August 28, 2023 - Negros Now Daily

Ferrer acting guv Aug. 29 to Sept. 1

August 28, 2023

Starting Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer will serve as acting governor of Negros Occidental.

Army to aggressively hunt NPA remnants in Negros

August 28, 2023

The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division has vowed to aggressively pursue the remnants of New People’s Army in Negros Island, following the death of another soldier Aug. 24 in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental.

Negros Occ. schools consultedto enhance education policies

August 28, 2023

Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez, with members of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EdCom II), conducted a series of site visits and consultations with public and private schools in the province Aug. 26.

Let us not waste our lives

August 28, 2023

When you are surrounded with death and dying, you begin to reflect on death and on how to go on living. King Solomon, whom the Bible declared as the wisest king who ever lived, is considered to have written the book of Ecclesiastes.
In one of the chapters, the writer of this book of wisdom gave a reflection about death and mourning.

Opening of classes cancelled in Neg. Occ. amid flooding

August 28, 2023

orrential rains induced by Typhoon Goring caused flooding in several towns and cities of Negros Occidental, affecting thousands of Negrenses, which also led to the cancellation of work and classes in some local government units.
Provincial Administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said that about 3,838 Negrenses were affected by flooding that started Sunday night, Aug. 27, in the towns of Pontevedra, Don Salvador Benedicto, San Enrique, Pulupandan, Valladolid, and Murcia, and in Bago City.

Minimal effect on sugar supply, says SRA head on VMC fire

August 28, 2023

Sugar Regulatory Administration head Pablo Luis Azcona said today, Aug. 28, that the fire incident at the Victorias Milling Company (VMC) had a minimal effect on the supply of sugar.
The fire at the raw sugar warehouse of VMC Sunday night, took place as the company is about to start its milling operations on Sept. 1.

P0.40/L hike in diesel prices likely this week

August 28, 2023

The eighth consecutive week of price increases for diesel and kerosene, and the seventh for gasoline, will take effect tomorrow, Aug. 29.
Oil companies said diesel will increase by P0.40 to P0.60 per liter, gasoline by P0.10 to P0.20/L, and kerosene by P0.40 to P0.85/L.

Coastal waters of Neg. Occ. free from red tide

August 28, 2023

The coastal waters of Bacolod, E.B. Magalona, Talisay, Silay, Hinigaran, and Victorias City in Negros Occidental remain free of the toxic red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said Saturday, Aug. 26.

In an advisory, BFAR Region 6 director Remia Aparri said that shellfish from the coastal waters of Panay, Pilar, President Roxas, Ivisan, Sapian, and Roxas City in Capiz; Gigantes Island and Carles in Iloilo; and Altavas, Batan, and New Washington in Aklan were found unsafe for human consumption.

First component museum in Neg. Occ. to rise in Victorias

August 28, 2023

The Victorias City Hall will be the future site of the first component museum in Negros Occidental.
The Deed of Usufruct agreement was signed today, Aug. 28, by City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez, 3rd District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez, National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) director-general Jeremy Barns, NMP Visayas National Museums director II Atty. Ma. Cecilia Tirol, and City Administrator Atty. Lindolf De Castro.

Revisiting a historic city

August 28, 2023

It’s a mental trip for me this week to revisit a charming and historic city in southern India – Chennai, which is also known for its old name, Madras.
Today, Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India, has a population of about 12.5 million, which is almost double the number of people in the entire Western Visayas region, making it the sixth most populous city in the South Asian country.

Ferrer acting guv Aug. 29 to Sept. 1

Army to aggressively hunt NPA remnants in Negros

Negros Occ. schools consultedto enhance education policies

Let us not waste our lives

Opening of classes cancelled in Neg. Occ. amid flooding

Minimal effect on sugar supply, says SRA head on VMC fire

P0.40/L hike in diesel prices likely this week

Coastal waters of Neg. Occ. free from red tide

First component museum in Neg. Occ. to rise in Victorias

Revisiting a historic city

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