BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has proposed a P7.6-billion budget for 2026, reflecting a significant increase driven by a higher National Tax Allotment (NTA) and stronger local revenue collection. Vice Gov. Jose Benito Alonso said the proposal is P1.16 billion or...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for visiting areas devastated by typhoon ‘‘Tino’’ over the weekend. Marcos conducted an inspection in the municipalities of Moises Padilla and La Castellana, two of the worst-hit local...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has assured continuous assistance for typhoon “Tino” victims. Lacson said that the President’s visit is encouraging and showed that the government is aware of the situation in calamity-hit...
President Marcos assured residents of Negros Occidental that government support will be sustained and expanded in the aftermath of Typhoon Tino, telling survivors that the administration will ensure their “safe and swift recovery.” Marcos said this as he visited the typhoon victims in Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – A 60-year-old man was gored to death by his carabao in Barangay Santol, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Police said the victim left home to retrieve his carabao near a riverbank but failed to return. His family looked for him and discovered his body with...
BACOLOD CITY – The siblings of 42-year-old Kristine Joy Dignadice have denied claims that she had a romantic relationship with Police Staff Sgt. Enrique Gonzalodo Jr., who is accused of killing her in Negros Occidental. Kristine’s siblings, Mary Grace Arcenas and Salvador Joshua Dignadice Jr.,...
More than 300 personnel from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office were affected by typhoon “Tino” and super typhoon “Uwan" that recently hit the province. According to Police Capt. Judesses Catalogo, Negros Occidental police spokesperson, many of the affected officers had total or...
BACOLOD CITY – A 44-year-old lineman was electrocuted to death in Barangay III-Poblacion, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Nov. 11, days before 45th birth anniversary. The Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (Noceco) mourned the death of Sarex Alonso, a resident of Barangay San Juan,...
To ensure students can return to school as soon as possible, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara joined a high-level government team in Negros Occidental to oversee classroom repairs and relief operations in areas devastated by Typhoon Tino. In a statement issued on Wednesday,...
Vice President Sara Duterte assured Negros Occidental and Cebu residents affected by Typhoon Tino that they will be provided relief aid by her office. Duterte led the distribution of aid to typhoon victims in seven areas of Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Nov. 11, before she proceeded to Cebu the...
BACOLOD CITY – A rising volleyball player was killed in a motorcycle-bus collision two days after his 21st birth anniversary in Barangay Zone 2, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Police identified the victim as Ike Andrew Barilea of Alas Pilipinas Volleyball Team. Police Lt....
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Education (DepEd) led the ₱95-million relief operation to help communities in Negros Occidental recover from the devastation caused by Typhoon “Tino.” DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco, who spearheaded the Nov. 11 mission, said the...
