July 30, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

Bacolod hospital funding hits P500M

July 30, 2026

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri has earmarked an additional P100 million through institutional amendments dedicated strictly to finalizing the construction of the Bacolod City General Hospital building, bringing the total committed funding for the project to approximately P500 million.

10 minors in Bacolod rescued in online exploitation crackdown

July 30, 2026

Authorities have rescued 10 minors, who fell victim to online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC), following a series of joint operations across barangays in Bacolod City since last month.

1,023 RSSI-hit farmers get P10,325 in DSWD cash aid

July 30, 2026

More than a thousand sugarcane farmers affected by the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation in the cities of Talisay and San Carlos in Negros Occidental each received P10,325 in cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development during the pilot payout July 29.

4,625 low-income Sagaynons to receive P2K for six months

July 30, 2026

Around 4,625 low-income Sagaynons will receive P2,000 monthly for six months under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (Uplift) program, the city said July 28.

Task Force Carpenter probers lauded

July 30, 2026

The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) recognized the police investigators behind the swift resolution of the killing of an American marine biologist as it marked the promotion of 167 police personnel during twin ceremonies held on July 27 and July 29 at Camp Alfredo M. Montelibano Sr. in Bacolod City.