June 20, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

Bacolod ERB rejects 83 voter applications

June 20, 2026

The Bacolod City Election Registration Board (ERB) has disapproved 83 voter registration applications following opposition, summons, and verification against the national voter database.

Yulo pushes permanent inter-agency body to combat RSSI infestation

June 20, 2026

Negros Occidental Fifth District Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo III is calling for the creation of a permanent inter-agency body to address the growing threat posed by the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI), warning that the infestation is no longer a seasonal concern but an annual and recurring problem affecting the sugar industry.

Diaz outlines reform agenda for Negros Occidental hospitals

June 20, 2026

Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II defended his concurrent appointment as officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Provincial Health Office (PHO)-Hospital Operations Services, stressing that the position is focused on management rather than medical practice.

Javi Benitez backs Bacolod UNESCO gastronomy bid

June 20, 2026

Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez pledged to bring the country’s national creative industries council to Bacolod City and support its bid for inclusion in United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative Cities Network as a City of Gastronomy.

Former local social welfare head named as new Cadiz City councilor

June 20, 2026

Former city social welfare and development officer Winona Balagosa will replace Councilor Frances Guanzon, who had resigned as member of the Cadiz City Council.

Negros Pride celebrates ‘FantaSiya’ June 22-28

June 20, 2026

The Negros Pride, in partnership with Artscenic, is set to stage a weeklong pride event on June 22 to 28, across two venues in Bacolod City.

Pop-ups, queer film screenings set in Bacolod this Pride Month

June 20, 2026

LGBT org Negros Pride, in partnership with Artscenic, is set to stage what it described as the biggest pride pop-up in Visayas, a seven-day event running from June 22 to 28, across two venues in Bacolod City as a lead up for the yearly pride parade on June 27.

Negros Culture Hub Tours

June 20, 2026

• FRANCIS RYAN PABIANIA The provincial government of Negros Occidental has introduced its Negros Culture Hub Tour to a group of content creators through a “heritage tour” that traversed the

Bacolod ERB rejects 83 voter applications

Yulo pushes permanent inter-agency body to combat RSSI infestation

Diaz outlines reform agenda for Negros Occidental hospitals

Javi Benitez backs Bacolod UNESCO gastronomy bid

Former local social welfare head named as new Cadiz City councilor

Negros Pride celebrates ‘FantaSiya’ June 22-28

Pop-ups, queer film screenings set in Bacolod this Pride Month

Negros Culture Hub Tours

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Bacolod ERB rejects 83 voter applications

Yulo pushes permanent inter-agency body to combat RSSI infestation

Diaz outlines reform agenda for Negros Occidental hospitals

Javi Benitez backs Bacolod UNESCO gastronomy bid

Former local social welfare head named as new Cadiz City councilor

Negros Pride celebrates ‘FantaSiya’ June 22-28

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Negros Pride celebrates ‘FantaSiya’ June 22-28

Bacolod ERB rejects 83 voter applications

Pop-ups, queer film screenings set in Bacolod this Pride Month

Javi Benitez backs Bacolod UNESCO gastronomy bid

Diaz outlines reform agenda for Negros Occidental hospitals

Yulo pushes permanent inter-agency body to combat RSSI infestation