Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III welcomed executives from SITC Philippines, Inc., a subsidiary of Shanghai-based SITC International Holding Company Ltd., and representatives from the Chinese consulate at the City Hall earlier this week, where the shipping company indicated intentions of establishing a hub in Iloilo City to facilitate direct cargo shipments to and …
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Governor leads groundbreaking of new 25 MW Manapla Biomass Plant
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. led the groundbreaking ceremonies for a new 25 Megawatt (MW) Biomass power plant in Barangay Santa Teresa, Manapla, Negros Occidental, yesterday afternoon. Marañon said the plant would add to the current power supply in Negros Occidental and characterized it as a “clean energy plant” …
Regional Educational Tour Summit today in Iloilo City
The Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6) will be conducting the Regional Educational Tour Summit (RETS) at the Days Hotel Iloilo today, November 9. The summit seeks to recognize the importance of field trips and educational tours in providing a meaningful learning experience for students. “Field trips and educational tours play an important part in teaching the …
BSP encourages the public to be aware of bank fees, charges
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Financial Literacy and Advocacy Division Financial Consumer Protection Department is urging the public to be aware of bank fees and charges, saying understanding bank fees and charges are key steps to making the most of one’s account. “If you fail to understand the same, chances are bank fees and …
Ceneco warns consumers about ‘electricity savings’ scam
The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) reminded consumers that individuals posing as Ceneco employees trying to sell “electricity saving” devices are not associated with the local cooperative. They pointed out, there has not been a technical study proving such devices are effective. If encountering such an individual, please contact Ceneco at 435-3640 to 55 …
Income management training conducted for the families of Iloilo City OFWs
The Iloilo City Local Economic and Investment Promotion Office, in coordination with non-governmental organization Atikha Overseas Workers and Communities Initiative, Inc. (Atikha), conducted a family income management training for the families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) at the City Hall penthouse, yesterday. “We want to help the migrants and their families in changing their behavior …
Iloilo City Council unanimously approved P30M supplemental budget
The Iloilo City Council unanimously approved a P30 million supplemental budget recently, with a large portion of the funds intended for the procurement of vehicles. “[A] big part of the supplemental budget is allocated for the purchase of vehicles,” explained City Councilor Eduardo Peñaredondo. “Some of our departments have no vehicles, while some are using …
Local DENR-PENRO to air Sunday morning radio show
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR-PENRO) for Negros Occidental recently announced a radio program called EnviroSerye will begin airing on BOMBO Radyo-Bacolod 630 every first and third Sunday of the month from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The program seeks to keep the listening public abreast of purposeful …
Governor signs memorandum for Japanese scholarship grants
A memorandum of agreement was recently signed between Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. and Kyushu Japanese Language School President Manabu Taniguchi to provide scholarship grants for local scholars to study in Japan. Kris Jane Bandejas, Arnelie Mayo, and Ria Arlos, who were present for the signing at the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol, will study …
Talisay City inaugurates new Visitors Information Center
Talisay City Mayor Neil Lizares III recently led the ribbon-cutting for the new Visitors Information Center in the city. A Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB) project, the center cost around P1 million. Department of Tourism-Region 6 (DOT-6) director, Atty. Helen J. Katalbas, who joined the mayor during the ribbon-cutting, noted, Talisay City is the only locality in …