July 19, 2025 - Negros Now Daily

Torrential rains pound 13 LGUs for 2 days; thousands take shelter in southern Negros

July 19, 2025

At least 6,797 people have been forced to take shelter in evacuation centers as heavy rains brought by southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Crising affected 13 towns and cities in Negros Occidental for the second day on Friday (July 18), the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said in a report.

Gasataya calls for preemptive evacuation

July 19, 2025

Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya called for the preemptive evacuation, especially of residents with houses near creeks and in flood-prone or low-lying barangays, amid the nonstop heavy rainfall, July 18.

SRA projects P350-M sugar production losses due to RSSI

July 19, 2025

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is projecting revenue losses of P350 million in sugar production in almost 3,000 hectares of sugarcane farms damaged by the infestation of red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) in Negros and Panay as of July 9.

Negros Power reports increase in July rates

July 19, 2025

Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) has announced a slight increase in residential power rates for July 2025, citing higher generation and transmission charges as the primary drivers of the adjustment.

Capitol supports monastery’s aquaculture project in Bacolod

July 19, 2025

The provincial government of Negros Occidental, through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), in partnership with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has extended support to the Carmelite Monastery in Brgy. Mandalagan, Bacolod City in launching a small-scale aquaculture project.

Amlig scholars sign agreement

July 19, 2025

More than 60 incoming college students, who are recipients of the provincial government’s Accelerating the Mission of Learning and Inclusive Growth (Amlig) Scholarship Program, signed a memorandum of agreement with Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson July 17.

Torrential rains pound 13 LGUs for 2 days; thousands take shelter in southern Negros

Gasataya calls for preemptive evacuation

SRA projects P350-M sugar production losses due to RSSI

Negros Power reports increase in July rates

Capitol supports monastery’s aquaculture project in Bacolod

Amlig scholars sign agreement

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