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Local rescue teams recover bodies of 3 drowning victims

July 21, 2025

Residents of southern Negros evacuated due to floods caused by monsoon rains enhanced by Tropical Storm Crising have started to return home while the bodies of three persons who drowned at the height of the inclement weather were found yesterday.

Capitol feeding program resumes

July 21, 2025

The Negros Occidental provincial government will resume its feeding program today for about 2,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano.

Schools in Bacolod urged to act vs. spread of HFMD

July 21, 2025

Child development centers (CDCs) and elementary schools in Bacolod City have been urge by the Sangguniang Panlungsod to take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD).

Relief packs distributed to flood-hit Negrenses

July 21, 2025

Relief packs were distributed to residents affected by heavy rains and flooding, caused by habagat and Typhoon Crising, in the cities of Bacolod and Bago over the weekend.

NGCP donates police vehicle to EB Magalona

July 21, 2025

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) donated a pick-up vehicle to the E.B. Magalona Municipal Police Station on July 17 to boost peace and order efforts in the northern Negros municipality.

Torrential rains pound 13 LGUs for 2 days; thousands take shelter in southern Negros

July 19, 2025

At least 6,797 people have been forced to take shelter in evacuation centers as heavy rains brought by southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Crising affected 13 towns and cities in Negros Occidental for the second day on Friday (July 18), the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) said in a report.

Gasataya calls for preemptive evacuation

July 19, 2025

Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya called for the preemptive evacuation, especially of residents with houses near creeks and in flood-prone or low-lying barangays, amid the nonstop heavy rainfall, July 18.

SRA projects P350-M sugar production losses due to RSSI

July 19, 2025

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is projecting revenue losses of P350 million in sugar production in almost 3,000 hectares of sugarcane farms damaged by the infestation of red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) in Negros and Panay as of July 9.

Amlig scholars sign agreement

July 19, 2025

More than 60 incoming college students, who are recipients of the provincial government’s Accelerating the Mission of Learning and Inclusive Growth (Amlig) Scholarship Program, signed a memorandum of agreement with Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson July 17.

Flood hits Neg. Occ., classes suspended in 20 towns, cities

July 18, 2025

Heavy rains triggered by southwest monsoon and enhanced by Tropical Depression Crising yesterday led to flooding in nine towns and cities in Negros Occidental.

Local rescue teams recover bodies of 3 drowning victims

Capitol feeding program resumes

Schools in Bacolod urged to act vs. spread of HFMD

Relief packs distributed to flood-hit Negrenses

NGCP donates police vehicle to EB Magalona

Torrential rains pound 13 LGUs for 2 days; thousands take shelter in southern Negros

Gasataya calls for preemptive evacuation

SRA projects P350-M sugar production losses due to RSSI

Amlig scholars sign agreement

Flood hits Neg. Occ., classes suspended in 20 towns, cities

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