BACOLOD CITY – Five local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental suspended classes on Monday, March 16, following the moderately explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Sunday, March 15. These LGUs were La Castellana, Binalbagan, Isabela, Hinigaran, and Himamaylan City. Local chief...
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Friday said that the financial assistance program for barangays in the province will be temporarily put on hold because of the current situation in the Middle East. Lacson made the announcement during the annual distribution of financial aid to several...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental officially launched the 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival on Friday, March 13, a month before its formal kick-off on April 13. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the launching of the festival with the theme “30 Years of Bringing Negrenses...
BACOLOD CITY – A minor, accompanied by his father, surrendered to the Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Negros Island Region in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental following a viral Superman motorcycle stunt in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental recently. A video and photo of the rider were...
BACOLOD CITY – San Juan City has established sisterhood ties with Negros Occidental and the province’s 32 local government units (LGUs), including this highly urbanized city, to share best practices in local governance and tourism development. “It’s an honor to be received this way in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) has advised residents of Barangay General Luna in Toboso town to stay alert after more ground depressions were observed in its two communities. New ground cracks were identified in Sitio Bugho and Sitio Bairan...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities are probing the burning of six heavy equipment worth a total of P7 million in a farm in Hacienda Baling, Barangay Libacao, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, March 8. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Himamaylan reported that three cane loaders and two...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) is monitoring gasoline stations here to ensure strict compliance with oil price regulations as global market pressures continue to drive up fuel costs. The monitoring followed the announcement of the Department of Energy (DOE) regarding...
BACOLOD CITY – A 67-year-old former municipal councilor of Murcia, Negros Occidental was injured in a road rage incident on Sunday, March 8. The incident involving a motorcycle rider has reached the Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR). The agency is set to issue a show-cause...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental backs the plan of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to seek emergency powers that would allow the national government to reduce excise taxes on petroleum products as oil prices surge due to the crisis in the Middle East. Gov. Eugenio...
BACOLOD CITY – Five Overseas Filipinos Workers from Negros Occidental have sought repatriation from war-torn Middle East. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said two new requests for repatriation been made through the Provincial Help Desk and these have been forwarded to the Overseas...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government will implement the compressed four-day work week starting March 16 in accordance with the energy conservation protocols issued by the Office of the President (OP). "The province recognizes the need to adopt appropriate operational...
