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Oct42026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

SSS rolls out LoanLite microloan of up to P20,000

The Social Security System has launched a new digital microloan facility allowing qualified members to borrow from P1,000 to P20,000 for short-term financial needs.In a press release, SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Joseph de Claro said the SSS Micro Loan Program, also called SSS LoanLite, is available to employed, self-employed, voluntary and overseas Filipino worker members who meet the eligibility requirements.Members must have at least 12 posted monthly contributions to qualify.The loanable amount depends on the average of the member’s 12 latest Monthly Salary Credits, or MSCs.De Claro said repayment terms are available for 15, 30, 60 or 90 days, with an interest rate of 8 percent per year, equivalent to about 0.67 percent per month.Members with at ...

Oct42026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Negrense youth urged to fight disinformation, demand accountability

Community, Negros Oriental, Top Stories

Young Negrenses were urged to scrutinize online disinformation and hold public officials accountable during the Bacolod leg of the GenZennial Tour: We Decide the Future at Carlos Hilado Memorial State University-Alijis Campus, Oct. 2.The event, organized by Team Pinas, focused on two national issues affecting young voters: disinformation surrounding the West Philippine Sea and public accountability in controversies involving government officials and the use of public funds.In a press release, Team Pinas described the nationwide tour as a civic education initiative designed for younger audiences who increasingly get information from social media platforms.The program combined short discussions with interactive activities aimed at helping participants evaluate information, unders...

Oct42026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

11 Bacolod schools unveil MassKara masks, costumes ahead of Oct. 17 showdown

Community, Top Stories

Eleven elementary and high schools in Bacolod City showcased their masks, headdresses, costumes and performance concepts ahead of the MassKara Festival 2026 Street Dance and Arena Competition-School Category on Oct. 17.The participating schools presented their entries during the Mask and Costume Display Competition-School Category at Ayala Malls Capitol Central, giving the public an early look at the designs and concepts they will bring to the festival competition.Seven elementary schools are participating: Vista Alegre Elementary School, Education and Training Center School II, Sum-ag Elementary School, Mandalagan Elementary School, Montevista Elementary School, Vista Alegre-Granada Relocation Elementary School and Handumanan Elementary School.The high school contingents are P...

Oct22026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Digicast Negros X (October 2, 2026)

Digicast Negros X

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Oct22026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

P7.82 million suspected shabu seized in Dumaguete buy-bust

Negros Oriental, Police, Top Stories

Police seized about 1.15 kilograms of suspected shabu worth P7.82 million and arrested a 35-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, on Friday morning, Oct. 2.The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region identified the suspect only as alias “John,” single, tagged a high-value individual, and a resident of Brgy. Batinguel of the said city.The operation was conducted at about 11:19 a.m. in Purok Santol, Barangay Balugo, by personnel of the Dumaguete City Police Station’s City Drug Enforcement Unit.Police said the operation stemmed from information provided by a confidential informant alleging that the suspect had been involved in the distribution of illegal drugs in several barangays in Dumaguete City.Authorities then conducted surveillance ...

Oct22026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

60 households in Moises Padilla sitio get electricity through P5.21M project

Community, Top Stories

Sixty households in Sitio Agogolo, Brgy. Macagahay, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, now have access to electricity following the completion of a P5.21 million electrification project.The Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO) formally energized the project on Thursday, Oct. 1, during a ceremony at Agogolo Elementary School.NOCECO said the project is the largest under its Sitio Electrification Program in the 5th District of Negros Occidental.Sitio Agogolo is classified as a Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Area, making the installation of electric poles and other facilities more challenging.Fifth District Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo III commended NOCECO personnel for completing the project despite the difficult terrain.Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Celes...

Oct22026 by Mary Judaline PartlowNo Comments

Negros Oriental cops seize P27.6-M shabu in 9 months

Negros Oriental, Police, Top Stories

Police in Negros Oriental seized nearly PHP27.6 million worth of suspected shabu in the first nine months of 2026, an official said Thursday.Capt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson for the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO), said the seizures resulted from sustained anti-illegal drug operations across the province from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30.“The campaign against illegal drugs is one of the four focus points of NOrPPO and we have sustained police operations across the province without compromising other anti-crime activities,” Polinar told the Philippine News Agency in an interview.NOrPPO records showed that police conducted 460 anti-drug operations during the period, resulting in the arrest of 44 high-value individuals and 425 street-level individuals.Police confisc...

Oct22026 by Mark L. GarciaNo Comments

Farmer killed, another wounded in Sipalay stabbing

Police, Top Stories

A 61-year-old farmer was killed while another man was wounded after they were stabbed inside a house in Brgy. Camindangan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on Thursday night, Oct. 1.Police identified the fatality as alias Molong, 61, while the injured victim was identified as alias Ar-ar, 35, both farmers and residents of Purok Bawug in the barangay.The suspect was identified as alias Rene, 57, also a resident of Brgy. Camindangan.Police said the two victims were inside their house at around 9 p.m. when the suspect allegedly entered and stabbed them.Molong was hit on the left side of his chest, while Ar-ar sustained a stab wound on the left side of his abdomen.Both were brought to the Merceditas J. Montilla District Hospital, where Molong was declared dead.Ar-ar was...

Oct12026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Digicast Negros X (October 1, 2026)

Digicast Negros X

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Oct12026 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

House to probe Visayas power crisis in Bacolod hearing

Business, Community, Top Stories

Three committees of the House of Representatives will hold a public hearing to look into recurring power outages and other electricity supply problems affecting the Visayas Grid in Bacolod City on Saturday, Oct. 3.The hearing will be jointly conducted by the House committees on Energy, Visayas Development, and Legislative Franchises from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at L’Fisher Hotel.Among the measures to be discussed is House Resolution No. 1429 filed by Deputy Speaker and Bacolod Rep. Alfredo “Albee” Benitez, which seeks an inquiry into the continuing power outages in the Visayas.The resolution calls for an examination of the causes of the outages and possible accountability, as well as measures to ensure a more stable, adequate and reliable electricity supply in the region.Lawmakers...