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Negros Occidental heightens border control to curb ASF recurrence

BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 27 -- Negros Occidental province has enforced heightened border control operations to prevent the recurrence of African swine fever (ASF) after the highly-urbanized Bacolod City and... Read More


Gov't forces sustain clearing ops in north Negros clash site

BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 26 -- Troops of the Philippine Army continue to conduct clearing operations in the hinterlands of northern Negros Occidental on Monday as classes resumed and some of the displaced r... Read More


Bacolod City sees stabilized pork prices with entry of more supply

BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 26 -- Prices of pork are expected to stabilize with the arrival of more supplies after the city government lifted the ban on the entry of live pigs, pork and pork products over the ... Read More


Sugar producers say increased farmgate prices 'huge help' to farmers

BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 26 -- The United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED), the country's biggest independent sugar planters group, has welcomed the increase in the farmgate prices of ... Read More


Bacolod City lifts pork ban

BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 24 -- Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has lifted the ban on the entry of live pigs, pork and pork products from other parts of the country to address the growing demand and revive th... Read More


Pork ban remains in NegOcc amid hog disease recovery efforts

BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 23 -- The Negros Occidental provincial government will continue to prohibit the entry of live pigs, pork meat and pork by-products from other provinces to prevent a resurgence of Af... Read More


Negros Occidental installs solar base radios in critical watersheds

BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 23 -- The Negros Occidental Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) has installed solar-powered very high frequency (VHF) base radio sets in all eight critical watersheds ac... Read More


3 NPA rebels killed, 4 gov't troopers hurt in northern Negros clash

BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 22 -- Renewed skirmishes claimed the lives of three New People's Army (NPA) rebels and wounded four government troopers in the hinterlands of Escalante City, Negros Occidental, the ... Read More


Cadiz City scholarship program to expand with own college institution

BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 20 -- The City of Cadiz in northern Negros Occidental will establish its own tertiary educational institution to keep up its advocacy of providing scholarships. Every year for more... Read More


69-MW solar power farm to rise in Silay City

SILAY CITY, Feb. 20 -- Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) is expanding its solar capacity with the construction of its second solar power farm in Silay City, Negros Occidental. On Tuesday, CREC p... Read More