By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 300 kilos of expired meat were confiscated at a local supermarket in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City over the weekend. Ernie Pineda, executive assistant on markets, said members of Task Force Botagoy (TFB) were conducting monitoring activities when they made the discovery. Pineda said the meat products expired on September …
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Bacolod is World Bank pilot city on economic recovery program
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Bacolod City is pursuing its plans for economic recovery, one of which is in line with the World Bank’s Green and Resilient Development Program. The “City of Smiles” was chosen as one of only five pilot cities in the country for this technical assistance project geared towards strengthening the competitive capabilities …
Pag-IBIG postpones hike of decades-old contribution rate
After consulting with labor and employer groups, Pag-IBIG Fund will defer the January 2021 increase of its members’ monthly contributions. This is in consideration of the plight of both workers and business owners during the pandemic, officials said on Friday, November 27. Secretary Eduardo D. del Rosario, who heads the Department of Human Settlements and …