February 9, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

Catholic schools urged to declare Feb. 25 ‘academic holiday’ for EDSA

February 9, 2026

Catholic schools nationwide are being urged to declare Feb. 25 an “academic holiday” to mark the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution.

Another oil price hike looms

February 9, 2026

The pump prices of petroleum products will increase anew, effective tomorrow, Feb. 10.

Officials offered a total of P75,000 reward for information that will lead to the identification and arrest of the assailant in the stone attack of three children in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental Saturday, Feb. 7.

BCPO gets new chief today

February 9, 2026

PCol. Joeresty Coronica is relinquishing the command of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) effective today.

Bacolod SP pushes for ambulances with stretchers for all barangays

February 9, 2026

All barangays of Bacolod City should be provided with ambulances or patient transport vehicles with stretchers that may be temporarily retained by hospitals for patient use while awaiting room availability.

Capitol promotes 3 workers to department head posts

February 9, 2026

Three employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government were appointed as division chiefs of the Economic Enterprise Development Department (EEDD).

Over 12.8-M residents benefit from projects in insurgency-cleared areas

February 9, 2026

Some 12.786 million residents in insurgency-cleared barangays nationwide, including in Negros Island, have benefited from completed infrastructure projects funded under the Local Government Support Fund-Support to the Barangay Development Program (LGSF-SBDP) from 2022-2025, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said recently.

TD ‘Basyang’ spares NegOcc from damage

February 9, 2026

While Tropical Depression Basyang triggered pre-emptive evacuation in Negros Occidental on Feb. 6, there were no damage based on initial reports, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Irene Bel Ploteña said on Sunday, Feb. 8.

NTF-ELCAC condemns rebels for deaths of civilians in Negros

February 9, 2026

The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Saturday, Feb. 7 denounced the killing of Leonora “Leonor” Anguit, a 74-year-old woman, by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.

DA rolling out village feeds to lift corn, livestock output

February 9, 2026

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Feb. 8 that it is rolling out a new village-based feed ecosystem aimed at boosting corn and livestock production, cutting feed costs, and strengthening rural incomes through cooperative-led agribusiness.

Catholic schools urged to declare Feb. 25 ‘academic holiday’ for EDSA

Another oil price hike looms

3 children assaulted, 1 dies

BCPO gets new chief today

Bacolod SP pushes for ambulances with stretchers for all barangays

Capitol promotes 3 workers to department head posts

Over 12.8-M residents benefit from projects in insurgency-cleared areas

TD ‘Basyang’ spares NegOcc from damage

NTF-ELCAC condemns rebels for deaths of civilians in Negros

DA rolling out village feeds to lift corn, livestock output

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