Bacolod barangays urged to enforce curfew for minors anew
BACOLOD City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) committee on women, gender and family urged barangays anew to strictly enforce the ordinance on curfew hours...
IP students from 3 NegOcc LGUs receive educational aid
BACOLOD City – A total of 166 Indigenous Peoples (IP) students from three local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental received educational assistance amounting...
1 dead, 2 hurt in Himamaylan electrocution
BACOLOD City – One man died and two others were injured due to electrocution in Purok 1, Barangay Nabali-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental around...
NPA admits burning heavy equipment in Himamaylan
BACOLOD City – The New People’s Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the burning of three heavy equipment worth around P11 million in Sitio Medel,...
Thai power firm eyes windmill project in Bago
BACOLOD City – A Thailand-based power company is eyeing Bago City, Negros Occidental as the potential site for a 150-megawatt windmill project — the...
Negros Power cuts system loss with aggressive anti-pilferage drive
BACOLOD City – Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) has significantly reduced its system loss rate through an intensified anti-pilferage campaign and sweeping...
Mobile spraying to continue in RSSI-hit areas in NegOcc
NEGROS Occidental – The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Mobile Disinfection Unit will continue to spray pesticides to contain the spread of red-striped soft scale...
BENRO urges public to donate leftover seeds
BACOLOD City – The Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) is calling on the public to donate any leftover seeds they may have...
Sugar production breaches 2-M metric ton mark — SRA
BACOLOD City – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) reported that sugar production for the current crop year has exceeded expectations, breaching the two-million metric...
Negros Power reports significant improvements in electric services 9 months after takeover
BACOLOD City – Nine months after assuming the electric distribution operations in Central Negros, Negros Electric and Power Corporation (Negros Power) reported sweeping improvements...