Category: Negros Occidental

The 44th edition of the Masskara Festival will kick off on Oct. 7 and run until Oct. 22, with a “more spectacular” street and arena dance showcase to culminate the celebration of the “festival of many faces.”

The third edition of the Bacolod Rum Festival will be held on Aug. 12-20, featuring more events and participants to highlight this city as the home of “the world’s number one rum”.

Lower generation rates and fuel costs have brought down the average residential power rates in all three electric cooperatives in Negros Occidental in April.

The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has partnered with the Public Information Office (PIO) here to provide a quick response to complaints related to crimes and other police matters.

Agri-tourism stakeholders in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, which borders this capital city to the north, are getting a boost with the completion of the final phase of access road reconstruction worth P34 million.

Thirty more modern jeepneys for six routes have arrived here as part of the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).

Negros Occidental is producing at least 1.2 million eggs a day, which is more than sufficient to meet the province’s daily requirement amid the recent increase in the prices of the commodity, data from the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) showed.

The Negros Occidental provincial government has reported a surge in revenues from the operations of its three economic enterprise facilities in 2022.

A lawyer, who is the general manager of the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (NONECO) based in Manapla, Negros Occidental, was shot and killed by an unidentified assailant along a major road in Bacolod City past midnight Wednesday, Dec. 21.

Megaworld has invested a total of P45 billion in Bacolod City, said Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Global Group and Megaworld Chief Strategy Officer Kevin Tan.

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is exploring opportunities for collaboration with Guam during his four-day visit to the United States island territory this week.

Efforts to revive the Negros Island Region (NIR) is expected to continue in the next administration as Negros Occidental fifth district congressman-elect Emilio Bernardino Yulo expressed support for the proposal in the House of Representatives.