April 30, 2025 - Negros Now Daily

Capitol signs solar power project agreement with WeGen Energy

April 30, 2025

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson signed on Monday a power purchase agreement with WeGen Energy Philippines Inc., represented by its Vice President for Sales and Operations Orlando Alparce, for rooftop solar projects across several entities of the province, which will have an estimated savings of P404,537,528 in 25 years.

310 BCPO cops up for poll duties in Negros Oriental

April 30, 2025

The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is sending 310 police personnel from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to Negros Oriental for the May 12 national and local elections, NIR Commission on Elections regional director Lionel Marco Castillano said yesterday.

DAR 6 denies petition of 15 ARBs vs. San Antonio Dos management

April 30, 2025

The Department of Agrarian Reform in Western Visayas (DAR6) has dismissed for “lack of merit” the petition filed by 15 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), seeking a cease and desist order (CDO) against businessman Paul Chang of Hda. San Antonio Dos in Talisay City.

Albee shrugs off Leonardia’s call for manual counting in May polls

April 30, 2025

Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez yesterday debunked the “baseless claims” of former Mayor Evelio Leonardia, in connection with the city government’s P2.1-billion public-private partnership (PPP) contract with Highdata Infra Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMS Global Technologies Inc.