July 16, 2025 - Negros Now Daily

P50M pushed for free school supplies of pupils in Bacolod

July 16, 2025

An amount of P50 million is being pushed for the purchase of educational materials that will be given for free to all public elementary students in Bacolod City.

High-value suspect yields P40.8M ‘shabu’ in NegOr

July 16, 2025

Law enforcers seized some P40.8 million worth of suspected shabu, and nabbed a high-value individual in a buy-bust in Negros Oriental early Tuesday, July 15.

3 Capitol workers resign amid bribery investigation

July 16, 2025

Three employees of the Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO), who have been investigated for allegedly soliciting money to expedite the release of transport permit for live hogs, have tendered their resignation from the government service effective next month.

Lacson creates task force to address RSSI infestation in sugarcane farms

July 16, 2025

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday that he will issue an executive order creating a task force, which will focus on addressing the infestation of red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) in sugarcane farms.

Capitol to acquire 8-hectare lot for Kanlaon IDPs relocation site

July 16, 2025

The provincial government of Negros Occidental is set to purchase an initial eight-hectare lot to be used as a permanent relocation site for residents of La Castellana affected by the ongoing unrest of Kanlaon Volcano.

Isolation facility in Pamplona eyed as community hospital

July 16, 2025

Personnel of the DSWD Kalahi-CIDSS Negros Island Region revisited the municipal isolation facility in Barangay Mangoto, Pamplona July 15, to gain insights on the LGU’s plan to repurpose the site into a community hospital.

DOLE releases nearly P140-M to NegOr Tupad beneficiaries

July 16, 2025

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental has released almost P140 million worth of government assistance to 18,525 beneficiaries in the province for the first semester of the year.

Talisay opens one-stop-shop for government service

July 16, 2025

Mayor Rowena Lopez Lizares yesterday led the opening of the Talisay City Express Service Office (TESO) at The District, Ayala North Point in a bid to make the city a business-friendly local government unit.

OVP distributes food aid to flood-hit Bacolodnons

July 16, 2025

The Office of the Vice President (OVP) distributed food assistance to 746 household families from nine barangays in Bacolod City affected by flooding over the weekend.

SC: Hiding one’s homosexuality is fraud, ground for annulment

July 16, 2025

The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that hiding one’s homosexuality from a spouse can be considered fraud and may be used as a ground to annul a marriage. In a

P50M pushed for free school supplies of pupils in Bacolod

High-value suspect yields P40.8M ‘shabu’ in NegOr

3 Capitol workers resign amid bribery investigation

Lacson creates task force to address RSSI infestation in sugarcane farms

Capitol to acquire 8-hectare lot for Kanlaon IDPs relocation site

Isolation facility in Pamplona eyed as community hospital

DOLE releases nearly P140-M to NegOr Tupad beneficiaries

Talisay opens one-stop-shop for government service

OVP distributes food aid to flood-hit Bacolodnons

SC: Hiding one’s homosexuality is fraud, ground for annulment

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