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Mae Llamas - PESO Manager, Erel Lim - Regional PESO focal person of DOLE NIR, Mayor Greg, Gasataya and DMW Regional Director Glenda Aligonza cut the ribbon to open the job fair.*Ronnie Baldonado photoA total of 5,282 applicants applied for jobs at the annual MassKara Job Fair at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central Activity Center in Bacolod City on Sunday, October 5.It is the city’s biggest employment event, organized by the Public Employment Service Office (PESO)-Bacolod in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).Of the 5,282 applicants 2,206 were female and 3,076 were male, PESO head Mae Llamas told DIGICAST NEGROS.She said 3,809 applicants qualified, 165 were near hired and 83 were hired on the spot.Mayor Greg Gasataya, who led the opening of the j...

Expect diesel prices to increase on Tuesday, October 7.Diesel prices are forecasted to increase by P0.50 to P0.70 per liter, Unioil Petroleum Philippines said on Saturday, Oct. 4.Gasoline prices will have no change, Unioil added.*

Regional Economic Affairs Staff acting head Roxan Mujeres presenting the Regional Economic Updates on Thursday *PNA/Nanette Guadalquiver photoThe increase in the number of banks and the continued growth in loans and deposits indicate that financial resources remain sound in Negros Island Region (NIR), the country’s newest administrative region.The development was part of the summary of the region’s economic prospects presented by Regional Economic Affairs Staff acting head Roxan Mujeres during the 2025 Media Information Session conducted by the Bangko Sentral Pilipinas-Visayas Regional Office (BSP-VRO) at the Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation Building in Bacolod City on Thursday, Oct. 2.“This, as reflected by an increased number of banks, number of automated teller machines,...

Mixologist-bartenders Kalel Demetrio, Arcadius Ryback and Ken Alonso (l-r, front), chefs Charles Montanez, Patrick Go and Dedet dela Fuente, Slow Food Councilor for Southeast Asia Ramon “Chin Chin” Uy Jr., chefs David Amoros, Tina Legarda, Angelo Comsti, Thirdy Dolatre and Kevin Navoa (l-r, back) at the launching of Terra Madre Asia & Pacific 2025 in Makati City.*TMAP photoAbout 100 world-renowned chefs from Asia and the Pacific will participate in the Terra Madre Asia & Pacific (TMAP) 2025 in Bacolod City on November 19 to 23.The culinary talents will collaborate to showcase the region's rich culinary heritage — creating dishes that elevate local food systems and celebrate the philosophy of good, clean, and fair food, a press release from the organizers said Thursday, Oct....

The Negros Trade Fair drew 41,000 visitors.*Ronnie Baldonado photoThe six-day 39th Negros Trade Fair recorded unprecedented success with ₱54.5 million in spot sales and ₱97 million in booked business-to-business transactions for a total of ₱151.5 million, Mary Ann Colmenares, Negros Trade Fair (NTF) vice chairperson, said Wednesday, Oct. 1.The NTF, held at the SMX Convention Center in SM Aura Premier, Taguig City, Sept. 23 to 28, drew 41,000 visitors.Last year’s NTF sales totaled ₱60 million, Colmenares said.She said the food sector was the biggest earner at this year’s fair.Colmenares cited the “invaluable support” of the Negros Occidental provincial government, led by Governor Eugenio Lacson.Carrying the theme “Himbon,” the country’s longest-running provincial tra...

Roberto Magalona, president of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Negros Occidental, shows a copy of their position paper, strongly opposing the ordinance for the entry, planting, and distribution of living genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the province.*Major homegrown restaurants and hotels in Bacolod City, comprising the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Negros Occidental (HRANO), have added their voices to the campaign against the proposed ordinance seeking the entry of living genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Negros Occidental.Led by president Roberto Magalona, owner of Café Bob’s, HRANO expressed its stand in a position paper submitted to the Provincial Board, with at least 39 signatories as of Wednesday, Oct. 1“We strongly oppose the entry, planting ...

Expect mixed movements in fuel prices on Tuesday, September 30.Diesel process will increase by P0.60 to P0.80 per liter, Unioil Petroleum Philippines announced on Saturday.Gasoline prices should go down by P0.20 to P0.40 per liter, it added.*