Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia has formed a committee that is tasked to conduct a developmental study on the old slaughterhouse in Brgy 35, the Mayor’s Office said yesterday.

Executive Order No. 33, which created the body headed by City Administrator Rogelio Balo, also mandates the transfer of animal slaughtering operations from the old slaughterhouse in Brgy. 35 to the new slaughterhouse in Barangay Handumanan.

The order states that a comprehensive study is needed to ensure the maximum and productive utilization of the old slaughterhouse compound.

NFA buys P3.3 million
worth of palay

The National Food Authority has bought 3,747 bags of palay worth P3.3 million out of the 20,000 bags of palay it aims to procure for 2008, the agency said in a press release.

Under its Palay Procurement Program, the agency buys clean and dry palay from individual farmers and farmers cooperatives/organizations under its Palay Procurement Program.

NFA Provincial Manager Marianito Bejemino said in the press release that farmers bring their palay samples to their office for moisture testing.

Teleperformance to join
Talisay employment fair

Call center Teleperformance will join the “Obra Para Sa Masa” jobs fair in Talisay City on September 8 and 9 to accept applications for customer service and technical support positions.

Teleperformance assistant recruitment manager Paul Felton said applicants must have excellent verbal and written English communication skills, average to advance knowledge in Microsoft Office applications and Internet Explorer.

They can bring their résumés and recent 2X2 ID picture to the Teleperformance recruitment booth from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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