June 17, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

RSSI threat prompts state of emergency talks in NegOcc

June 17, 2026

The Negros Occidental provincial government is considering the declaration of a state of emergency should the infestation of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) continue to worsen, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Tuesday, June 16.

Woman yields P1.4-M in shabu

June 17, 2026

Police arrested a 52-year-old woman with 210 grams of suspected shabu, worth P1,428,000, in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 27, Bacolod City June 15.

Hog raisers urged to tighten biosecurity amid swine deaths

June 17, 2026

Hog raisers in Negros Occidental have been advised to strengthen biosecurity measures and improve farm management practices amid reports of swine deaths in several areas of southern Negros.

Bacolod acts on complaint over landfill odor in Felisa

June 17, 2026

The Bacolod local government has acted on a complaint regarding foul odors emanating from the city’s sanitary landfill in Barangay Felisa, an official said June 16.

Capitol, 32 NegOcc LGUs pass 2025 DILG’s GFH assessment

June 17, 2026

The provincial government of Negros Occidental, the province’s 31 cities and municipalities, and the highly-urbanized Bacolod City have sustained excellence as they passed the 2025 Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) assessment.

Victorias LGU, VMC Foundation launch ‘Grow a Forest’ program

June 17, 2026

The Victorias City Environment and Natural Resources Office, in partnership with the Victorias Milling Company Foundation Inc., launched the “Grow a Forest and Adopt a Mangrove” program by planting 1,000 mangrove seedlings along the coastline in Barangay I June 16.

Bacolod MSMEs join digital ‘diskarte’ learning caravan

June 17, 2026

Close to 90 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Bacolod benefited from training sessions and discussions in the first-ever Grab Asenso Digital Diskarte learning caravan June 16 at Seda Capitol Central in the city.

Dumaguete Belfry named Important Cultural Property

June 17, 2026

The restored belfry of St. Catherine of Alexandria, one of the most recognized landmarks in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, was officially turned over June 15 to the Diocese of Dumaguete, and recognized as an Important Cultural Property (ICP) in the country.

RSSI threat prompts state of emergency talks in NegOcc

Woman yields P1.4-M in shabu

Hog raisers urged to tighten biosecurity amid swine deaths

Bacolod acts on complaint over landfill odor in Felisa

Capitol, 32 NegOcc LGUs pass 2025 DILG’s GFH assessment

Victorias LGU, VMC Foundation launch ‘Grow a Forest’ program

Bacolod MSMEs join digital ‘diskarte’ learning caravan

Dumaguete Belfry named Important Cultural Property

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