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More cloud seeding needed as El Niño threatens Negros farms
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 29, 2026 - 12:00am
Amid threats posed by the dry spell, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking at conducting at least three more cloud seeding operations in Negros Occidental to help farmers cope with the effects of a super...
Sugar industry stakeholders seeking hike in mill gate price
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 28, 2026 - 12:00am
Saying they are operating below production costs, stakeholders  in the sugar industry and labor groups are urging the Department of Agriculture and the Sugar Regulatory Administration to raise the mill...
Western Visayas workers get P40 to P45 pay hike
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 25, 2026 - 12:00am
Minimum wage earners in Western Visayas including Negros Occidental and Bacolod City will receive an increase of P40 to P45 in their daily pay following the approval of a wage hike petition by the Regional Tripartite...
91-anyos lola todas sa apo na patay din sa lolo
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Isang 91-anyos na lola ang pinatay ng kanyang sariling apo na pinatay naman ng kanyang lolo na mister ng una naganap sa loob ng kanilang bahay sa Sitio Balangigan, Barangay Guinpaan, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental,...
91-anyos lola todas sa apo, suspek utas din sa lolo!
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Patay ang isang 91-anyos na lola matapos pagtatagain ng sariling apo nang tumangging magbigay ng pera habang pinatay rin ng lolo ang nasabing apo nang masaksihan ang madugong komprontasyon sa loob ng kanilang tahanan...
Negros dengue deaths up amid fewer cases
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 8, 2026 - 12:00am
Dengue-related deaths in Negros Island Region increased this year even as the number of cases has decreased.
Kanlaon Volcano emits sulfur stench
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 7, 2026 - 12:00am
Sulfur stench from Kanlaon Volcano hit areas in the cities of Bago and La Carlota as well as in the town of La Castellana in Negros Occidental on Monday night.
Emergency powers pushed
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 5, 2026 - 12:00am
House Deputy Speaker Alfredo Benitez is pushing to grant President Marcos emergency powers to fast-track measures addressing the recurring power shortages, generation shortfalls as well as the red and yellow alerts...
DOE: Planning failure caused Visayas power shortfall
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 5, 2026 - 12:00am
The Department of Energy  has admitted that the Visayas lacks sufficient baseload generation to meet growing electricity demand, prompting recurring power alerts and exposing the region’s vulnerability...
Negros resumes hog shipments to Iloilo
by Gilbert Bayoran - October 2, 2026 - 12:00am
The provincial government of Negros Occidental has resumed shipping hogs to Iloilo after no new cases of African swine fever (ASF) were detected within at least 50 days.
P1 million smuggled cigarettes found in ambulance
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 30, 2026 - 12:00am
Smuggled cigarettes valued at P1 million were found in an ambulance that was intercepted in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte at dawn yesterday.
Man climbs Bacolod Cathedral altar, disrupts mass
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 28, 2026 - 12:00am
A man carrying a bladed weapon disrupted a mass at the San Sebastian Cathedral here on Saturday as he climbed onto an architectural structure behind the altar, prompting a nearly five-hour rescue operation by the...
Negros village chief shot dead
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 24, 2026 - 12:00am
A barangay captain was killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in La Libertad, Negros Oriental on Wednesday.
Classes in 2 Negros schools suspended over threat
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 23, 2026 - 12:00am
An online threat against students of the E.B. Magalona National High School in Negros Occidental prompted local officials to cancel classes yesterday.
Kanlaon muddy stream flow triggers evacuation
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Fifty-one families comprising 167 people in La Castellana, Negros Occidental and Canlaon City, Negros Oriental fled to safety on Tuesday due to a muddy stream flow coming from the upper slopes of Kanlaon Volcan...
Negros Occidental sets P411 million disaster fund
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 14, 2026 - 12:00am
The Negros Occidental provincial government is setting aside P411 million for disaster risk reduction and management programs in 2027, as the United Sugar Producers Federation (Unifed) seeks additional national...
‘Probe worsening power outages in Visayas’
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 8, 2026 - 12:00am
Deputy Speaker Alfredo Benitez has asked the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry into the “continuing and worsening power outages” affecting the Visayas grid. Benitez cited the repeated...
Visayas labor groups seek P250 daily wage hike
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 6, 2026 - 12:00am
Labor groups in Negros Occidental and Panay Island in the Visayas are seeking an increase of P250 in the daily minimum wage, according to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board.
Task group to probe American, wife’s slay
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 5, 2026 - 12:00am
The Negros Oriental police has activated a special investigation task group to probe the murder of an American national and his Filipina wife in Dumaguete City.
American, Pinay wife found dead in Negros Oriental
by Gilbert Bayoran - September 3, 2026 - 12:00am
An American national and his Filipina wife were found dead inside their house in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental yesterday morning.
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