May 20, 2025 - Negros Now Daily

PAB affirms cease and desist order issued to BISCOM on molasses spill

May 20, 2025

The Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) has affirmed the issuance of interim cease and desist order (CDO) by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-6 to Binalbagan-Isabela Sugar Company (BISCOM) in Negros Occidental in connection with the molasses spillage into the Binalbagan River last month.

CHO logs 147% increase in Bacolod dengue cases

May 20, 2025

Dengue cases in Bacolod stood at 356 with two deaths, as of May 10, or an increase of 147.2 percent from the 144 infections with no fatality in the same period last year, the City Health Office said May 18.

Use of plastic bottle wastes in road projects okd: DPWH

May 20, 2025

The use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle waste as an additive to enhance stability and extend the lifespan of asphalt-paved national roads has been approved by the Department of Public Works and Highways.

SRA reports sugar crop year ends on high note

May 20, 2025

Sugar produced this crop year is expected to end higher by almost five percent at 1.837 million metric tons from the initial estimate of 1.782 million MT, Sugar Regulatory Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said on Monday (May 19).

BFAR strengthens monitoring of harmful algal blooms in WV

May 20, 2025

With oysters and mussels among the top aquaculture commodities in Western Visayas, ensuring their safety from harmful algal blooms (HAB) is critical to protect the fishers and safeguard public health, the DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the region said.

Lacson hopes Benitez becomes House Speaker

May 20, 2025

The name of Bacolod City Lone District congressman-elect Alfredo Abelardo Benitez is being floated as among the possible candidates for the House speakership.

‘One Hospital Command system works’

May 20, 2025

Admitting that the Capitol’s One Hospital Command (OHC) is not a perfect system, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said Monday (May 19) it only needs some “refinements” amid criticisms from some former politicians.

USLS law students off to Germany for Nuremberg Moot Court contest

May 20, 2025

The University of St. La Salle College of Law said the Nuremberg Moot Court team has been selected as one of 40 teams from across the globe to advance to the oral rounds of the Nuremberg Moot Court Competition, set July 23-26, in Nuremberg, Germany.

Tree planting capped off CHMSU 3rd University Foundation Week

May 20, 2025

Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) concluded its 3rd University Foundation Week with a tree-planting activity at the 8.7-hectare Bacolod Eco Park in Brgy. Felisa May 17.

Political families in Negros dominate May 12 elections

May 20, 2025

The same family names are still dominating politics in Negros Occidental, although some lost during the May 12 elections.

PAB affirms cease and desist order issued to BISCOM on molasses spill

CHO logs 147% increase in Bacolod dengue cases

Use of plastic bottle wastes in road projects okd: DPWH

SRA reports sugar crop year ends on high note

BFAR strengthens monitoring of harmful algal blooms in WV

Lacson hopes Benitez becomes House Speaker

‘One Hospital Command system works’

USLS law students off to Germany for Nuremberg Moot Court contest

Tree planting capped off CHMSU 3rd University Foundation Week

Political families in Negros dominate May 12 elections

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