Negros Weekly, Author at Negros Now Daily

Capitol official defends proposal allowing GMO entry to Neg. Occ.

September 4, 2025

Premature and unfair. This was the reaction of Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz to the joint statement issued by organic farming advocates, church leaders, and civil society groups, who are up in arms over the proposed amendments to the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) ordinance approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental nearly two decades ago.

Negros Occ. logs 2,155 HFMD cases

September 4, 2025

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in Negros Occidental rose to 2,155 in the past eight months compared to only 267 cases during the same period in 2024, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Former brgy. official shot dead in Manapla

September 4, 2025

A former barangay councilman was gunned down by an unidentified assailant in Barangay San Pablo, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday (Sept. 3).

‘Buriring’ cooking contest in Cadiz City September 5

September 4, 2025

Cadiz City is staging a unique cooking competition this Friday, Sept. 5, using only “buriring (pufferfish)” as the main ingredient.

A Testament to Grit, Hard Work, and Passion

September 4, 2025

She went to the school of hard knocks, embracing hardships and challenges that life threw her way, and used the valuable lessons to better her lot and that of her family.

Finding royalty

September 4, 2025

This article is based on the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the ancestry and royal lineage of Sultan Omar Kiram, a.k.a. Captain Vicente Austria.

The importance of due process

September 4, 2025

In the maelstrom of current events, few principles stand as steadfastly important as does due process. But what, you ask, is due process, and why does it matter so much, not just in the United States, but around the world?

SP supports Sagay’s 4MW hydro power dev’t project

September 3, 2025

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental has approved Sept. 2 an updated resolution endorsing to the Department of Energy the plan of Sagay City to develop a four-megawatt lower hydro power project.

BJMP probes contrabands entry to NODJ in Bago City

September 3, 2025

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) is investigating the entry of contrabands, which jail officers confiscated inside the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ)-Male Dormitory in Bago City on Sept.1.

Capitol starts clearing, dredging of volcanic materials in La Castellana

September 3, 2025

The Negros Occidental provincial government is expediting the clearing of roads from volcanic materials and dredging of river channels with hardened lahar deposits in La Castellana town.

Capitol official defends proposal allowing GMO entry to Neg. Occ.

Negros Occ. logs 2,155 HFMD cases

Former brgy. official shot dead in Manapla

‘Buriring’ cooking contest in Cadiz City September 5

A Testament to Grit, Hard Work, and Passion

Finding royalty

The importance of due process

SP supports Sagay’s 4MW hydro power dev’t project

BJMP probes contrabands entry to NODJ in Bago City

Capitol starts clearing, dredging of volcanic materials in La Castellana

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