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Negros Power defers bulk of rate increase in July

July 14, 2026

Residential consumers of Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) will only pay an additional P0.20 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in their July electricity bills despite a P1.70 per kWh increase in the blended generation cost.

SSS taps tech company for micro loan initiative

July 11, 2026

The Social Security System (SSS) said July 10 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and non-disclosure agreement with Standard Economics recently to support the development and implementation of the SSS Micro Loan Program.

MSME tourism exhibitors lauded

July 10, 2026

The city government of San Carlos in Negros Occidental, through the Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion Office (LEDIPO), recognized 14 exhibitors during the closing ceremony of the MSME Week 2026 Tourism Sector Exhibit at the City Hall lobby.

Pensoy named new DOLE-NIR director

July 8, 2026

Lawyer Randolf Pensoy is the new regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment-Negros Island Region, and the turnover ceremony was held July 6 at the regional office in Bajumpandan, Dumaguete City.

Climate-resilient salt project eyed in Sagay

July 8, 2026

The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, and the Sagay local government signed an agreement for a P10-million climate-resilient salt production project in Brgy. Molocaboc in the city.

Fuel prices to increase anew

July 7, 2026

The second straight week of fuel price increases will take effect today, July 7, even as global oil prices already decreased to below USD80 per barrel, following a peace plan between the US and Iran.

Online fund transfers free starting July 7 – Landbank

July 7, 2026

Landbank will make all online fund transfers free starting today, July 7, enabling retail clients to send money at no cost via its mobile banking app (MBA) and iAccess for InstaPay and PESONet transactions.

Award-winning hotelier returns home to lead Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod

July 7, 2026

Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod said July 6 that award-winning hotelier Ramon Makilan, an alumnus of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, is its new general manager.

DOST BootStart uplifts Visayas tech innovators

July 6, 2026

Around 90 aspiring technology entrepreneurs from across the Visayas gathered during the two-day Startup Grant Fund (SGF) BootStart-Visayas Leg organized by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD).

G‑Hive seen to boost creatives, empower MSMEs in Bacolod

June 30, 2026

Bacolod City’s G-Hive hub at the Mansilingan Activity Center (MAC) in the barangay is envisioned to become the center for creative professionalization and MSME empowerment.

Negros Power defers bulk of rate increase in July

SSS taps tech company for micro loan initiative

MSME tourism exhibitors lauded

Pensoy named new DOLE-NIR director

Climate-resilient salt project eyed in Sagay

Fuel prices to increase anew

Online fund transfers free starting July 7 – Landbank

Award-winning hotelier returns home to lead Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod

DOST BootStart uplifts Visayas tech innovators

G‑Hive seen to boost creatives, empower MSMEs in Bacolod

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