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. Calatrava Mayor Marilyn Era (2nd from right) with DTI-Negros Occidental provincial director Lynna Joy Cardinal (3rd from right) and chief trade industry development specialist Engiemar Tupas (left) during the launch of the “One Town, One Product" retail store in the northern Negros town in May.*DTI photo.The 11 “One Town, One Product" (OTOP) retail stores across Negros Occidental have generated PHP663.03 million in sales from January to June this year, data from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Monday showed.This was highlighted as part of the agency’s midyear assessment that reviewed the program accomplishments, shared good practices, discussed challenges and aligned priorities and proposed activities for the rest of the year.DTI-Negros Occidental Provincial Dir...

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Monday clarified that Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC) was operating well within its allowable system losses cap after being wrongly identified as noncompliant with the cap for private distribution utilities (DUs).In a statement, the ERC acknowledged that Negros Power was only recently granted its franchise in 2024 after taking over the distribution system previously owned and operated by the rural electric cooperative which had an applicable cap of 8.5 percent for system losses.This was in line with Negros Power’s legislative franchise under Republic Act No. 12011, which granted it a transition period of five years from the grant of its certificate of public convenience and necessity within which NEPC must achieve the 5.5% cap for pr...

 African swine fever cases in Negros Oriental continue to rise despite containment measures, the Provincial Veterinary Office said on Thursday*Photo courtesy of Jessa FonolleraAfrican swine fever (ASF) cases continued to rise in Negros Oriental, with Bindoy as the latest municipality to detect the disease, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said Thursday, August 20.Acting PVO chief Vernon Lumbania said that Bindoy is among three local government units (LGUs) in the province still with active ASF cases.“As of today, Aug. 20, the three LGUs with active ASF cases are Bindoy, Pamplona, and Siaton, meaning the cases continue to rise,” Lumbania said.Data from the PVO showed that Siaton recorded 31 positive cases out of 34 samples, Amlan 24 of 55, Tanjay City 39 positive and f...

TP in the Philippines CEO Rahul Jolly, GPTW Philippines General Manager Charles Plumley, TP Group CEO Jorge Amar, TP Americas CEO Miranda Collard, Vice President of Human Resources Rachel Cacabelos, and TP India, Philippines and ANZ Regional President Anish Mukker (l-r) during the Philippine Leadership Town Hall to celebrate the company's 30 years of operations in the Philippines and its ninth consecutive Great Place to Work certification..*Global digital business services provider TP in the Philippines has earned its ninth consecutive Great Place to Work® Certification, marking a major milestone as the company celebrates its 30th year of operations in the country.The certification is awarded to organizations that maintain high levels of trust, respect, fairness, pride, and camara...

The Provincial Biosecurity Task Force for Agriculture has conducted perimeter road-spraying operations across 694.60 hectares of sugarcane fields in eight local government units in Negros Occidental as part of its biocontrol intervention against the Red-Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI) infestation, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Tuesday, August 18.The road-spraying strategy focuses on applying Entomopathogenic fungi along field perimeters to establish protective treatment zones. These boundaries serve as crucial entry and exit points for RSSI, meaning edge treatments actively prevent the pest population from expanding into or escaping treated areas, Engr. Colen M. Ocalinas, task force action officer, said.There are some good results where RSSI infestation has been lowered, Lacson sa...