September 15, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

BFAR-NIR finalizing blue crab export appeal documents

September 15, 2026

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Negros Island Region (BFAR-NIR) is preparing the re-appeal for the approval of Negros’ blue swimming crab exports to the United States, with the submission of additional supporting documents targeted for the last week of September.

Kiko Benitez keeps options open for 2028

September 15, 2026

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Secretary Jose Francisco Benitez is keeping his options open for the 2028 national and local elections, saying it is still too early to decide on his political plans.

Mayor challenges engineers to inspect P3.7-M footbridge

September 15, 2026

Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya challenged engineers Sept. 14 to personally inspect and evaluate the structural integrity of the newly-rehabilitated footbridge connecting barangays 35 and Singcang-Airport.

Negros Power targets October for city overhead wire cleanup

September 15, 2026

The Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) is moving to complete the removal of the remaining overhead electric distribution poles and facilities in Bacolod City by Oct. 31 this year as part of its push to make underground cabling a reality in the city.

‘Handog ng Pangulo’ brings aid to NegOcc

September 15, 2026

Several national government agencies turned over various forms of assistance to beneficiaries in Negros Occidental during the “Handog ng Pangulo: Serbisyong Tapat Para sa Lahat” at the Capitol Park and Lagoon on Monday, Sept. 14.

Bacolod to charge man for cutting sidewalk rail

September 15, 2026

Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya said Sept. 14 that the City Legal Office (CLO) is preparing to file charges against the 36-year-old man, who was caught in the act sawing off metal sidewalk railings outside the Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) along Araneta Street.

14-year-old driver killed, rider hurt in road mishap

September 15, 2026

A 14-year-old student died while his back-rider, also 14, sustained injuries after their motorcycle rammed into a concrete post along Sitio Lapak, Barangay 2, Ilog, Negros Occidental, Sept. 13.

Drunk man nabbed for firing gun

September 15, 2026

Police arrested a 58-year-old man Sept. 13, after he allegedly discharged a firearm while drunk inside his house in Barangay Haguimit, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental.

Boxing reg’l training center eyed in Bago

September 15, 2026

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is preparing to establish a regional training center in Bago City, Negros Occidental, to enhance grassroots boxing development and technical education.

Innov8 IT Solutions operates at Megaworld’s The Upper East

September 15, 2026

Further cementing its position as Bacolod City’s modern central business district, property giant Megaworld’s 34-hectare The Upper East township welcomed its first BPO office tenant Innov8 IT Solutions, a fast-growing outsourcing and IT solutions provider, to No. 1 Upper East Avenue.

BFAR-NIR finalizing blue crab export appeal documents

Kiko Benitez keeps options open for 2028

Mayor challenges engineers to inspect P3.7-M footbridge

Negros Power targets October for city overhead wire cleanup

‘Handog ng Pangulo’ brings aid to NegOcc

Bacolod to charge man for cutting sidewalk rail

14-year-old driver killed, rider hurt in road mishap

Drunk man nabbed for firing gun

Boxing reg’l training center eyed in Bago

Innov8 IT Solutions operates at Megaworld’s The Upper East

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