This warehouse of the National Food Authority in Barangay Bolo, Roxas City procures a total of 1,215 bags of clean and dry palay from two individual farmers and three farmer cooperatives last Sept. 13, 2019. NFA VIA PIA

NFA assures Capiz farmers of adequate ‘palay’ buying fund

ROXAS CITY, Capiz – The National Food Authority (NFA) assured farmers that it has sufficient fund for palay procurement. NFA-Capiz officer-in-charge Herrielle Jumagbas said they have adequate...
Agriculture Assistant Secretary Rene Famoso (seated, 2nd from left) and representatives of the National Organic Agriculture Program and Agriculture Training Institute pose with the awardees from Negros Occidental, including integrated and organic farmer Jesus Antonio Orbida (standing, 3rd from left), during the 2019 Regional Organic Agriculture Achievers’ Awards held in Iloilo City on Sept. 17. CHECCS OSMEÑA-ORBIDA VIA PNA

NegOcc wins big in reg’l organic agri awards

BACOLOD City â€“ Negros Occidental has been recognized as outstanding province in this year’s Regional Organic Agriculture Achievers’ Awards of the Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas. The...
These pork products sold at the public Market of Sibalom town in Antique are still safe to eat. The Provincial Veterinarians Office assured that the province is still free of African swine fever. PNA

Antique to ban pork, live hogs from Luzon

SAN JOSE, Antique â€“ The provincial government here will temporarily ban the entry of pork and its by-products as a precautionary measure although the province is still...
Hundreds of residents of two remote villages in Escalante City, Negros Occidental receive assistance from the Philippine Army and the city government. PHOTO COURTESY OF 79IB, PHILIPPINE ARMY

Over 2,400 ex-rebels to join Negros peace summit today

BACOLOD City â€“ Some 2,500 former members and supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Occidental are set to formalize their...

San Carlos ‘trike’ drivers now responders

BACOLOD City – Thirty members of the San Carlos Tricycle Operators Drivers Association (SACATODA) in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental are now equipped first aid responders after...
Lieutenant Colonel Norby Escobar. APPO

2 GCTA-freed Antique inmates yield to cops

SAN JOSE, Antique â€“ Two convicts released from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City under the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law, have surrendered to their respective...

Antique identifies flagship tourism sites

SAN JOSE, Antique â€“ This province has already identified its five tourist destinations for promotion and funding. Provincial Board member Noel Alamis, chairman of the provincial board committee...
The Aedes aegypti mosquito transmits dengue viruses to humans through bites of an infective female Aedes mosquito, according to the World Health Organization. The Provincial Health Office in Aklan recorded 5,320 dengue cases this year. PIXABAY

NegOcc dengue cases climb to 7,208

BACOLOD City – The dengue cases recorded in Negros Occidental have reached over 7,000, the Provincial Health Office said. PHO’s latest data showed a total of 7,208...

San Carlos City declares CPP-NPA ‘unwelcome’

BACOLOD City â€“ The city of San Carlos in Negros Occidental has formally declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) as persona non grata. Mayor...
Farmers harvest rice in Bago City, Negros Occidental. A farmers’ association has sought assistance from the provincial government to help them cope with the low farmgate prices of palay. BUSINESSWORLD

‘Palay’ purchase in NegOcc up amid low buying price – NFA

BACOLOD City â€“ The National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Occidental is expecting an increase in the volume of palay procurement despite the removal of incentives in...