Negros Occidental is now on heightened alert as Tropical Depression Verbena brings heavy rains, strong winds,…
Category: Negros Occidental
Prelates warn GMO push imperils Negros’ two-decade sustainable model
The Three Bishops of Negros Occidental issued a united and urgent appeal on Sunday, November 23,…
Giel Rex Besas leads 7-classroom plan to rebuild storm-hit Negros school
Kabankalanon civil engineer Giel Rex Besas set out to design just one makeshift classroom for a…
Satellite links restore Negros connectivity after Tino downs telecom lines
Typhoon Tino knocked out mobile and broadband networks across Negros Occidental, but the Department of Information…
Negros ‘relief chain’ built on donations becomes lifeline after Typhoon Tino
Ordinary citizens, school groups, and volunteer organizations have banded together to deliver more than 1,500 food…
Negros town pupils back in school with mud-covered grounds, destroyed rooms
Pupils of Don Benito Lopez Elementary School in Hacienda Antolonga, Barangay Tinongan, Isabela, Negros Occidental returned…
Negros Occidental bags P1.9B in alleged Marcos-ordered budget insertions
Negros Occidental bagged P1.95 billion in infrastructure projects that former Ako Bicol Party-list representative Zaldy Co…
Deforestation, weak preparedness leave Negros at mercy of Typhoon Tino
Typhoon Tino devastated parts of Negros Occidental, exposing how rapid deforestation, unregulated upland development, and weak…
Negros Occidental groups mobilize relief efforts for Typhoon Tino victims
After Typhoon Tino, organizations across Negros Occidental quickly mobilized to assist affected communities, launching donation drives…
Water tanker skids off road amid helping typhoon victims in Negros
The water tanker owned by Kabankalan City skidded off a steep, rain-slicked curve in Don Salvador…