March 6, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

Fire hits 29 houses, 45 families displaced

March 6, 2026

A fire hit an informal settlers’ area at Purok Lampirong in Barangay 2, Bacolod City, destroying 20 houses and damaging nine others on Thursday, March 5.

Housing project for former rebels in Neg. Occ. starts

March 6, 2026

The 101 former members of the defunct Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa-Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPM-P/RPA/ABB) in Negros Occidental will soon have permanent homes in Bago City and E.B. Magalona town.

Bacolod SP nat’l finalist in Local Legislative Award

March 6, 2026

The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod won as national finalist in the highly urbanized city category in the 2025 Local Legislative Award, with the trophy given by the DILG March 5 during the Philippine Councilors League National Congress at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

PDRRMO gets P20-M upgrade in facilities, vehicles, equipment

March 6, 2026

After it was upgraded into a department of the Negros Occidental provincial government, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) got an upgrade of P20.4-million worth of facilities, equipment and vehicles.

Barangay 39 fire victims get cash aid from Albee

March 6, 2026

Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has extended P1-million cash assistance from his personal funds to 200 families affected by the recent fire incident in Barangay 39.

NegOr logs 90.5% output in national ID registration

March 6, 2026

Philippine Statistics Authority-Negros Oriental provincial head, Engr. Ariel Fortuito, told members of the Provincial Statistics Council (PSC) during their full council meeting March 4 that cumulative output for the national ID registration has reached 1,351,285, as of Feb. 28.

27 awards, nearly 2,000 viewers in 7th SineMargaha Film Festival

March 6, 2026

Under the shadow of the Legendary Siete Steam Locomotive Train, the 7th Margaha Film Festival culminated in an awarding ceremony recently that felt both celebratory and reflective, closing a week of screenings that drew close to 2,000 viewers across Sagay City.

Fire hits 29 houses, 45 families displaced

Housing project for former rebels in Neg. Occ. starts

Bacolod SP nat’l finalist in Local Legislative Award

PDRRMO gets P20-M upgrade in facilities, vehicles, equipment

Barangay 39 fire victims get cash aid from Albee

NegOr logs 90.5% output in national ID registration

27 awards, nearly 2,000 viewers in 7th SineMargaha Film Festival

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