August 13, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

LTFRB asks banks to hold off foreclosure of 300 modern PUJs

August 13, 2026

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has appealed to banks and financing institutions to temporarily suspend the foreclosure of more than 300 modernized jeepneys in Bacolod City as operators struggle with rising fuel prices and mounting financial difficulties.

BFAR-NIR issues shellfish ban

August 13, 2026

A shellfish ban is in effect in north and south Bais Bay in Negros Oriental, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Negros Island Region (BFAR-NIR) said in an advisory last night, Aug. 12.

Bacolod eyeing provisional permit for traditional jeeps

August 13, 2026

To address persistent service gaps caused by insufficient modernized jeepney units, Bacolod City is eyeing to recommend to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) the granting of Provisional Authority (PA) to traditional jeepney operators so they can legally resume operations.

Mayors back unified pork price

August 13, 2026

Amid the ongoing challenges brought by the African swine fever (ASF) resurgence, majority of the municipal and city mayors in Negros Occidental have thrown their support behind the establishment of regulated prices for hogs and pork to stabilize the local swine industry.

Bacolod, EMB tackle clearing of old dumpsite in Mandalagan

August 13, 2026

Officials of the Bacolod city government and the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Negros Island Region met Aug. 12 to establish protocols in the clearing of accumulated waste at the old open dumpsite in Barangay Mandalagan.

BACOD hails ‘very positive’ meeting with LTFRB chief

August 13, 2026

Bacolod Alliance for Commuters, Operators and Drivers (BACOD) president Rudy Catedral described as “very positive” his meeting with Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Vigor Mendoza II regarding the renewal of provisional authority (PA) of traditional jeepney operators in Bacolod City.

Minors hurt in off-campus stabbing in Himamaylan

August 13, 2026

Two male minors were injured in a stabbing incident outside a school in Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Aug. 11.

AFP names new VisCom commander

August 13, 2026

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has designated Maj. Gen. Peter Burgonio as the acting commander of the AFP Visayas Command (VISCOM), following the retirement of Lt. Gen. Fernando Reyeg from the military service.

Sagay’s softbelles get heroes’ welcome

August 13, 2026

Cheers, applause and a caravan greeted Sagay City’s young softball champions Tuesday, Aug. 11 as the Abanse Negrense-Sagay City 12U and 14U girls teams returned home after capturing two international PONY World Series titles in the United States.

E.B. Magalona’s unlimited blue crab fest draws crowd

August 13, 2026

Defying adverse weather conditions, seafood enthusiasts flooded E.B. Magalona on Aug. 8 for the municipality’s popular eat-all-you-can blue crab feast, generating an estimated P225,000 in revenue and consuming roughly 750 kilograms of freshly cooked local crabs.

LTFRB asks banks to hold off foreclosure of 300 modern PUJs

BFAR-NIR issues shellfish ban

Bacolod eyeing provisional permit for traditional jeeps

Mayors back unified pork price

Bacolod, EMB tackle clearing of old dumpsite in Mandalagan

BACOD hails ‘very positive’ meeting with LTFRB chief

Minors hurt in off-campus stabbing in Himamaylan

AFP names new VisCom commander

Sagay’s softbelles get heroes’ welcome

E.B. Magalona’s unlimited blue crab fest draws crowd

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LTFRB asks banks to hold off foreclosure of 300 modern PUJs

BFAR-NIR issues shellfish ban

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BACOD hails ‘very positive’ meeting with LTFRB chief

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