October 10, 2025 - Negros Now Daily

Floodwaters rise anew in downtown Bacolod

October 10, 2025

Floodwaters rose anew in downtown Bacolod and several other areas prone to flooding following heavy rainfall last night, Oct. 9, due to Tropical Storm “Quedan” and the Low Pressure Area, with several residents trapped and needing rescue.

Cops confiscate P860K in shabu

October 10, 2025

More than P860,000 worth of suspected shabu were seized by the police from five suspects in separate buy-busts in Negros Occidental on Oct. 8.

No sugar importation until mid-2026, SRA exec says

October 10, 2025

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has no plans of importing sugar now, its administrator and chief executive officer Pablo Luis Azcona said.

35 new vehicles to boost disaster response in barangays of Bacolod

October 10, 2025

Thirty-five newly-procured vehicles were formally inspected and blessed in a ceremony led by the Department of the Interior and Local Government-Bacolod Oct. 9 at SM Bacolod.

SRA, VMC forge partnership to improve sugarcane variety

October 10, 2025

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), Victorias Milling Company (VMC), Victorias Mill District Development Council (VMDDC), and Florencia Workers Association (FLOWA) signed a joint memorandum of agreement (MOA) to establish a high-yielding variety (HYV) nursery and soils laboratory in Victorias City.

P2.9-M patrol boat for Tañon Strait protection

October 10, 2025

The Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS)–North East Negros (NEN) received a new patrol boat, worth P2.9 million, from the TSPS–Protected Area Management Office (PAMO) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region VII Oct. 7.

Additional social pension budget, beneficiaries in Bacolod pushed

October 10, 2025

The Department of Social Welfare and Development and Bacolod Rep. Alfredo Benitez have been asked for an increase in the number of beneficiaries and budget for the social pension of the city’s senior citizens.

Negros Occ. hosts UNIGAMES 2025

October 10, 2025

Negros Occidental is hosting the Philippine University Games (Unigames), a national collegiate sports competition, this coming Oct. 24 to 30.

PH-Australia soldiers start bilateral exercise in Region 6

October 10, 2025

The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (ID) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) launched the Philippines-Australia Army-to-Army Exercise “Kasangga: 2025-02” during a ceremony at Camp Macario Peralta in Jamindan, Capiz on Wednesday (Oct. 8).

Floodwaters rise anew in downtown Bacolod

Cops confiscate P860K in shabu

No sugar importation until mid-2026, SRA exec says

35 new vehicles to boost disaster response in barangays of Bacolod

SRA, VMC forge partnership to improve sugarcane variety

P2.9-M patrol boat for Tañon Strait protection

Additional social pension budget, beneficiaries in Bacolod pushed

Negros Occ. hosts UNIGAMES 2025

PH-Australia soldiers start bilateral exercise in Region 6

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