September 29, 2026 - Negros Now Daily

‘Safer School’ program pushed across Negros

September 29, 2026

The Regional Peace and Order Council-Negros Island Region (RPOC-NIR) is pushing for the institutionalization of the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s Safer School Program across the Negros Island Region as part of the efforts to strengthen security and protect students and school communities.

Capitol allots P150M for free healthcare of indigent patients

September 29, 2026

Indigent residents across Negros Occidental can now access free medical services across all nine provincial government-run hospitals, backed by a P150-million healthcare allocation from the Negros Occidental provincial government for this year 2026.

Bacolod to refuse unfinished plaza redevelopment project

September 29, 2026

Mayor Greg Gasataya said Sept. 28 that the Bacolod city government will not accept the public plaza redevelopment project from the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) until it is fully finished.

La Libertad brgy. captain slay linked to love triangle: police

September 29, 2026

A love triangle is being eyed as primary motive behind the fatal shooting of a village chief in La Libertad, Negros Oriental, following the arrest of the suspect in Bacolod City Sept. 26.

2 transport groups push through with 2-day strike

September 29, 2026

Drivers and operators under the Kabacod Negros Transport Organization (KNETCO) and the United Negros Drivers and Operators Center (Undoc-Piston) will push through with the transport strike in Bacolod today and tomorrow, to protest rising fuel prices.

ERC order to cut power rates by 54%

September 29, 2026

Electricity consumers in the Visayas could see a significant reduction in power rates, following the implementation of the Secondary Price Cap (SPC) under Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Order No. 2026-048-MC.

Negros Occ. posts major gains through Universal Health Care

September 29, 2026

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson reported that Negros Occidental has achieved major breakthroughs in public health during the First Unilab Foundation Executive Symposium held at Bayanihan Center in Pasig City on Monday, Sept. 28.

Body found floating off Cadiz shoreline

September 29, 2026

An unidentified male body was found floating near Carmen Shoal in Barangay Tiglawigan, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, morning of Sept. 27.

Bacolod installs smart traffic lights

September 29, 2026

Four of eight newly-installed artificial intelligence (AI)-powered traffic signals are now operational across key intersections in Bacolod City, Mayor Greg Gasataya said Sept. 28.

2 NORSU alumni in Top 10 of geodetic engineers exam

September 29, 2026

Two graduates of the Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, made it to the Top 10 in the Geodetic Engineers Computer-Based Licensure Examination, per results released by the Professional Regulation Commission Sept. 28.

‘Safer School’ program pushed across Negros

Capitol allots P150M for free healthcare of indigent patients

Bacolod to refuse unfinished plaza redevelopment project

La Libertad brgy. captain slay linked to love triangle: police

2 transport groups push through with 2-day strike

ERC order to cut power rates by 54%

Negros Occ. posts major gains through Universal Health Care

Body found floating off Cadiz shoreline

Bacolod installs smart traffic lights

2 NORSU alumni in Top 10 of geodetic engineers exam

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ERC order to cut power rates by 54%

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