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Cop killed in Calatrava

December 8, 2025

Police Senior Master Sergeant Rommel Aguilar of the 3rd Maneuver Platoon, 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company of the Negros Occidental Police Office, was found dead following a shooting incident in Calatrava Dec. 7.

E.B. Magalona named child-friendly municipality

December 8, 2025

E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental has been awarded as a child-friendly municipality by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

ICI clears Chiz

December 6, 2025

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has cleared Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero and former senators Grace Poe and Nancy Binay of any liability, in connection with the flood control mess after it found no sufficient evidence to warrant the filing of case.

TD Wilma expected to hit Negros Island on Dec. 7

December 6, 2025

Tropical Depression Wilma is expected to hit Negros Island on Sunday (Dec. 7), based on the forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

RDC to balance out projects in 3 NIR provinces next year

December 6, 2025

Noting that majority of the big ticket projects are in Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental Governor Manuel Sagarbarria, chairperson of the Regional Development Council-Negros Island Region, said they are hoping to balance out the projects in the region starting next year.

Bacolod City clean-up drive to last 6 months; 3K more ‘river warriors’ eyed

December 6, 2025

Another 3,000 “river warriors” in Bacolod City will be tapped in the clearing and declogging of waterways, which will last four to six months, Lone District Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said.

Albee seeks inquiry into potential of Slow Food movement in Negros

December 6, 2025

Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has sought an inquiry into the Slow Food movement in Negros Occidental to assess its potential contribution to promoting sustainable development in the Visayas region.

Bacolod SP approves P4.75-B 2026 budget

December 5, 2025

The Sangguniang Panlungsod approved on second, third, and final reading, under suspended rules Dec. 4, the P4.75 billion budget of the Bacolod City government for 2026.

P45 million okayed for CNA bonus of Bacolod employees

December 5, 2025

Qualified Bacolod City government employees will receive an across-the-board Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) incentive of P30,000, following the passage of an appropriation ordinance Dec. 4.

Lacson orders preemptive evacuation in high-risk areas

December 5, 2025

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday ordered the pre-emptive evacuation of persons and families in high-risk areas due to the impending threat of Tropical Depression Wilma.

Cop killed in Calatrava

E.B. Magalona named child-friendly municipality

ICI clears Chiz

TD Wilma expected to hit Negros Island on Dec. 7

RDC to balance out projects in 3 NIR provinces next year

Bacolod City clean-up drive to last 6 months; 3K more ‘river warriors’ eyed

Albee seeks inquiry into potential of Slow Food movement in Negros

Bacolod SP approves P4.75-B 2026 budget

P45 million okayed for CNA bonus of Bacolod employees

Lacson orders preemptive evacuation in high-risk areas

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