July 8, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

Bacolod SP to tackle opposition to Victorias’ waste disposal plea

July 8, 2026

The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Bacolod is set to tackle the position papers submitted by nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and barangay opposing Victorias City’s request to dump its residual waste at the sanitary landfill in Barangay Felisa.

Task force vs. RSSI organized

July 8, 2026

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has created the Provincial Biosecurity Task Force for Agriculture against Red-Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI) and Other Biological Pests amid the rapid infestation in sugarcane farms across the province.

Bago Dam water level drops

July 8, 2026

As the water level at the Bago River Dam shows indication of declining, the Federation of Irrigators’ Associations Central Negros-Bago River Irrigation System (FIACN-BRIS) has assured thousands of rice farmers that irrigation services will remain stable amid the looming threat of El Niño.

PNP cautions public against spreading fake school threats

July 8, 2026

Following a string of online security threats targeting educational institutions across the Negros Island Region, the Police Regional Office-NIR is appealing to parents to monitor their children’s social media activities and refrain from spreading unverified information.

Capitol calls for stronger ban against commercial fishing in municipal waters

July 8, 2026

The Negros Occidental provincial government is pushing for a strengthened ordinance that would prohibit all commercial fishing activities within the province’s municipal waters as local officials seek to protect the livelihood of small-scale fisherfolk, following a controversial Supreme Court ruling allowing commercial fishing within the 15-kilometer municipal waters zone.

Bacolod sanggunian passes healthy workplace ordinance

July 8, 2026

Access to health services, including the annual free or subsidized basic health screening for employees, like blood pressure monitoring, BMI assessment, and lifestyle health risk evaluations, is among the salient provisions of the newly-approved Bacolod City Healthy Workplace Ordinance of 2026.

Bacolod SP to tackle opposition to Victorias’ waste disposal plea

Task force vs. RSSI organized

Bago Dam water level drops

PNP cautions public against spreading fake school threats

Capitol calls for stronger ban against commercial fishing in municipal waters

Bacolod sanggunian passes healthy workplace ordinance

Mayor halts tourism events along Valladolid Boulevard

Man hacked to death

Pa stabs son over missing chicken

Vendor found dead in Bago

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