January 30, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

LTO: 20 drivers test positive for drugs in Dumaguete ops

January 30, 2026

Twenty drivers, including 14 truck and three tricycle drivers, tested positive for illegal drugs in the random drug testing conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region and the Land Transportation Office-NIR in Dumaguete City Jan. 29.

P65.7M sanitary landfill cell 5 construction starts in Bacolod

January 30, 2026

The construction of Cell No. 5 at the city’s sanitary landfill in Barangay Felisa will address pressing waste disposal needs while serving as a critical foundation for Bacolod’s waste-to-energy (WTE) project, Mayor Greg Gasataya said.

‘Mt. Kanlaon superheated gas emission may lead to eruption’

January 30, 2026

The occurrence of superheated gas emission and swarm of volcano-tectonic (VT) earthquakes at Kanlaon Volcano may lead to short-lived moderate explosive eruption, a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology volcanologist warned Jan. 29.

Talisay to build 25-bed hospital

January 30, 2026

Talisay City in Negros Occidental will soon build a 25-bed hospital on a one-hectare lot in Barangay Zone 12-A, donated by the family of Mayor Rowena Lopez-Lizares.

San Carlos gets award on solid waste mgmt

January 30, 2026

The local government of San Carlos in Negros Occidental was recognized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for Best Practices on Ecological Solid Waste Management during the 25th signing anniversary of Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, in Quezon City Jan. 27.

P1.2B allotted for ‘Tino’ victims in NIR

January 30, 2026

The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region is set to distribute next month the third tranche of financial assistance to residents, whose houses were destroyed during the onslaught of Typhoon Tino.

SEC warns public vs. FCIG

January 30, 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission has cautioned the public against Fidelity Capital Investment Group (FCIG), saying it is not authorized to solicit investments.

NegOr PHO gets assistive devices

January 30, 2026

The Department of Health Negros Island Region Center for Health Development (DOH NIR CHD), led by regional director Razel Nikka Hao, recently turned over essential assistive devices to the Negros Oriental Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), headed by Dr. Liland Zoila Estacion.

A celebration of Greyhound excellence

January 30, 2026

Foundation University honored recently its Outstanding Alumni and Generations of Greyhounds whose journeys continue to bring pride to their alma mater and inspiration to the community.

When the way is dark, light a candle

January 30, 2026

Sharp-eyed readers might have noticed a slightly negative slant to a large number of my most recent columns, which strays from a tradition at the advent of a new year, when the usual practice is to strive for ebullience.

LTO: 20 drivers test positive for drugs in Dumaguete ops

P65.7M sanitary landfill cell 5 construction starts in Bacolod

‘Mt. Kanlaon superheated gas emission may lead to eruption’

Talisay to build 25-bed hospital

San Carlos gets award on solid waste mgmt

P1.2B allotted for ‘Tino’ victims in NIR

SEC warns public vs. FCIG

NegOr PHO gets assistive devices

A celebration of Greyhound excellence

When the way is dark, light a candle

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