
Sugar production in Negros Occidental is expected to decline by about 12 percent at the start of the 2026-2027 milling season amid rising production costs and lower sugarcane yield and tonnage.















Sugar production in Negros Occidental is expected to decline by about 12 percent at the start of the 2026-2027 milling season amid rising production costs and lower sugarcane yield and tonnage.









Growing up on an island untouched by electricity, residents embrace the quiet rhythm of a simple life.

A rare feat – topnother in three board exams she took. In 2021, Ma. Inez S. Benedicto, a native of La Carlota City, placed No. 1 in the Physician Licensure Exam after graduating from the West VIsayas State University College of Medicine.