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Millgate sugar prices go up

January 19, 2026

As millgate sugar prices indicated an upward trend, Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Board Member David Sanson called on sugar farmers, particularly the federations to unite and work for a long- term solution that will address production, pricing, marketing, and other challenges facing the sugar industry.

MassKara dancers of Bacolod bring vibrant spirit to Sinulog

January 19, 2026

The Barangay Tangub MassKara Dancers from Bacolod City wowed crowds at the 2026 Sinulog Festival’s street dancing and ritual showdown in Cebu City Jan. 18.

‘Teves not yet off the hook’

January 19, 2026

Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Janice Degamo, widow of slain governor Roel Degamo, said it is “painful and difficult to accept” the acquittal of former lawmaker Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves in a murder case related to a 2019 killing in Dumaguete City.

1st Bayani Ka! Awards honors NegOr IP leader

January 19, 2026

The 1st ‘Bayani Ka!’ award of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) recently cited Rene Fernando Trono, an indigenous peoples’ mandatory representative in the Sangguniang Bayan of Basay town in Negros Oriental.

Tejida elected NPC president

January 19, 2026

Primrose Catherine “Prime” Tejida of RMN DYHB Bacolod was elected president of the Negros Press Club (NPC) during the election held at the NPC office in Bacolod City on Saturday (Jan. 17).

Phivolcs warns possible lahar flows

January 17, 2026

Anticipating heavy rains due to Tropical Storm Ada, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday (Jan. 16) warned of possible lahar flows in rivers and drainage areas on Kanlaon Volcano, which remains at Alert Level 2.

50 police officers dispatched to conflict-affected barangays

January 17, 2026

Fifty police personnel were dispatched in conflict-affected communities and remote barangays of Negros Island Region to serve as the primary link between the Philippine National Police and the community, strengthening grassroots engagement and responsive policing.

Negros Occ. logs 5,446 dengue cases, 13 deaths

January 17, 2026

Negros Occidental logged 5,446 dengue cases, including 13 deaths, last year, marking a decrease of 22.88 percent, compared to 2024, records of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed.

Mt. Kanlaon’s seismic activity increases

January 16, 2026

The seismic activity of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island has further increased as it recorded 78 volcano-tectonic (VT) earthquakes in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Thursday (Jan. 15).

P1-M in shabu seized in EB Magalona

January 16, 2026

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen seized almost P1 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust at Hacienda Bato in Barangay Nanca, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental on Jan. 14. The