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Kabankalan LGU photoThe Public Employment Services Office (PESO) in Kabankalan City was adjudged the regional winner in the 1st class component city category in the Search for Best PESO 2021.The annual award was given by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and PESO Region 6 during the PESO- Western Visayas Congress at Iloilo Gateway Hotel and Suites, Pavia, Iloilo on August 25, a press release from Kabankalan City said Friday, September 3.A Certificate of Achievement was also presented to PESO Kabankalan for the "Exemplary Accomplishment of Best Job Implementer."Mayor Pedro P. Zayco Jr. and Vice Mayor Raul Rivera presented the award to Elma Bachita PESO- Kabankalan during the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod at the City Hall, Thursday, September 2.*

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Royal O’ Consultancy Services OPC, Royal O’ International Import and Export OPC, and their affiliate companies to stop soliciting investments from the public under a scheme disguised as an investment platform for alleged gambling, medical supplies, and export firms.In an order issued August 12, the Commission directed the one person corporations (OPCs) to immediately cease and desist from selling and/or offering securities in the form of investment contracts until they have filed and secured the necessary license.The SEC further enjoined Royal O’ from transacting business involving funds in its depository banks and from transferring, disposing, or conveying any related assets to ensure the preservation of the assets for the b...

PVO photoThe Provincial Veterinary Office strengthened the implementation of districtalized animal health extension services through the delivery of veterinary drugs and biologics worth P1.5 million to its six district field units which soon to be known as the Abanse Negrense District Animal Health Centers (ANDAHC).The veterinary drugs and biologics to be distributed include anti-bacterial, anti-parasitic, vitamin and mineral supplements as well as vaccines for common livestock and poultry diseases such as rabies, hog cholera, new castle disease, and infectious coryza.This will also answer to the high mortality rate of chickens due to New Castle Disease (NCD) noted in Sitio Minnesota, Brgy. Sag-ang, La Castellana as well as other sporadic diseases spreading in the rest of the p...

Considering the low estimated sugar production for Crop Year 2021-2022, the National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) is calling on the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to allocate 100 percent of the country’s sugar production as “B” sugar for the domestic market.NFSP President Enrique Rojas relayed Monday, August 24, the federation’s sentiments in a letter to SRA after receiving a copy of the Pre-Milling Crop Estimate for CY 2021-2022, which starts on September 1 and runs until August 31 of the following year.“In view of the low estimated sugar production of only 2.1 million metric tons due to La Niňa this CY 2021-2022, coupled with the expected rise in domestic demand arising from the forthcoming electoral exercise next year, we strongly recommend that SRA should allo...

The 67th Annual National Convention of the Philippine Sugar Technologists Associations Inc. (PHILSUTECH) opens at Park Inn Hotel, SM City in Bacolod, Wednesday, August 25.This is the first time that the convention returns to Bacolod City after 17 years of being held in Cebu, and the first time that the event is held under a pandemic. Unlike in previous conventions, all activities in this year’s event will be conducted virtually, a press release from PHILSUTECH said.Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat are the guest speakers during the opening ceremony, while Sugar Regulatory Administrator Hermenegildo Serafica will deliver a report on the sugar supply and demand situation for Crop Year 2020-2021, and the outlook for Crop Year 2021-2022....