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Seaman killed in vehicular accident

January 8, 2024

A seaman died on Saturday night after his driven motorcycle hit another vehicle along the national highway of Barangay Patun-an in Calatrava, Negros Occidental.

Dengue cases in WV down 45%

January 8, 2024

Dengue cases in Western Visayas decreased by 45 percent in 2023, or at 8,430 infections, from 15,329 cases in the same period in 2022, the Department of Health Region 6 said.

Bacolod SP slated to concur with appointment of city administrator

January 8, 2024

Bacolod City Administrator Lucille Gelvolea is set to appear before the Sangguniang Panlungsod members on Wednesday, Jan. 10, for their concurrence of her appointment as co-terminus department head II.

Negros Occidental open for more RE investors – Lacson

January 8, 2024

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that Negros Occidental, the top solar electricity producer in the country, remains open to investors of renewable energy.

CAFGU member faces homicide raps for death of civilians in Moises Padilla

January 8, 2024

The Negros Occidental Provincial Prosecutor’s Office has downgraded from murder to homicide the cases it recommended for filing against a member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) involved in the death of two civilians in Moises Padilla town on Jan. 2.

Bacolod diocese mourns deaths of Pasquin, Empestan

January 8, 2024

The Diocese of Bacolod is mourning the passing of two members of the clergy, Msgr. Felix Pasquin and Rev. Fr. Romeo Empestan, almost the same time on Sunday.

Cadiz City harvests several awards in 2023

January 8, 2024

The City of Cadiz in Negros Occidental harvested multiple accolades in 2023, serving as testaments to its effective and efficient services for the greater good of Cadiznons.

Brgys. Robles, Lalagsan/Camandag win La Castellana’s Bailes de Luces

January 8, 2024

Barangay Robles, and the tandem of Lalagsan and Camandag, won the championship trophies in category A and B, respectively, of the Bailes de Luces arena dance competition in La Castellana town, Negros Occidental Jan. 5.

Romualdez seeks probe of ‘corruption’ in PUV modernization implementation

January 8, 2024

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has directed the House Committee on Transportation to immediately look “into reports received by my office that corrupt practices may have tainted the conceptualization and planned implementation” of the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).

‘Rent increase capped at 4%’

January 8, 2024

To avoid unwarranted increase in rental rates among lower income families, the National Human Settlements Board (NHSB) has approved a four percent increase cap for monthly residential rental rates of P10,000 and below, effective Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 this year.

Seaman killed in vehicular accident

Dengue cases in WV down 45%

Bacolod SP slated to concur with appointment of city administrator

Negros Occidental open for more RE investors – Lacson

CAFGU member faces homicide raps for death of civilians in Moises Padilla

Bacolod diocese mourns deaths of Pasquin, Empestan

Cadiz City harvests several awards in 2023

Brgys. Robles, Lalagsan/Camandag win La Castellana’s Bailes de Luces

Romualdez seeks probe of ‘corruption’ in PUV modernization implementation

‘Rent increase capped at 4%’

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