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Six local government units (LGUs) have renewed their commitment to protecting the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park (MKNP), the site of Mt. Kanlaon, an active volcano in Negros Island, in a three-day festival. Hosted by the Bago City government, just south of Bacolod, the fourth edition of “Halad kay Kang-laon” (Offering to Kanlaon) is being held […]
House Agriculture Committee Chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban expressed support for the plan of President Rodrigo Duterte to place Negros Island under land reform, saying this would go a long way towards addressing the insurgency problem in the country. Last week, the President announced that he was mulling placing Negros island under land […]
Negros Occidental is one of the five provinces that compose the Western Visayas Region (Region 6). It occupies the northwestern part of the Negros island. The province is the major sugar producer in the Philippines. Hence, the nickname, “Sugar Bowl of the Philippines”. Negros Occidental is also known for well-preserved churches, ancestral homes, and other […]