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PIT SEÑOR. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Kabankalan Mayor Pedro Zayco join the mass during the Santo Niño Feast at the St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Kabankalan City celebrated by Bishop Louie Galbines on Sunday, January 17.*Vincent Paltu-ob photo

An aerial view of the flooded areas in San Carlos City on Saturday, January 17.*San Carlos CDRRMO photo

MEAN MACHINE. The Department of Public Works and Highways began dredging the clogged waterways in Victorias City today, January 8, to prevent further flooding.*Victorias LGU photo

The Philippine Coast Guard has rescued 85 families, composed of 500 individuals, who were mostly women and children, during the joint disaster response operations amid the massive flooding in the cities of Talisay and Victorias over the weekend.*PCG photo

The Office of Civil Defense-6 regional director Jose Roberto Nuñez and representatives of other agencies today, January 15, conducted an aerial assessment of northern Negros Occidental, which was ravaged by floods recently.*OCD-6 photo

COVID VACCINE. Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia signs the multi-lateral agreement and confidentiality agreement with AstraZeneca on the availment of vaccines against COVID-19, as witnessed by Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, Councilor Renecito Novero, City Administrator Em Ang, City Legal Officer Joselito Bayatan, OIC-City Health Officer Dr. Edwin Miraflor Jr., and Emergency Operations Center deputies for medical Dr. Chris Sorongon and Dr. Hector Gayares at the Bacolod City Government Center today, January 7.*City PIO photo

NEW SITE. Aerial shot of the proposed site of the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol along the Bacolod-Silay Airport Access Road in Talisay City.*Romeo Subaldo photo

KILLED. A tricycle driver was shot to death by unidentified riding-in-tandem suspects at the Circumferential Road in Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City, this morning, January 6.*Barbara Mijares photo

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson (left) and Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz in a Zoom meeting with the Negros Occidental mayors this morning, January 13.*

Sacked BACIWA employees, along with cause-oriented groups, stage a rally outside the utility firm today, January 5.*BEU photo