Riding the pace of the global industry, the Philippines contact center sector is forecasted to rebound this year. According to the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP), revenues of the local industry will increase by 9 percent, higher than
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Despite its justification of not extending the voter registration, the Commission on Election is still being pressed by Congress to extend it by one month. Both the Senate and House of Representatives passed a joint resolution
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution ratifying the signed memorandum of agreement between the City of Bacolod and the Department of Health Region VI concerning the granting of special risk allowance to qualified healthcare workers
Philippine Coast Guard divers conducting search and retrieval operations at the wreckage site.* PCG photo
The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), thru the COVID-19 Vaccination Council (CoVaC), will hold a “grand vaccination drive” for two days this week – on September 27 and October 1. A total of 34 vaccination sites all over Bacolod
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer yesterday said that the United Negros Alliance (UNegA) will support incumbent La Carlota City Mayor Rex Jalandoon in the May elections next year. Ferrer, who is the UNegA president, yesterday
The secret, of course, of having our death as a way to our resurrection is to die with Christ. Only with him can our resurrection, our victory over sin and death, take place after our death. St. Paul encapsulated this
Last Friday I took a vacation leave from the office so I could be at home when the people from Ceneco finally said they would be coming over to my home to connect my PV installation to the grid. It
The European Union is prioritizing the implementation of the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), along with respect for human and labor rights, as a priority in trade relations with the Philippines. Speaking at the European Philippine Business Summit, EU
Traffic enforcers showcased their dancing skills Saturday at the semifinals of the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office’s (BTAO) first-ever dance competition. They were given five minutes each for their respective routines at presentations held at four different venues—Bangga Metal in Barangay
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A marijuana plantation was discovered and raided on Tuesday by the police in Sitio Bedio, Brgy. Codcod, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Seized at the plantation were 132 fully grown marijuana plants, estimated at 20 kilos.
• ANDREW ALTAREJOS About 168 newly registered medical technologists took their oath as professionals, presided by Dr. Marilyn Cabal-Barza, chairman, Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), at SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City Monday.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade strongly condemned the killing spree of innocent civilians carried out and admitted by the New People’s Army in Negros Occidental. These acts of violence are not only abhorrent, but also a
GOVERNORS. Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson and Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria at a meeting yesterday at the Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol in Dumaguete City.* NegOcc Capitol PIO photo
Negros Occidental has the biggest share of the food packs distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to El Niño-affected families in Western Visayas. Negros Occidental received 37,367 food packs, followed by Antique with 33,054 packs, Iloilo with
Coast Guard personnel rescuing six fishermen from a capsized boat off the coastline of Silay City in Negros Occidental.* PCG photo
