After leading the annual stockholders meeting and board election of Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) in December 4, 2021, matriarch Olivia Yanson also headed the annual stockholders meeting and board election of sister company Ceres Liner Travel and Tours Inc. (CLTTI)
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is expecting minimal impact on businesses as the National Capital Region (NCR) reverted to Alert Level 3 until January 15. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said during the Laging Handa public briefing yesterday that
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the agency will release Livelihood Seeding Program (LSP) Negosyo sa Barangay cards to small scale businesses areas affected by Typhoon Odette starting Thursday. In his report to President Rodrigo Duterte
An economist projects the peso to remain firm against the US dollar for at least another week as seasonal remittance inflows from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) continue to pour in. Last week the peso finished the trade at 50.04, sideways
Disaster relief assistance to 100 families were deployed in Barangay 8, Bacolod City and Zone 15 Talisay City this December 19-20 after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. This initiative was spearheaded by the Alagang Ayala Land Program composed of the
Profit-taking ahead of the holidays resulted in another decline in the Philippines’ main equities index yesterday and the peso followed after slipping to the 50-level against the US dollar. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped by 0.67 percent, or
BY DONALD H. GARSULA Marayo Bank Inc. (A Rural Bank) opened its 12th banking unit in Mandalagan, Lacson St., at CBS Building (BomboRadyo) Bacolod City the central financial business hub in the city. Franklin Fuentebella, Chairman of the Board, who
Validation is still ongoing on the damage incurred by the agriculture sector due to Typhoon Odette which was initially assessed at PHP513.99 million as of yesterday morning. The typhoon has affected 17, 270 farmers engaged in rice crops and high-value
Oil companies announced they will increase pump prices starting today. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, Seaoil, and Shell said gasoline and diesel prices will go up by P0.55 per liter. Caltex, Seaoil, and Shell will also hike kerosene
The Social Security System (SSS) received an “unmodified” opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA) for its financial statements for calendar year 2020, the highest audit rating that may be given to government agencies by state auditors. “We rendered an
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya said House Bill No. 10284 establishing a Special Economic Zone and the Bacolod Economic Zone Authority, which they have authored in the House of Representatives, has been approved by the Senate Committee
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia did not participate in the online townhall debate for mayoralty candidate organized by the UP Law Alumni Association- Neg. Occ. Chapter Saturday at the USLS coliseum in Bacolod City after the organizers
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Memphis Mission of Mercy, a non-profit United States organization, is soon to build a US$5 million (P250 million) surgical hospital in Victorias City, Negros Occidental. This was disclosed by Victorias City mayoralty aspirant Javier Miguel
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is urging the National Inter-Agency Task Force in Managing Emerging Infectious Disease (NAITF-MEID) to approve the intention of the Bacolod AITF to include all APORs among those who should submit a negative
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Renewed armed clashes on January 15 in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, claimed the life of a suspected member of the New People’s Army and the capture of four of his comrades, Lt. Col. Melvin Flores, 62nd
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is implementing a zero face-to-face transaction policy in its offices in Metro Manila starting January 13 until further notice, in light of the rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country. In
