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Nearly half a million tourists and spectators flocked to the city for the two-week celebration, injecting a staggering P700 million into the local economy, according to Mayor Salvador Escalante.

The blaze, which started around 1:18 PM, engulfed two buildings and a house belonging to the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD). Two additional houses sustained damage in the inferno.

The Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) is implementing a scheduled power interruption in Bacolod City on January 13 and 14, 2024 to conduct vital maintenance activities on its power distribution lines.

This year’s festival is poised to be the grandest so far, with the main festival site returning to the Lacson Tourism Strip, starting at 6th Street up to 14th St.

At least three firms have indicated that they are interested in bidding for the proposed P1.2 billion Negros Occidental Bulk Water Supply Project (NBWSP) through a PPP scheme.

Residents of Negros Occidental are facing rotational brownouts after a grid disturbance in the Western Visayas region that caused power fluctuations earlier today, January 2.

Thirty-nine families lost their homes in fire that erupted in Purok Paghidaet, Barangay 29, Bacolod City, a day after Christmas, December 26. According to Burea

Negros Occidental Governor, Eugenio Jose Lacson, has emphasized the urgency of the proposed revival of the Negros Island Region (NIR), stating that it is a now-or-never situation.

The proposed routes include those from Homesite, Fortune Towne, Alijis, Eroreco, and Shopping-La Salle.