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718 workers get P23-M claims, 43K others avail P378-M TUPAD aid in NIR

BACOLOD CITY, July 28 -- A total of 718 workers received PHP23.2 million in settlement claims through the Single-Entry Approach (SEnA) program of the Department of Labor and Employment-Negros Island R... Read More


75 Bacolod City public schools equipped with handheld metal detectors

BACOLOD CITY, July 28 -- This highly urbanized city received 200 handheld metal detectors from private donors for the use of 75 public elementary and high schools to strengthen campus security measure... Read More


Sagay City eyes linkage with DSWD for community-based elderly care

BACOLOD CITY, July 28 -- Sagay City in Negros Occidental is eyeing a partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to establish a community-based caregiving program for its ... Read More


NegOcc UPLIFT beneficiaries get extra cash for household essentials

BACOLOD CITY, July 27 -- Pilot beneficiaries of the national government's Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food and Transport (UPLIFT) financial aid in Negros Occidental are thankful for the... Read More


100 Negrense teachers promoted under ECP renew pledge to service

BACOLOD CITY, July 27 -- Some 100 public school teachers under the Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division Office (SDO) of Negros Occidental, who were promoted under the Expanded Career Progr... Read More


Social welfare takes custody of Bacolod student found with marijuana

BACOLOD CITY, July 23 -- The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) endorsed a public high school student to the custody of the city's Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) after he was foun... Read More


DSWD eyes cash assistance for sugarcane pest-hit farmers in Negros

BACOLOD CITY, July 23 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is mulling the provision of financial assistance to sugarcane farmers in Negros Island Region (NIR) affected by the red... Read More


Bacolod City to educate 1.5K employees against substance abuse

BACOLOD CITY, July 23 -- The city government here is targeting at least 1,500 regular employees to undergo an orientation on substance abuse awareness and prevention program in line with its initiativ... Read More


Police clears Bacolod student of illegal drug possession raps

BACOLOD CITY, July 22 -- The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) on Wednesday cleared the male Grade 9 student of a public high school here of charges after laboratory test results showed he did not pos... Read More


NegOcc supports education of 86 scholars in private university

BACOLOD CITY, July 22 -- The Negros Occidental provincial government is funding the education of 86 college students in partnership with private tertiary institution National University (NU) Bacolod. ... Read More