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  By JEN BAYLON A total of 130 “Very Important Pinoys” (VIPs) from New York, composed of Filipinos and Americans, will visit Negros Occidental from July 22 to 23 for a cultural exchange program. This is in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Bacolod City government, and the Negros Occidental provincial government. …

The Regional Development Council-Western Visayas (RDC-6) is seeking to develop a unified approach to regional security aligned with the administration’s national security policy. The proposed action was tackled during the joint meeting of the RDC-6, Regional Peace and Order Council-6, and Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-6 held at the L’ Fisher Hotel in …

  By JEN BAYLON The Murcia municipal government in Negros Occidental launched a massive effort to combat the fall armyworm infestation that has affected hundreds of hectares of corn and rice fields in the municipality. Murcia Mayor Gerry Rojas said the local government procured insecticides to be used on affected farms to prevent further damage to …

Concrete seawalls worth P107 million constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have protected coastal communities in the cities of Cadiz and San Carlos in northern Negros Occidental. The DPWH-Western Visayas reported the completion of the seawall in Cadiz yesterday, while the structure in San Carlos in the first week of July. …

  The coastal wetlands protection efforts of Negros Occidental are among the images featured in “Our Coastal Greenbelts, Our National Treasure” photo exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History in Ermita, Manila from July 16 to August 2. Negros Occidental is the first province in the Philippines to establish a network of coastal greenbelt …

  By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said the provincial government plans to expand the Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary by acquiring an additional 11 hectares of land, worth P9 million. “We bought some land beside Mambukal because we want to expand the facilities in Mambukal,” Lacson said. “We can attract more tourists. Aside from …

By JEN BAYLON The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned that Kanlaon Volcano could be placed under Alert Level 3 due to continuing volcanic activities. According to Mari Andylene Quintia, Phivolcs resident volcanologist at the Kanlaon Volcano Observatory in Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City, Kanlaon is showing signs of unrest, which could lead to …

  The price increase in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) has led to higher residential power rates for July in Bacolod City and other localities in central and southern Negros Occidental. Separate reports showed yesterday that the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) recorded an increase of P0.5825 per kilowatt hour (kWh), while the Negros …

  The Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP) already has 104,000 registered members as of yesterday. Of the total, almost 5,000 cardholders have already availed of hospitalization services since the flagship health program began in May 2023. Under the BacCHP ordinance, the city government guarantees P15,000 for the hospital bills of each cardholder and their …

  By JEN BAYLON Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director Colonel Noel Aliño has ordered the immediate resolution of the recent shooting incidents in the city. BCPO spokesperson Colonel Ronnie Brillo said Aliño ordered Major Elmer Bonilla of Police Station 1, Captain Glenn Montano of Police Station 2 and Captain Dax Santillan of Police Station …