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Negrenses urged to support homegrown cocopreneurs

BACOLOD CITY, Dec. 3 -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Wednesday urged Negrenses to support homegrown cocopreneurs in this year's Negros Coco Expo, with 23 coconut-based micro, small, a... Read More


DAR frees 13.8K Negros ARBs from P1.79-B debts; 4.7K farmers get land

BACOLOD CITY, Dec. 3 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will issue certificates of condonation with release of mortgage (COCROMs) to 13,822 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and distribute ... Read More


Tip sent via Hotline 8888 leads to P2-M drug bust in Bacolod City

BACOLOD CITY, Dec. 2 -- Information coursed through the 8888 Citizens' Complaint Center has led to the arrest of two persons and the recovery of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP2.... Read More


NPA remnant killed in Negros encounter

BACOLOD CITY, Dec. 2 -- A remnant of the New People's Army (NPA) died in a clash with troopers of the Philippine Army's 94th Infantry Battalion (IB) in the hinterlands of Himamaylan City, Negros Occid... Read More


Power restored to almost 250K customers in Bacolod, adjacent areas

BACOLOD CITY, Dec. 1 -- Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) has restored electricity to almost 250,000 customers after 100 percent of the lateral lines in its franchise area have already be... Read More


Bacolod health office distributes antibiotics for leptospirosis

BACOLOD CITY, Dec. 1 -- The City Health Office (CHO) here has distributed at least 21,800 antibiotic capsules since October as part of efforts to combat leptospirosis. As of Monday, about 20,000 dox... Read More


Terra Madre Asia-Pacific draws 75k visitors, generates P46.5-M sales

BACOLOD CITY, Nov. 27 -- The inaugural Terra Madre Asia and Pacific (TMAP), held from Nov. 19 to 23 in this highly urbanized city, gathered about 75,000 visitors and generated PHP46.59 million in tota... Read More


Security measures in place for Nov. 30 rally in Bacolod City

BACOLOD CITY, Nov. 27 -- The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) activated a comprehensive security and public safety plan as a broad alliance in Negros Occidental gears up for the "... Read More


Bacolod City targets to remove 2M cubic meters of trash from waterways

BACOLOD CITY, Nov. 27 -- The city government here targets to remove about 2 million cubic meters of waste from rivers and creeks in the ongoing major clearing operations following the massive floods b... Read More


Bacolod firefighters commended for helping young mom deliver baby

BACOLOD CITY, Nov. 24 -- A team of firefighters who helped a young woman deliver a baby girl in front of the Bacolod City Fire Station over the weekend were given recognition by the Bureau of Fire Pro... Read More