August 9, 2025 - Negros Now Daily

Gasataya signs salary adjustment of 1,300 Bacolod gov’t employees

August 9, 2025

Mayor Greg Gasataya said he has signed Aug. 8 the notices of salary adjustment of 1,300 regular employees and plantilla casuals of the Bacolod City government, who are qualified to receive the second tranche of increases.

CLMMRH, NegOcc mayors meet to strengthen telemedicine reach

August 9, 2025

Representatives from the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) met with Hinoba-an Mayor Daph Anthony Reliquias and Candoni Mayor Ray Ruiz Aug. 8, to discuss the potential of the OPD Telekonek Program in their municipalities.

Moises Padilla mayor to file MR on Ombudsman decision

August 9, 2025

Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Celestina Garcia-Yulo said the decision of the Office of the Ombudsman for her and two department heads to pay a fine for violation of Republic Act (RA) 11032 will not weaken her commitment to serve her constituents.

Capitol withdraws purchase of P25-M lot for CPSU campus

August 9, 2025

The provincial government of Negros Occidental is no longer interested to buy the two-hectare lot in Moises Padilla owned by the family of former mayor Francisco Nazareno Jr., where the Central Philippines State University (CPSU) satellite campus is located.

Warning issued vs. ‘Tuklaw’ cigarettes

August 9, 2025

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) are cautioning the public against the proliferation of “Thuoc Lao”, locally known as “Tuklaw” cigarettes in the streets.

Mayor Peña reelected LMP-NegOcc president

August 9, 2025

Pulupandan Mayor Miguel Peña was reelected on Friday as the president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP)-Negros Occidental Chapter.

Food court opens in Mambukal Resort

August 9, 2025

Tourists and visitors can now enjoy a variety of food and authentic Negrense delicacies with the opening of concessionaires at the food court area of the provincial government-run Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary in Murcia, Negros Occidental.

Cadiz: Great @ 58

August 9, 2025

Cadiz, now a first-class component city in northern Negros Occidental, continues to roar to greatness as it turned 58 years old this year. Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. described this year’s

Combating child labor

August 9, 2025

Now that the election fever and its attendant brouhaha are over, people can now continue with their lives and pick up from where they have left off.

Why we’re still debating climate change

August 9, 2025

The persistence of climate change denial, even in technologically advanced countries, is a perplexing social phenomenon that reveals as much about human psychology and the dynamics of modern society as it does about science itself…

Gasataya signs salary adjustment of 1,300 Bacolod gov’t employees

CLMMRH, NegOcc mayors meet to strengthen telemedicine reach

Moises Padilla mayor to file MR on Ombudsman decision

Capitol withdraws purchase of P25-M lot for CPSU campus

Warning issued vs. ‘Tuklaw’ cigarettes

Mayor Peña reelected LMP-NegOcc president

Food court opens in Mambukal Resort

Cadiz: Great @ 58

Combating child labor

Why we’re still debating climate change

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