The Central Negros Electric Cooperative announced that the net reduction in generation, transmission, and system loss charges affected the residential power rate in Bacolod City and other adjacent localities in October.
A bishop from Dumaguete urged the public to offer prayers and assistance to evacuees in Negros Occidental due to the sudden fight between government troops and the New People’s Army.
The Department of Industry is positive on PHP2.5 million sales of coconut-based and other local products from Eastern Visayas during the four-day trade fair.
The Coast Guard Station Southern Negros Occidental declared the seawaters of the southernmost localities in Negros Island as a "no sail zone" up until October 18 to give way to the eight-day joint naval military exercises between the Philippines, United States, and Australia.
The Provincial Board committee on agriculture in Antique urged the town mayors of the province to prioritize the enhancement of its slaughterhouses in compliance with the city's accreditation from the National Meat Inspection Service and expansion of the market.