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Residents of Bacolod City and Bago City in Negros Occidental are advised to prepare for a 12-hour power outage this coming Sunday, June 2, as

Residents of Bacolod can expect some much-needed relief from the water shortage as Baciwa-PrimeWater, finalizes the connection between the Bocal-Bocal Spring and the its break

Bacolod City’s lone district congressman, Greg Gasataya, stands in contrast to three Negros Occidental representatives on the recently passed Absolute Divorce Act (House Bill 9349).

Despite a previous pronouncement of a potential mass resignation of Negros Occidental politicians from Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, a party member himself, was a no-show at the partnership signing of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas.

CENECO Acting General Manager lawyer Arnel Lapore said that the residential rate for May priced P15.1632/kWh, up by P3.2066/kWh from April’s rate of P11.9566/kWh.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ordered a price freeze on basic necessities in Kabankalan City for 60 days following the declaration of a state of calamity due to El Niño.

The overloaded Amlan-Siaton 69kV line, the province’s current source of electricity, reached a critical point, leading to load shedding in Pulantubig, Bagacay, Dauin, and Siaton Substations yesterday, May 9, according to a statement from NGCP.

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid on Yellow Alert today, April 30, while the region, including Bacolod City, experiences

The memorandum, which was signed by BTAO officer-in-charge Patrick Lacson and deputy head Jose Antonio Robello, and went viral last week ordered traffic personnel to immediately abide by the order or they may face suspension up to termination for non-compliance.

This yellow alert is caused by insufficient operating margin due to several power plants being on unscheduled shutdown or operating on derated capacities, the NGCP explained.