Bais City Retains Buglasan 2026 Festival Crown
Bais City defended its Buglasan Festival of Festivals title on October 16, 2026, winning with the Hudyaka Festival of Harvests plus Best in Streetdancing and Best in Musicality.
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Sibulan: Negros Oriental Forces Deploy for Buglasan 2026
Police, military, and emergency units held a send-off ceremony in Sibulan on Oct. 14 ahead of Buglasan Festival 2026, running Oct. 15–25.
One Out of Two Passes PRC Ocular Pharmacology Special Exam
One examinee cleared the September 2026 Ocular Pharmacologists Special Certification Computer-Based Licensure Examination, with the Professional Regulation Commission releasing results on 15 October 2026.
All-Day Rain and Thunderstorms Forecast for Negros Oriental — Oct. 15
PAGASA’s 5 AM bulletin places Negros Oriental under continuous rainshowers and thunderstorms throughout October 15, with no dry spell expected from dawn to past midnight.
From ABBA Revisited to the Milo Marathon: the big events Pantawan has hosted
Since 2024, Dumaguete’s waterfront park has hosted festival showdowns, free concerts, a triathlon, a national marathon leg, school sports meets and a historic-car rally.
Escalante: NPA Claims Attack, 1 CAFGU Dead, 2 Soldiers Hurt
The NPA’s Roselyn Jean Pelle Command claimed a September 29 attack in Escalante City that killed one CAFGU member and wounded two soldiers.
Over 14,000 Psychometricians Pass September 2026 Board Exam
More than 14,000 out of 15,423 examinees cleared the September 2026 Psychometricians Licensure Examination, with the Professional Regulation Commission posting results in three working days.
Over 16,900 Pass August 2026 Criminology Board Exam — PRC
Nearly 17,000 out of more than 29,000 takers cleared the August 2026 Criminology Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission confirmed.
Cebu City: New General Assumes Visayas Command Helm
Major General Moises L. Micor formally took command of the AFP Visayas Command (VISCOM) in Cebu City on Monday, October 5, 2026.
Negros Oriental Capitol returns to four-day workweek to cut fuel and power costs
Gov. Chaco Sagarbarria’s Executive Order No. 58 puts provincial employees on a Monday-to-Thursday schedule from Sept. 28; hospitals, the PDRRMO and emergency units are exempt.
Negros Oriental: 37 of 92 pass the September 2026 Civil Engineers Licensure Examination
37 of 92 Negros Oriental examinees passed the September 2026 Civil Engineers Licensure Examination.
Thunderstorms and Rain to Hit Negros Oriental This Friday — Friday, October 2, 2026
Cloudy skies, rainshowers, and thunderstorms are forecast across Negros Oriental and the wider Visayas on October 2, 2026, based on PAGASA’s early morning bulletin.
Visayas Weather Alert: Showers and Storms Due Sept. 30
Scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are forecast across Negros Oriental and the Visayas on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, with coastal seas rated slight to moderate.
Wet, Stormy Sunday Forecast for Visayas and Negros Oriental — Sunday, September 27, 2026
Thunderstorms and rainshowers are expected across Negros Oriental and the Visayas on Sunday, September 27, 2026, with coastal waters rated slight to moderate by PAGASA.
Shallow 4.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Northern Cebu as Aftershock
Almost a year after a powerful offshore earthquake rattled northern Cebu, a magnitude 4.1 aftershock was recorded near Medellin on Tuesday afternoon, with no damage expected.
PAGASA Flags Thunderstorms, Showers Over Visayas This Sunday — Sunday, September 20, 2026
Scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are forecast across Negros Oriental and the Visayas on September 20, 2026, driven by southwest monsoon winds, according to PAGASA.
Cart Before the Horse: City Hall’s Own Document Dump Shows Dumaguete’s ₱2.185-Billion Loan Was Approved by a Bank Before the Council Ever Authorized Negotiations
A loan applied for in February, certified in March, cleared by the central bank in April and approved by DBP on June 3 — six weeks before the Council voted on July 14 to let the mayor start negotiating. Read by date, City Hall’s own bundle proves the opposite of what it was submitted to prove.
Wet, Stormy Thursday Ahead for Negros Oriental and Visayas
Thunderstorms and rain showers are forecast across Negros Oriental and the wider Visayas on September 17, 2026, driven by the southwest monsoon.
