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  By Jen Baylon The Office of Civil Defense in Western Visayas (OCD-6) reported that Negros Occidental has been spared from water scarcity despite the sweltering heat. Cindy Ferrer, OCD-6 information officer, affirmed that water levels in dams across the province remain within normal range, indicating an ample supply for residents. However, Ferrer said Himamaylan …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Northern Negros Occidental will step up security measures during the observance of Holy Week this year. NOCPPO spokesperson, Lt. Abegael Donasco said they are all set to initiate “Oplan: SumVac” in anticipation of the thousands of Negrenses who will be …

  By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) discovered a weapons cache belonging to the New People’s Army (NPA) at Barangay Washington’s Sitio Mocabog in Negros Occidental’s Escalante City late Monday night, March 11. Lt. Colonel Arnel Calaoagan, 79IB commander, said their troops discovered and dug a weapons cache after …

  Bacolod City is leading the initiative of adding security features through a quick response (QR) code to local government-issued identification (ID) cards for persons with disability (PWDs). As of yesterday, the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) in Bacolod released more than 1,000 PWD cards with the security feature out of the target 7,000 …

  By Jen Baylon A local power group has raised concerns over the planned labor strike by the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) Union of Rational Employees (CURE). Power Watch Negros (PWN) secretary-general Wennie Sancho said the labor strike could have significant negative impacts on power consumers within Ceneco’s franchise area. Sancho said CURE’s concerted action …

  Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has formed a coordinating action team mainly to expedite the implementation of vital infrastructure to improve water supply for Bacolodnons. In Executive Order 14, series of 2024, Benitez said the body, which he chairs, will come up with a coordinated action and approach plan as well as build …

  To mitigate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, the Department of Energy-Visayas Field Office (DOE) is stepping up its El Niño mitigation efforts while also implementing critical energy security initiatives. During the Regional Task Force El Niño Coordination Meeting led by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council 7, DOE reported that …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The United Sugar Producers Federation (Unifed) affirmed earlier statements of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) which reported damage to sugarcane fields in Negros Island due to the ongoing drought. Unifed president Manuel Lamata said around 100,000 of the more than 300,000 hectares of sugarcane fields in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental …

By Mae Singuay The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has yet to decide the fate of 50 sidewalk kiosks in the city’s Barangay Alijis.adio program yesterday, a motorist complained about the sidewalk kiosks in Alijis, which are causing traffic congestion in the area. Alijis village chief Deogracias dela Vega admitted that he allowed residents to put …

  Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has acknowledged his failed attempt to remove the power of local executive over police officers getting appointed in their turf. Dela Rosa, chairman of the Senate Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, made the admission days after Mayor Janice Degamo, widow of slain Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, lamented over …