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MassKara dancers stage comeback in Hong Kong Lunar New Year parade

BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 16 -- The MassKara Festival dancers from this city will perform in the 2026 Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade in Hong Kong on Tuesday. About 40 dancers from Barang... Read More


Lower generation costs cut power rate in Bacolod, neighboring LGUs

BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 16 -- Reduced power generation costs brought down the average residential rate by PHP1.66 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in this highly urbanized city and five neighboring localities in Fe... Read More


Hundreds of Negrense couples marry in Valentine's Day rites

Manila, Feb. 15 -- Hundreds of couples tied the knot in a Valentine's Day mass wedding rites organized by local government units across Negros Occidental over the weekend. In this highly urbanized ci... Read More


Bacolod City opens website for access to HIV/AIDS health services

Manila, Feb. 12 -- This highly urbanized city has introduced a website offering access to health services related to Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Called... Read More


Negros Occidental grants wellness leave to JO, COS workers

Manila, Feb. 12 -- Negros Occidental's provincial government here has granted its job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) workers the five-day wellness leave credits approved by the Civil Service... Read More


Senator enjoins NegOcc mayors to support fast classroom construction

Manila, Feb. 12 -- Senator Bam Aquino, chairperson of the Senate committee on basic education, on Thursday sought support from the local chief executives in Negros Occidental in fast-tracking the cons... Read More


Shear line brings heavy rains, floods in Bacolod, northern Negros

Manila, Feb. 1 -- Heavy rainfall brought by the shear line over the weekend triggered floods in a number of villages in this highly urbanized city and other areas in northern Negros Occidental. Data ... Read More


SK official, 5 others nabbed in P3-M drug busts in Bacolod

BACOLOD CITY, Jan. 19 -- A Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor and five other individuals were arrested in three separate buy-busts that yielded PHP2.96 million in shabu in this city, police reports s... Read More


Bacolod, Murcia town get boost in long-term water security

MURCIA, Jan. 19 -- Officials of Bacolod City and this neighboring municipality are optimistic of more progress with the assurance of long-term water security as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led t... Read More


North Negros farmers' community reaps gains from Project LAWA at BINHI

Manila, Jan. 15 -- A community-based farmers' group in San Carlos City in northern Negros Occidental is reaping the gains from the successful implementation of livelihood initiatives under the Project... Read More