THE STREETS TO THE ARENA, BRGY. GRANADA WINS STREET DANCING AND ARENA COMPETITION AT THIS YEAR’S MASSKARA FESTIVAL
October 28, 2024- The City Population Office, in collaboration with its partners, recently held the “Young Mothers Congress” at the Bacolod City College (BCC) gymnasium on the Barangay Taculing campus. The event brought together 100 young mothers from 10 barangays across Bacolod City. During the congress, the City Cooperative and Livelihood Development Office (CCLDO) conducted continue reading : CITY POPULATION OFFICE HOSTS YOUNG MOTHERS CONGRESS
October 28, 2024 – Bacolod City proudly announces the successful completion of its PET Bottles Collection Campaign during Masskara Festival 2024, resulting in the collection of an impressive 445,455 PET bottles amounting to 8,097.29 kg of plastic waste. This initiative, held from October 11-27, 2024, was a joint effort of the Bacolod City Local Government, continue reading : BACOLOD CITY ACHIEVES MILESTONE IN PET BOTTLE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING EFFORTS
October 26, 2024- Nikka Penol from Brgy. 39 has claimed the title of this year’s Elektrika Diva champion, winning a prize of 75,000 pesos. Ashley Nicole Belnas of Brgy. 29 secured the 1st Runner-Up position and 30,000 pesos, while Althea Billones from Brgy. Pahanocoy took home the 2nd Runner-Up title with a prize of 20,000 continue reading : BRGY. 39 CROWNED ELEKTROIKA DIVA CHAMPION; BRGY. 29 WINS ELECTRIC FLOAT PARADE
In a recently-concluded nationwide survey conducted by the RPMD Foundation, Inc., Mayor Albee Benitez was recognized as one of the top-performing City Mayors in the country, garnering a rate of 87.82% and the second placement together with Zamboanga City Mayor John Dalipe with a rate of 88.71%. Participated by a number of 10,000 respondents, the continue reading : MAYOR ALBEE BENITEZ NAMED AS TOP-PERFORMING CITY MAYOR
October 23, 2024- Two barangays in Bacolod City have been recognized as regional champions. Barangay Taculing’s Barangay Tanods were named Regional Champions for the second time in the Search for Outstanding Barangay Tanod (Highly Urbanized City Category), while Barangay Singcang Airport was honored as the Regional Winner of the Lupon Tagapamayapa Incentive Award (LTIA). Both continue reading : Bacolod Barangay Champions
October 23, 2024- The Bacolod City Engineers Office has been recognized as a SubayBAYANI Exemplar at the 2024 DILG VI SubayBAYANI Awards, held at Robinson’s Place Pavia. This prestigious award acknowledges the office’s exceptional performance in managing and overseeing locally funded projects and infrastructure initiatives through the SubayBAYAN platform. The SubayBAYANI Awards, an initiative of continue reading : Bacolod City Engineers Office Recognized as SubayBAYANI Exemplar at 2024 DILG Awards
Bacolod City has been recognized as the Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit (LGU) in the country, emerging at the top of a select group of five cities—Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, and Mandaue. The prestigious award was presented during the 2024 Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Awards held at Marriott Hotel in Pasay continue reading : BACOLOD CITY NAMED MOST BUSINESS-FRIENDLY LGU
October 23, 2024- Two barangays in Bacolod City have been recognized as regional champions. Barangay Taculing’s Barangay Tanods were named Regional Champions for the second time in the Search for Outstanding Barangay Tanod (Highly Urbanized City Category), while Barangay Singcang Airport was honored as the Regional Winner of the Lupon Tagapamayapa Incentive Award (LTIA). Both continue reading : BACOLOD BARANGAY CHAMPIONS
October 20, 2024- The Bacolod City Government Center came alive as 160,000 attendees flocked to the BingoPlus Day Masskara Festival Music Fest. As one of the most anticipated events of the festival, it brought together music, dance, and entertainment in a grand celebration that highlighted the best of Filipino talent and the vibrant spirit of continue reading : BingoPlus Day MassKara Festival Music Fest Draws Massive Crowd
