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Bago City Mayor Marina Javellana-Yao (center) with Sermsang Power Corporation Chief Operating Officer Passakorn Panyaratanakorn, Senior Business Development Officer Yaowapa Klaonopparat, Almana Power representative Yryne Valenzuela, and mayor’s chief of staff, Dr. Jonathan Lobaton (l-r), during the initial discussion of the proposed windmill project at the City Mayor’s Office.*Bago City Mayor Marina Javellana-Yao has expressed optimism for an investment and employment boost as a power firm based in Thailand is eyeing for a windmill project in Bago. Javellana, on the sidelines of the initial discussion with the officials of Sermsang Power Corporation at her office Tuesday afternoon, July 1, said looks forward to receiving more investors as Bago is really open for businesses an...

TP, a global leader in digital business services, successfully capped its participation in the 2025 Brigada Eskwela Program, contributing a total of 1,080 volunteer hours from 216 employees across nine sites nationwide.Through its corporate social responsibility arm, Citizen of the World (COTW), TP in the Philippines has consistently supported Brigada Eskwela, demonstrating the organization’s continued commitment to improving school facilities and resources, as well as promoting volunteerism and community engagement, a press release from the firm said.This initiative directly supports the Department of Education's (DepEd) literacy campaign, themed "Brigada Eskwela: Sama-sama Para sa Bayang Bumabasa."The 216 volunteers from nine TP sites headed to their adopted schools and rolle...

Ai dela Cruz, Team Globe of Good ambassador; Mark Pasaylo, Globe Platinum Head; Yoly Crisanto, Globe Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer; Givielle Florida, Globe Prepaid Head; Eric Tanbauco, Globe Consumer Mobile Business Head; and Luigi Tan, Globe Media and Performance Manager.*Globe has formally launched Globe of Good as its new sustainability masterbrand that brings together all of the company’s environmental and social impact programs under a single, cohesive platform.Long woven into Globe’s DNA, sustainability has guided its initiatives across digital inclusion, climate-conscious operations, and community upliftment, a press release from Globe said.With Globe of Good, the mobile network leader seeks to make its sustainability message more accessible a...

IEMOP President and CEO Atty. Richard Nethercott and MORE Power/Negros Power/Bohol Light President and CEO Roel Castro discuss the future of energy at the Power Outlook Forum in Iloilo City.* In a positive development for power consumers in Western Visayas and Negros Island, private electric distribution utilities under the leadership of billionaire businessman Enrique Razon Jr. continue to offer the most competitive electricity rates in the region, outpacing the rates charged by electric cooperatives.For over five years, MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) — the exclusive electricity distribution utility in Iloilo City — has consistently maintained the lowest residential power rates in Panay Island and Guimaras. This May, MORE Power’s residential rate stands at P11.1...

Units at the Two Regis, Megaworld Bacolod’s second residential condominium at The Upper East, are set to be turned over to their owners this year.Standing 14 stories high with  310 units, Two Regis elevates condominium living in Bacolod, Harold Geronimo, Vice President and Head of Public Relations and Media Affairs at Megaworld Corporation, said on Friday.Geronimo, who led a  media walkthrough of  Two Regis  ahead of its official unveiling, said  it places  Bacolod City at par with  the big cities across the Philippines, especially in Metro Manila.Two Regis  has a hotel-inspired lobby and curated spaces for leisure and relaxation that  redefines urban living in Bacolod, he said.Harold Geronimo during the media walkthrough o...

Visitors have always come to Boracay for its white sand beaches and stunning sunsets. Now, they have one more reason to love the island: strong and steady connection powered by Globe.With more than 30 outdoor 5G sites across Boracay and a Q1 2025 Consistency Score of 92.63 — the highest on the island — staying connected has become part of what makes the Boracay experience even better, a press release from Globe said.The demand keeps growing. Boracay is home to just around 37,000 residents, but the number of visitors to the island continues to rise. In the first two months of 2025 alone, the Malay Municipal Tourism Office recorded nearly 375,000 tourist arrivals. By the end of the year, tourist arrivals are expected to hit between 2 million and 2.2 million, climbing from the 1.7 milli...

The Philippine Association of Private Telecommunications Companies (PAPTELCO), an organization of independent  telecommunications companies providing connectivity in farflung provinces, warned the government that the national security risk from the Konektadong Pinoy bill (Senate Bill 2699)is a real concern.“This is not just a concern of the large telecommunications players that own the cable landing stations and international gateway facilities, but also small telecommunication companies like us. The country’s national security is everyone’s concern,” PAPTELCO president Normandy Baldovino Jr. said.In the Coffee and Connections event of the Philippine Information & Communications Technology Organization held last April 7, the Philippine Chamber of Telecommunications Operato...

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – SM Development Corporation (SMDC) proudly unveils Parkville, isa ka master-planned community sa Bacolod City.  Isa ka development kun sa diin ang isa ka heritage ang mangin part sang pag-uswag sang siudad. Yari ini sa sulod mismo sang 52-hectare nga master-planned development project.  Ang Parkville ang naga offer sa ila sini nga future homeowners sang unique nga experience nga makaistar sa community samtang gina enjoy ang katahum sang nature.  Ini samtang gina dumdum man ang isa ka legacy sa Bacolod.Ang average cut sang lot sa Parkville is 120 sqm, may ligwa nga space ang future residents nga makapatukod ang ila nga dream homes.Strategically located ini malapit sa Bacolod Negros Occidental Economic Highway sa Barangay Granada...

Former Bacolod City Councilor Bobby Rojas (left) and  Ernesto L. Duremdes, Supervising TESD Specialist of the TESDA-Negros Occidental, assisted by Executive Director and Training Coordinator Evan Abaygar and Welding Instructor Ronilo Ebalde, award the certificates to outstanding training of the Shielded Metal Arc Welding NC II course.*Almost one hundred farm workers’ dependents and out-of-school youth finished their technical skills training in different Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) accredited courses from the National Federation of Sugarcane Planters’ Sugar Workers Foundation Technical Skills and  Livelihood Training Center in Bacolod City Friday, April 11.Former Bacolod City Councilor Bobby Rojas, son of NFSP President Enrique D. Rojas, welcom...