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‘Don’t buy substandard Christmas lights,’ Negrenses told

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Occidental has reminded anew consumers in the province not to buy substandard Christmas lights and other decorations.Romel Amihan, senior trade and industry development specialist of DTI-Negros Occidental, said buyers have to ...

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Labor group opposes four-day workweek

NEGROS Occidental-based labor group General Alliance of Workers Associations (Gawa) is not amenable to the proposed four-day workweek scheme during the holiday season, its top official said.Wennie Sancho, secretary general of Gawa, said the move would mean a reduction of ...

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Negrense senator pushes for multi-sectoral sugar summit

SENATOR Juan Miguel Zubiri has tasked Tatak Kalamay to spearhead a multi-sectoral sugar summit right after the holidays to concretize plans and proposals that will improve efficiency of both farms and mills as well as increase productivity.The Negrense senator, in ...

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Business group mulls plan to contest new Wage Order

LOCAL business group Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) is still considering the plan to contest the new Wage Order that will take effect starting November 27 this year, its official said.Frank Carbon, chief executive officer of MBCCI, ...

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Negrense farmer awarded NOAAA finalist

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has awarded Negrense Jesus Antonio Orbida as finalist in this year’s National Organic Agriculture Achievers Award (NOAAA) small farmer (individual) category.The multi-awarded integrated and organic farmer received a trophy from the DA officials led by ...

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Senate move seen to strengthen sugar industry

AS THEY lauded the “overwhelming support” of the Senate, stakeholders have expressed optimism that the resolution passed by 22 senators urging the Executive Department not to pursue the planned import liberalization will strengthen the sugar industry.Sugar Regulatory Administration board member ...

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P15–P30 pay hike effective November 27

MINIMUM wage earners in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental, may start receiving the P15 to P30 daily pay hike on November 27 this year.This after the secretariat of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Western Visayas has ...

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Negrenses trained on farm tourism site guiding

THE Department of Tourism (DOT) in Western Visayas, in partnership with the Negros Occidental Tourism Division (NOTD), has conducted a training on farm tourism site guiding in the province.The two-day training held at May’s Organic Garden and Restaurant in Bacolod ...

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NFA-NegOcc buys P45M in palay

THE National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Occidental has already purchased 47,392 bags of unhusked rice, locally known as “palay,” worth around P45 million from farmers in the province, its top official said.Engineer Frisco Canoy, provincial manager of NFA-Negros Occidental, ...

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DOT stresses importance of gender sensitivity in tourism

THE Department of Tourism (DOT) in Western Visayas, in partnership with the Negros Occidental Tourism Division (NOTD), has conducted a two-day training on gender sensitivity for DOT-trained and accredited tour guides in the province.The seminar, conducted in Bacolod City on ...

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