• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
The Negros Occidental provincial government, through its Economic Enterprise Development Department, earned P6,724,401 in revenue during the recently held 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival.
Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said the P6.7M in sales was the highest recorded gross sales of Team EEDD in just one week.
We did not only earn, our catering team supported every person working for the success of the Panaad Festival, making sure they had the proper nutrition and hydration, according to Diaz.
The EEDD supervises the operations of Negros Residences, Food Terminal Market of Negros Occidental (FTMON), Mambukal Resort and Mambukal Catering.
The 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival also generated PHP29.42 million in sales, the highest since its post-pandemic return in 2023.
This year’s sale increased by 47 percent, or P12.8 million, compared with the total sales of P16.6 million in 2025.
Diaz stressed that the real value or success of the 30th Panaad sa Negros Festival can never be measured. “Its benefits to all Negrenses and Negros Occidental are priceless.
The total estimated sales reached almost P30 million, breaking all previous records,” he said.*
