Negros Now Daily / Negros Weekly

12/12/2025

BANAGO PORT IMPROVEMENT

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. officially inaugurated the newly-rehabilitated Banago Port in Bacolod City today, Dec. 12, which spans a total land area of 11,334.75 square meters.

The modernization of Banago Port is expected to boost broader economic activity throughout Negros Occidental, and could generate ripple effects in shipping, transportation, retail, tourism and related sectors, reinforcing the Province's position as a vibrant economic center.*
📸 PIA Negros Occidental

12/12/2025

PBBM IN BACOLOD

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is now in Bacolod City to inspect the clearing operations at Mambuloc Creek in Barangay 2, that is part of the Oplan Kontra Baha initiative of Bacolod Lone District Rep. Alfredo Benitez.

With PBBM are Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon and other national and local officials.*
🎥 GPB

12/12/2025

PBBM INSPECTS CLEARING OPS
AT MAMBULOC CREEK, BACOLOD

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is now in Bacolod City to inspect the clearing operations at Mambuloc Creek in Barangay 2, that is part of the Oplan Kontra Baha initiative of Bacolod Lone District Rep. Alfredo Benitez.

With PBBM are Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon and other national and local officials.*
📸 GPB, PIA Negros Occidental

11/12/2025

RAPS FILED VS. 33 BACOLOD EMPLOYEES
FOR FORGING GSIS LOAN PAPERS: CLO

The Bacolod City government has filed administrative complaints against an assistant department head and 32 workers of the General Services Office (GSO) involved in the alleged mass falsification of documents in their application for Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) loans.
In an interview Dec. 11, City Legal Officer Karol Joseph Chiu said that Mayor Greg Gasataya has approved the investigation report, which includes the recommendation of filing formal complaints against those involved.
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The Bacolod City government has filed administrative complaints against an assistant department head and 32 workers of the General Services Office (GSO) involved in the alleged mass falsification of documents in their application for Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) loans.

11/12/2025

OMBUDSMAN UPHOLDS RULING
VERSUS TOWN MAYOR, 2 OTHERS

The Office of the Ombudsman has denied the motion for reconsideration filed by Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Celestina Garcia-Yulo and two department heads in the administrative case for grave abuse of authority and neglect of duty filed against them.
In an eight-page order dated Sept. 25, 2025, the Ombudsman denied the motions filed by Garcia-Yulo, Civil Registrar Archie Montelibano, and Business Permit and Licensing Office officer-in-charge Warren Jocson, thereby affirming its Feb. 20, 2025 decision that found them liable for violating Section 21(e) of Republic Act (RA) 11032 also known as the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act.
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The Office of the Ombudsman has denied the motion for reconsideration filed by Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Celestina Garcia-Yulo and two department heads in the administrative case for grave abuse of authority and neglect of duty filed against them.

11/12/2025

PNP, BFP ON HEIGHTENED ALERT

The Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) in Negros Occidental are now on heightened alert status in line with the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
The observance of alert status is part of the “Ligtas Paskuhan” campaign of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) and the BFP’s “Oplan Paalala: Iwas Paputok”.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) in Negros Occidental are now on heightened alert status in line with the Christmas and New Year celebrations.

11/12/2025

VICTORIAS GOV’T INVESTIGATES AICS
PAYOUT ABUSE; VICTIMS FILE CASES

Victorias City in Negros Occidental is investigating the alleged irregularities in the distribution of cash aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) in one of its barangays.
In a statement on Thursday (Dec.11), Mayor Abelardo Bantug III said his office received information that beneficiaries received an amount less than what was due to them and were instructed to return a certain amount to the person preparing the list of beneficiaries.
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Victorias City in Negros Occidental is investigating the alleged irregularities in the distribution of cash aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) in one of its barangays.

11/12/2025

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11/12/2025

CANLAON FLOOD DEATH TOLL
AT 23 AS ANOTHER BODY FOUND

The death toll in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, due to massive flooding triggered by Typhoon Tino last month rose to 23, with the discovery of the decomposing body of another victim in neighboring Moises Padilla town in Negros Occidental.
Officials said Dec. 11 that two more residents remain missing.
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The death toll in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, due to massive flooding triggered by Typhoon Tino last month rose to 23, with the discovery of the decomposing body of another victim in neighboring Moises Padilla town in Negros Occidental.

11/12/2025

BEGGARS TO BE FINED AS BACOLOD
SEEKS TO REGULATE MENDICANCY
• Cheryl G. Cruz

An adult mendicant found begging in the streets of Bacolod shall be fined P1,000, imprisoned for one month, or both, at the discretion of the court.
This penal proviso is among the amendments to the ordinance that seeks to regulate mendicancy in the highly-urbanized city, and approved on third and final reading by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
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An adult mendicant found begging in the streets of Bacolod shall be fined P1,000, imprisoned for one month, or both, at the discretion of the court.

11/12/2025

PRIMELECTRIC STUDIES SOKOR
POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

In its drive to further improve consumer services, officials of Primelectric recently traveled to Seoul, South Korea to study the country’s advanced power distribution system.
The delegation was led by Primelectric president and chief executive officer Roel Castro, who visited the transmission and distribution headquarters of the Korean Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), recognized globally as the world’s best in transmission and distribution efficiency.
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In its drive to further improve consumer services, officials of Primelectric recently traveled to Seoul, South Korea to study the country’s advanced power distribution system.

11/12/2025

COP SLAIN IN REBEL CLASH
GETS POSTHUMOUS MEDAL

A police officer killed by suspected New People’s Army (NPA) remnants in Barangay Laga-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Dec. 7 received a posthumous award from the Philippine National Police (PNP) for his heroism.
PBrig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, regional director of Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR), presented the Medalya ng Kadakilaan (PNP Distinguished Conduct Medal) to the family of the late PSMS Rommel Aguilar in Toboso on Dec. 10.
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A police officer killed by suspected New People’s Army (NPA) remnants in Barangay Laga-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Dec. 7 received a posthumous award from the Philippine National Police (PNP) for his heroism.