Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said he is optimistic that the creation of the Negros Island Region will make it easier to do business, as residents and entrepreneurs will have all services available in one administrative region. “I think it will ease doing business because people...
BACOLOD CITY - Officials of this city and Negros Occidental are elated after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act into law on Thursday, June 13. PRESIDENT Marcos leads the signing of the Negros Island Region bill in Malacanang on Thursday, June 13. The...
The provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor will now be under one administrative region after President Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12000 or the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act on Thursday, June 13. NEW LAW, NEW REGION — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri believes that the Negros Island Region (NIR) will usher in the "golden age" for Negros. In a statement on Thursday, June 13, following President Marcos' signing of the NIR Act. Zubiri said that the NIR is going to bring unprecedented growth and development to...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Negros Occidental recently visited the town of La Castellana in Negros Occidental to ensure the stable prices of basic necessities while it is under a state of calamity due to the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. ENGIEMAR Tupas,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 32-year-old barangay tanod or watchman was killed and his 12-year-old relative was wounded in a gun attack in Sitio Buyoron, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Friday, June 7. A 12-year-old boy was wounded in a gun attack that killed his relative in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) recognized the heroism and dedication of a policeman who was wounded in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Magticol, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Saturday, June 8. READ:...
(File photo) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has deployed a water filtration truck with a seven-man Rapid Deployment Team (RDT) to Negros Occidental to ensure the continuous supply of potable water in areas affected by the Kanlaon Volcano eruption. The water filtration truck and team were ferried...
BACOLOD CITY – A police officer was wounded in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Magticol, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Saturday, June 8. Police Staff Sgt. Ronie Melgar, 40, assigned to the Station Drug Enforcement Team (SDET) of the Toboso Municipal Police Station, sustained a bullet wound...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has extended P1-million worth of relief assistance to residents of La Castellana in Negros Occidental affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. Mayor Albee Benitez visited the town on Friday, June 7, along with his son, Mayor Javier Miguel of Victorias...
BACOLOD CITY -- Mayor Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan reminded the people of La Castellana in Negros Occidental to be vigilant following the circulation of false information on the alert status of Kanlaon Volcano on social media on Thursday, June 6. MAYOR Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan explains to the...
BACOLOD CITY - The municipal government of La Castellana in Negros Occidental enforced a curfew starting on Friday, June 7, due to the eruption of Kanlaon volcano. Mayor Rhummyla Nicor-Mangilimutan issued an executive order on Thursday, June 6, imposing a curfew from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. in all public...
