The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau in Negros Island Region (DENR-EMB NIR) has…
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Bamboo village project to provide jobs for ex-rebels, locals in Central Negros
Former rebels (FRs) and residents of Barangay Cabacungan, La Castellana town in Negros Occidental, will soon…
Hog raisers reel as live pig prices drop to P150 per kilo
Hog raisers in southern Negros Occidental are struggling as live pig prices fall to P150 per…
Gunmen shoot local leader five times in southern Negros Occidental town
Residents were left in shock after a local purok chairman was shot five times and killed…
‘Tiempo Suerte’ turns bitter in Negros as sugar prices plunge
The Tiempo Suerte season, which traditionally ushers in fortune as the sugar milling begins in Negros,…
Southern Negros city reports zero casualties after 5.1‑magnitude quake
City disaster officials in Sipalay, Negros Occidental, reported no injuries or casualties after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake…
5.1 earthquake jolts Sipalay City in Negros Occidental
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Sipalay City in Negros Occidental at 8:04 AM on Tuesday, October…
EMB probes palm oil company in Negros Occidental for alleged CDO breach
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is investigating reports that Hacienda Asia Plantations, Inc. (HAPI) resumed planting…
NBI hunts ‘ghost projects’ in Negros flood control schemes
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Bacolod has launched a probe into flood control projects in…
Negros city mayor slams DAR after shooting in long-standing land conflict
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has allegedly remained inactive for over a decade on the…