March 20, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

Tangub tops Bacolod Fire, Rescue Olympics

March 20, 2026

Barangay Tangub emerged as champion in the Barangay Community Fire Auxiliary Group (CFAG) category of the 1st Mayor Greg Fire & Rescue Olympics 2026 and the fourth year of the

Landbank strengthens LGU support

March 20, 2026

Reaffirming its commitment to grassroots development, Landbank formalized a collaboration with the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) to strengthen access to development financing and support priority initiatives across

4 NEPC projects secure RONO from Bacolod SP

March 20, 2026

The Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC or Negros Power) secured from the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Bacolod a resolution interposing no objection (RONO) for its 69kV sub-transmission line projects.

CONFED opposes biofuel importation

March 20, 2026

The Confederation of Sugar Producers Associations (CONFED) has expressed strong opposition to a substitute Senate bill proposing another amendment to the Biofuels Act of 2006.

Task force eyed vs. ‘spaghetti’ wires, leaning poles in Bacolod

March 20, 2026

Four Bacolod councilors are pushing for the creation of a task force to remove leaning and hazardous electrical and telecommunications poles and wires that obstruct public roads and sidewalks in the highly-urbanized city.

Vallacar Transit assures 100% operation amid hike in fuel cost

March 20, 2026

Amid the reversal of fare increase, the Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) has not made changes in their operations in terms of dispatching units in all its bus terminals, its media relations officer Jesideth Marquez-Seballos said on Thursday, March 19.

Oversupply triggered decline in sugar prices: Rep. Benitez

March 20, 2026

Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez dismissed claims circulating online that the congressional hearing held last month triggered the decline in sugar prices.

E.B. Magalona Police Station among top performers in NIR

March 20, 2026

The E.B. Magalona Police Station in Negros Occidental was recognized as the top performer in the campaign against illegal gambling, loose firearms, and illegal drugs among the municipal police stations in Negros Island Region (NIR) in the first two months of the year.

5 sanitation inspectors, ZOD brgys in Negros Occ. awarded

March 20, 2026

Five best performing sanitary inspectors and 24 zero open defecation (ZOD)–declared barangays from cities and towns in Negros Occidental received cash incentives during the Provincial Health Board meeting at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod March 19.

SSS, EastWest Rural Bank partnership to bring services closer to rural areas

March 20, 2026

The Social Security System (SSS) said March 18 that its MySSS card will soon reach members in unbanked areas after EastWest Rural Bank (EWRB) became its first rural bank card issuer, in a move to expand financial inclusion in underserved communities.

Tangub tops Bacolod Fire, Rescue Olympics

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Vallacar Transit assures 100% operation amid hike in fuel cost

Oversupply triggered decline in sugar prices: Rep. Benitez

E.B. Magalona Police Station among top performers in NIR

5 sanitation inspectors, ZOD brgys in Negros Occ. awarded

SSS, EastWest Rural Bank partnership to bring services closer to rural areas

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