October 25, 2023 - Negros Now Daily

Bacolod sanggunian okays reversion of P112 million in savings for MOOE

October 25, 2023

Some P112.63 million in savings from unfilled vacant positions in the Bacolod City government, from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 this year, has been reverted for the Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) of the City Mayor’s Office and payment of loyalty awards, among others.

28 distressed OFWs get financial assistance

October 25, 2023

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) yesterday awarded about P500,000 worth of financial assistance to 28 distressed/displaced overseas Filipino Workers from Bacolod City and Negros Occidental.

Benitez earmarks P41.7M for Vista Alegre Infirmary

October 25, 2023

The Ospital sa Kabarangayan sang Bacolod, or the Bacolod Infirmary-Vista Alegre, has been allocated P41.71 million in the P3.6 billion proposed budget of the city government for next year.

Army to deploy 6.7K troops for polls in Western Visayas

October 25, 2023

The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) is utilizing 6,741 troops to ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Western Visayas on Oct. 30.

Bacolod hones MassKara to become global event

October 25, 2023

Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the city government is poised to make the MassKara Festival a global event as more diplomatic missions and foreign communities have expressed interest to be part of the festivity.

ASF threats subsiding, DA official says

October 25, 2023

The spread of African swine fever (ASF) is already subsiding, but the threat remains, an official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday. Undersecretary Zamzamin Ampatuan, who spoke at the opening of the 9th Regional Organic Agriculture Congress held at Negros Residences in Bacolod City, said it is challenge for the DA to remove the viral disease from swine since there is no vaccine yet developed in the country.

Cadiz City to name evac center in honor of OFW killed in Israel

October 25, 2023

An evacuation center in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental will be named the Loreta V. Alacre Evacuation Center in honor of the heroism of Negrense caregiver who was killed in an attack by Hamas militant fighters in Israel, Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. said on Tuesday.

Sugar Council backs SRA probe on low sugar prices

October 25, 2023

The Sugar Council, which is composed of three planters’ federations, has expressed its full support to the move of the Sugar Regulatory Administration to investigate the reason behind on low farmgate prices of sugar.

House condemns China’s recent actions in West Philippine Sea

October 25, 2023

We, at the House of Representatives, vehemently condemn China’s recent actions that led to the collision of its coast guard vessel 5203 with the private resupply vessel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Bacolod sanggunian okays reversion of P112 million in savings for MOOE

28 distressed OFWs get financial assistance

Benitez earmarks P41.7M for Vista Alegre Infirmary

Army to deploy 6.7K troops for polls in Western Visayas

Bacolod hones MassKara to become global event

ASF threats subsiding, DA official says

Cadiz City to name evac center in honor of OFW killed in Israel

Sugar Council backs SRA probe on low sugar prices

House condemns China’s recent actions in West Philippine Sea

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