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Bacolod City to award 288 housing units under Pambansang Pabahay program
DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar, who inspected the ongoing construction of the housing units last November 10 said that the housing units serve as our President’s Christmas gifts to the beneficiaries.

Bacolod Traffic gets new chief, relocates office
Lacson, who run as councilor under the group of Benitez last May election, but lost, was appointed to head the city’s traffic department after the mayor removed Police Maj. Junjie Liba from his post.

NegOcc opens applications for Study Now, Pay Later scholarship to Australia
The Negros Occidental Scholarship Program Division (NOSPD) under the Office of the Governor is now accepting applications for its Study Now, Pay Later – Northern

Bacolod Plaza, BCGC grounds to undergo face-lifting
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez unveiled plans to upgrade the Bacolod Public Plaza and Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) fountain area with spectacular

Granada dominates MassKara street dancing, takes home P1Million prize
Barangay Granada dominated the 44th Masskara Festival Street Dance & Arena Competition, taking home the grand prize of Php 1 million.

BBM assures family of Cadiznon killed in Israel-Hamas conflict of immediate repatriation
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the family of Loreta “Lorie” Villarin Alacre, the third Filipino killed in the firefight between Hamas militants and Israeli forces, of the immediate repatriation of her remains as soon as a humanitarian corridor will be opened for affected civilians.

Marco Gumabao to host Miss Bacolod MassKara 2023 coronation night
Actor Marco Gumabao will host the Miss Bacolod MassKara 2023 coronation night alongside actress and influencer Janeena Chan, who is also one of the singers

Bacolod to receive adt’l police augmentation for MassKara
Additional police personnel will arrive in Bacolod City tomorrow, October 17, to augment the security forces for the ongoing MassKara Festival. Lieutenant Colonel Ronnie Brillo,

Israeli ambassador assures BBM on safety of missing Pinoys after attack; 1 Negrense remains missing
One of the missing Filipinos is Loreta Villarin Alacre, a Negrense caregiver working in Tel Aviv who attended a music festival near the Gaza Strip that was attacked by Hamas militants last Saturday.

Bacolod inflation up in September, Negros Occ down slightly
The inflation rate in Bacolod City increased from 5.7 percent in August to 6.4 percent in September, according to the data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority.
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