October 3, 2025 - Negros Now Daily

NBI probes flood control projects in Negros Occ.

October 3, 2025

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is conducting an investigation on the implementation of flood control projects in Negros Occidental.

P1.97-M shabu, grenade seized in Bacolod City

October 3, 2025

About P1.972 million worth of illegal drugs and a hand grenade were recovered by the police in separate operations in Bacolod City as they further intensified the anti-drug campaign amid the MassKara Festival celebration.

NIR financial resources solid, says BSP official

October 3, 2025

Financial resources remain sound in Negros Island Region as evidenced by the continued growth in loans and deposits, and an increased number of banks/ATMs, an official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Visayas Regional Office (BSP VRO) said Oct. 2.

Negros CSSR teams dispatched to Cebu

October 3, 2025

A total of 100 police personnel and firefighters from Negros Island have been dispatched to Cebu to assist in the ongoing collapsed structure search and rescue (CSSR) operations and humanitarian assistance and disaster response in areas devastated by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Sept. 30.

NegOcc, 4 cities grand winners at 2025 ATOP Pearl Awards

October 3, 2025

The province of Negros Occidental and four cities – Bacolod, Bago, Silay, and Sipalay – were grand winners in their respective categories at the Pearl Awards 2025 of the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP), held in Baguio City Oct. 2.

SRA orders moratorium on molasses importation

October 3, 2025

A moratorium on molasses importation was ordered by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), following a reduction of its price by 30 percent per ton and a decrease in the withdrawal of local molasses from the sugar mills.

Cadiz District Hospital acquires new X-ray unit

October 3, 2025

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on Thursday (Oct. 2) led the blessing and inauguration of the new X-ray unit at the provincial government-run Cadiz District Hospital (CDH) in Cadiz City.

Negros units send forces for Cebu quake response

October 3, 2025

The Philippine Army, the Philippine National Police, and the Philippine Coast Guard in the Negros Island Region have mobilized personnel to Cebu to assist in disaster response operations following Tuesday’s magnitude 6.9 earthquake that left a trail of devastation in Bogo City and other areas.

Neg. Occ., Bacolod log 162 leptospirosis cases

October 3, 2025

Negros Occidental, including the highly-urbanized Bacolod City, logged 162 cases of leptospirosis, including 15 deaths, as of Sept. 20, data of the health offices showed.

EMV-equipped, dual-function MySSS card launched: exec

October 3, 2025

The Social Security System said Oct. 2 that it has launched an EMV-equipped, dual-function MySSS card, designed to transform the way Filipino workers, pensioners, and their beneficiaries access their social security benefits and financial services.

NBI probes flood control projects in Negros Occ.

P1.97-M shabu, grenade seized in Bacolod City

NIR financial resources solid, says BSP official

Negros CSSR teams dispatched to Cebu

NegOcc, 4 cities grand winners at 2025 ATOP Pearl Awards

SRA orders moratorium on molasses importation

Cadiz District Hospital acquires new X-ray unit

Negros units send forces for Cebu quake response

Neg. Occ., Bacolod log 162 leptospirosis cases

EMV-equipped, dual-function MySSS card launched: exec

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