January 8, 2024 - Negros Now Daily

Sinulog starts southern festivals

January 8, 2024

The festival season – based both on cultural and religious origins – is on in southern Negros Occidental and Panay, particularly in the CHICKS area – Candoni, Hinoba-an, Ilog, Cauayan and the cities of Kabankalan and Sipalay.

The meaning of baptism

January 8, 2024

On July 23, 2022, the Republic Act. No. 11897 or the “NATIONAL BAPTIST DAY” became a law in the Philippines. As such, every second Thursday of January every year is a special working holiday in honor of Baptists.

Negros formulating energy road map for power stability

January 8, 2024

The provincial government of Negros Occidental is tapping the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City to formulate an Energy Roadmap aimed at ensuring power stability in the province, in the wake of the prolonged power outage in Western Visayas, particularly Panay Island, last week.

17-year-old girl found dead in Cadiz

January 8, 2024

The search for the missing 17-year-old female senior high school student ended yesterday, after her body was found in a sugarcane field at Purok Masinolondon in Barangay Magsaysay, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.

P2.3M in drugs, guns seized

January 8, 2024

Nine suspects are now locked up in jail, following their arrests and recovery of more than P2.3 million in suspected shabu, two firearms, and an explosive on Jan. 5, 6 and 8 in Negros Occidental.

Bacolaodiat Festival Feb. 9-11 celebrates Year of the Dragon

January 8, 2024

The Bacolaodiat Festival to usher in the Lunar New Year celebration in Bacolod City will be held on Feb. 9-11, and the organizer said this morning, Jan. 8 that they are bringing back the festivities to Lacson Street and the North Capitol Road.

Neg. Occ. braces for effects of El Niño

January 8, 2024

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said Monday that the province will maximize the water availability for irrigated lands as farmers brace for drought due to El Niño phenomenon in the next few months.

Capitol job order workers using drugs set to lose jobs

January 8, 2024

Majority of the 27 provincial government employees of Negros Occidental, who were tested positive for drug use, were either job order (JO) or contract of service (COS) workers, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said Monday, Jan. 8.

Army slams NPA for killing spree

January 8, 2024

The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) has denounced remnants of the New People’s Army (NPA) for their killing spree in northern Negros, shamelessly bragging the taking of lives of innocent civilians in the past months.

Army condemns NPA for killing businessman

January 8, 2024

The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (ID) has strongly condemned remnants of the New People’s Army (NPA) for killing a businessman at Purok Kawayan, Barangay Bug-ang, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Jan. 2.

Sinulog starts southern festivals

The meaning of baptism

Negros formulating energy road map for power stability

17-year-old girl found dead in Cadiz

P2.3M in drugs, guns seized

Bacolaodiat Festival Feb. 9-11 celebrates Year of the Dragon

Neg. Occ. braces for effects of El Niño

Capitol job order workers using drugs set to lose jobs

Army slams NPA for killing spree

Army condemns NPA for killing businessman

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