July 23, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

Bacolod student framed with fake shabu in school

July 23, 2026

Police have cleared a 17-year-old high school student of any drug involvement after laboratory tests revealed the suspected shabu earlier recovered from his bag tested negative for methamphetamine hydrochloride, Bacolod City Police Office director, P/Col. Eugene Rebadomia, confirmed July 22.

Noneco rates up by P1/kWh

July 23, 2026

The Northern Negros Electric Cooperative said July 22 that its average residential rates this billing month increased by P1.0079 per kilowatt-hour, mainly due the increase in generation charges and the higher cost of electricity traded in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM).

Solar irrigation facility inaugurated in Victorias

July 23, 2026

The first-ever solar-powered irrigation facility in the 3rd District of Negros Occidental was inaugurated July 22 in Barangay XIV, Victorias City.

Bais distillery now leak-free, repair works completed: URC

July 23, 2026

Universal Robina Corporation (URC) has reported that its Bais ethanol distillery in Negros Oriental has maintained zero wastewater discharge since Nov. 8 last year, following extensive engineering works to repair and reinforce the lagoon system after its massive wastewater spill.