September 4, 2025 - Negros Now Daily

Gasataya places OBO engineer on 90-day preventive suspension

September 4, 2025

Office of the Building Official (OBO) engineer Isidro Sun Jr. has been placed on a 90-day preventive suspension by Mayor Greg Gasataya, as charges for grave misconduct and serious dishonesty, among others, have been lodged against him.

17 biz establishments padlocked in Bacolod

September 4, 2025

In a continuing crackdown on businesses operating without permits, the City Legal Office (CLO) Enforcement Team and the Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) padlocked 17 other establishments Sept. 2.

Negros Power spends P1.2B in rehab, modernization of distribution system

September 4, 2025

A year after taking over the operations of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco), Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) has already spent P1.2 billion to rehabilitate and modernize the power distribution system in central Negros.

Capitol official defends proposal allowing GMO entry to Neg. Occ.

September 4, 2025

Premature and unfair. This was the reaction of Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz to the joint statement issued by organic farming advocates, church leaders, and civil society groups, who are up in arms over the proposed amendments to the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) ordinance approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental nearly two decades ago.

Negros Occ. logs 2,155 HFMD cases

September 4, 2025

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in Negros Occidental rose to 2,155 in the past eight months compared to only 267 cases during the same period in 2024, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Former brgy. official shot dead in Manapla

September 4, 2025

A former barangay councilman was gunned down by an unidentified assailant in Barangay San Pablo, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday (Sept. 3).

‘Buriring’ cooking contest in Cadiz City September 5

September 4, 2025

Cadiz City is staging a unique cooking competition this Friday, Sept. 5, using only “buriring (pufferfish)” as the main ingredient.

A Testament to Grit, Hard Work, and Passion

September 4, 2025

She went to the school of hard knocks, embracing hardships and challenges that life threw her way, and used the valuable lessons to better her lot and that of her family.

Finding royalty

September 4, 2025

This article is based on the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the ancestry and royal lineage of Sultan Omar Kiram, a.k.a. Captain Vicente Austria.

The importance of due process

September 4, 2025

In the maelstrom of current events, few principles stand as steadfastly important as does due process. But what, you ask, is due process, and why does it matter so much, not just in the United States, but around the world?

Gasataya places OBO engineer on 90-day preventive suspension

17 biz establishments padlocked in Bacolod

Negros Power spends P1.2B in rehab, modernization of distribution system

Capitol official defends proposal allowing GMO entry to Neg. Occ.

Negros Occ. logs 2,155 HFMD cases

Former brgy. official shot dead in Manapla

‘Buriring’ cooking contest in Cadiz City September 5

A Testament to Grit, Hard Work, and Passion

Finding royalty

The importance of due process

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