September 19, 2020

Sagay first LGU to partner with PEZA for economic zone co-development

The memorandum of understanding entered into by the city government of Sagay and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority Wednesday to establish the expanded Northern Negros Agro-Industrial Export Processing Zone (NNAIEPZ), is the first-of-its-kind in the country between PEZA and a local government, a press release from the city said.

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Out of school

A survey by the Asian Development Bank revealed nearly 5 out of 10 Filipino households saying they have children who are not attending school because of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

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The I.D. time has come!

Wow! ABS-CBN has a fan and supporter in The European Parliament. I heard a report saying that it is appealing to our government to grant a new franchise to the network. Remember when it was suddenly divested of its franchise and silenced for seven – or is it more – months now? But while fans and avid listeners of ABS-CBN rejoiced, believing they would be watching their favorite programs soon, they did notreckon on the intensity of the grudge the Palace apparently had against it. I did not catch the exact words of spokesperson Salvador Panelo, but in effect, it was something like “Mind your own business”! So there we are.

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COVID – a class war

The COVID pandemic has become a class struggle and you don’t have to look farther than our streets where private vehicles are free to roam around while public transport are at a standstill.

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Nutrition program kicks off in NegOcc

The nutrition program for 2,000 underweight and severely underweight children of the provincial government of Negros Occidental kicked off Thursday in the municipalities of La Castellana and Moises Padilla, with eight more local government units scheduled to launch shortly.

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Oil price rollback today

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