BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government has signed an agreement with WeGen Energy Philippines Inc. for the installation of a 1,270 kilowatt-hour (kwh) rooftop solar project across key facilities in Negros Occidental.NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (seated center) and WeGen vice...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson backs the national government’s P20 per kilo rice program.LACSON (Glazyl Masculino) “Negros Occidental will do its best to be part of this program,” the governor said in a media interview Friday.Although Lacson missed the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is on heightened alert starting Wednesday, April 16, to ensure public safety during Holy Week and the May 12 midterm elections.POLICE Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay (center), newly-installed officer-in-charge of Police...
BACOLOD CITY – The Victorias City government and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) recently inked an agreement to strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience in Negros Occidental.OCD Administrator Underseretary Ariel Nepomuceno and Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez, who also leads the Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – The 29th Panaad sa Negros Festival kicked off in this city on Monday, March 24.GOV. Eugenio Jose Lacson leads the opening of the 29th Panaad sa Negros Festival at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City on Monday, March 24. (Glazyl Masculino)Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice...
BACOLOD CITY – Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has urged the people of Negros Occidental to heed the call of former President Rodrigo Duterte to remain calm following his arrest for alleged crimes against humanity. LACSON. (Glazyl Masculino)Lacson said it is alright to express sentiments but...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental has allocated about P15.3 million to two local government units (LGUs) affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano for the development of permanent evacuation sites.LACSON (FB)Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Tuesday, March 11, that the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Supreme Court decision allowing commercial fishing vessels within the 15-kilometer municipal waters could impact the livelihoods of more than 45,000 marginalized fishing communities in Negros Occidental, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said. Lacson stated that the provincial...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Davao has extended P3.8 million in financial assistance to local government units in Negros Island affected by the Dec. 9, 2024 Kanlaon Volcano eruption. NEGROS Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson receives a check for P1 million from the city government...
BACOLOD CITY – A 50-bed hospital will soon rise in Barangay Tinampaan, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. GOV. Eugenio Jose Lacson (right) and Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. lay down a time capsule during the groundbreaking ceremony for the P270-million Cadiz City Medical Center in...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has expressed concern about the long-term viability of tent cities for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees.LACSON“I’d like to hear from him personally – what is the plan? How are we going to maintain them in a tent city? Is it the responsibility...
BACOLOD CITY – Local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental are actively discussing the possibility of relocating residents within the danger zone of Kanlaon Volcano.KANLAON VolcanoKanlaon Volcano has been unstable with frequent earthquakes and sulfur dioxide emissions that sparked...
