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OVY, LRY remain in control of another Mindanao bus firm

OVY, LRY remain in control of another Mindanao bus firm

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Leo Rey V. Yanson was re-appointed chairman of the board and president of Rural Transit (Mindanao) Inc. (RTMI), while his mother Olivia V. Yanson was re-appointed corporate secretary and treasurer following the election of the firms directors today, February 10.RTMI held its annual stockholders’ meeting and re-elected Olivia and Leo Rey Yanson, Charles M. Dumancas, Rey C. Ardo, Anita G. Chua, and Daniel Nicolas P. Golez members of the Board of Directors, a press release said.Following the election of the directors, they held an organizational meeting.Despite proper and timely notice, stockholders Roy V. Yanson, Ricardo V. Yanson Jr., Ma. Lourdes Celina Y. Lopez, Ma. Susan F. Yanson, and Juan Manuel Lopezwere absent, a press release from RMTI said.Roy, Celina and Ricky, who ...
CENECO inaugurates new satellite office in Salvador Benedicto

CENECO inaugurates new satellite office in Salvador Benedicto

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The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CENECO) inaugurated its newly-constructed building located at Poblacion, Brgy. Igmaya-an, fronting the Municipal Hall of Salvador Benedicto on February 3.The said building will serve as CENECO’s first-ever extension office in Salvador Benedicto which will cater to payments, application, line troubleshooting and other CENECO-related concerns of the Member-Consumer-Owners in the municipality. The other half of this building will also serve as the new fire station of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Salvador Benedicto.A ribbon cutting and blessing ceremony was officiated by Rev. Fr. Rodolfo Benlot, Jr.The inauguration was graced by Mayor Laurence Marxlen Dela Cruz, CENECO Project Supervisor/General Manager Danny Pondevilla and Mur...
Globe beefs up mobile, data services in Bacolod, other cities

Globe beefs up mobile, data services in Bacolod, other cities

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Globe’s aggressive network rollouts, site upgrades and modernization have resulted in further improvements on its call, SMS and data services to customers.These improved mobile and data services can be experienced by all Globe customers using 5G-ready 4G LTE SIM card and 4G LTE capable mobile devices in more areas in Boracay, Bacolod City, Davao City and Cagayan de Oro City beginning this month.More locations in Cebu City are also expected to be 4G LTE ready by March.4G is the latest wireless mobile telecommunications technology and the new standard in almost all major telecommunications companies in the world replacing the old 3G network.“Our customers can look forward to faster, better and reliable service in these areas in the next few weeks due to our site upgrades. The...
Increasing broadband connectivity, access to finance tackled by financial steering committee

Increasing broadband connectivity, access to finance tackled by financial steering committee

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In its 10th meeting held on February 2, the Financial Inclusion Steering Committee (FISC) agreed to endorse legislative priorities aimed at enhancing the country’s digital and credit infrastructure as critical enablers of financial inclusion.To ensure broad-based access to internet and support use of digital financial services, the FISC is endorsing to the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) the inclusion of the Open Access to Data Transmission Bill as a priority legislation. The bill aims to address internet infrastructure gaps by bringing in more players to the broadband sector. In December 2020, the FISC also endorsed to the Office of the President (OP) a proposed Executive Order that aims to liberalize access to satellite technology for broadband services and...
Meat prices continue to increase

Meat prices continue to increase

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Prices of meat in Negros Occidental markets continue to increase despite the drop in the cost of liveweight supply following the 60-day price ceiling on pork imposed by the government in Metro Manila.Based on the weekly monitoring of the Provincial Veterinary Office, the prevailing price of pork has increased by P20.34 per kilogram from P204.76/kg on February 1 to P225.10/kg today, February 8.The prices of beef also increased by P6.50/kg, from P274.45/kg to P280.95/kg, carabeef at P267.83/kg from P264.40, and chevon at P337.39/kg from P320.33/kg.The price for broiler chicken also increased by P23.51/kg at P182.86/kg from P159.35/kg, while the price for native chicken remained the same since last week at P253.24.Eggs, which increased slightly this week, are priced at P6.66 (...
Compulsory use of payment reference numbers for short-term SSS loan payments starts April 1

Compulsory use of payment reference numbers for short-term SSS loan payments starts April 1

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Computer-generated payment reference numbers (PRNs) will be required for short-term loan payments starting April 1, 2021, state fund Social Security System (SSS) said.Billing months to be covered by this system will be from March 2021 and onwards.The PRN, a system-generated number corresponding to an employer or individual member’s loan billing statement (self-employed, voluntary, Overseas Filipino Worker), helps facilitate the immediate and correct posting of their loan payments.SSS President and CEO Aurora C. Ignacio said the SSS started to implement the use of PRNs for short-term member loan payments last year as part of the fund’s Real-Time Processing of Loans (RTPL) program. Transactions covered by the system include salary, calamity, emergency, and restructured loans....
Prices of alcoholic beverages, transport drive WV inflation up

Prices of alcoholic beverages, transport drive WV inflation up

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The 3.8 percent inflation rate of Western Visayasin January, which slightly increased from 3.7 percent in December, was driven by the higher increment in alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and transport indices, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported today, February 5.The overall inflation in the region was primarily pushed up by the higher prices in alcoholic beverages and tobacco at 18.8 percent during the month, from 14.8 percent in December 2020.Also contributing to the uptrend were the higher increases in the indices of transport at 14.1 percent, health at 4.6 percent, furnishing, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house, and restaurant and miscellaneous goods and services at 3.2 percent each, and food and non-alcoholic beverages at 2.9 percent.The rest of...
Bacolod collects P692M in real property tax

Bacolod collects P692M in real property tax

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Bacolod City collected P692 million in real property taxes (RPT) in 2020, Acting City Treasurer Arlene Memoria informed Mayor Evelio Leonardia.This was only P1.9 million short of the RPT collections in 2019, she said in a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office today, February 3.“We are grateful that Bacolodnons continued to remit their RPT payments in 2020 despite the lockdowns then and the intermittent closure of the Real Estate Tax Division of the City Treasurer’s Office when several employees there tested positive for the virus”, Leonardia said.“This act of remitting their RPT payments, despite COVID-19, only goes to show the civic spirit of these Bacolodnons, and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts," the mayor said.Leonardia also added that the...
Meat prices continue to surge

Meat prices continue to surge

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Prices of meat in the markets of Negros Occidental have continued to surge amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The prevailing market price of livestock and poultry weekly monitoring of the Provincial Veterinary Office reported that prices of pork have significantly increased by P15.69 per kilogram, from P204.76/kg on January 25 to P220.45/kg today, February 1.Carabeef also increased by P3.81/kg, from P264.40/kg to P268.21/kg, as well as beef by P3.76/kg from P274.45/kg to P278.21/kg, and chevon, which is up by P8.06/kg from P329.33/kg to P337.39/kg.The price for broiler chicken was also up by P21.27/kg at P180.62/kg from P159.35/kg, while the price for native chicken remained the same since last week at P253.24/kg.Eggs are priced at P6.66 (small), P7.33 (medium), P8 (larg...
Yanson 4 elect Ricardo Jr. president of CTI, GBTI

Yanson 4 elect Ricardo Jr. president of CTI, GBTI

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The other faction of the Yanson family held annual stockholders meetings for Ceres Transport Inc. (CTI) and Goldstar Bus Transport Inc. (GBTI) and elected Ricardo V. Yanson Jr. as chairman of the board and president on Monday, February 1.The faction led by Ricardo’s mother Olivia Yanson on Monday also appointed his brother Leo Rey Yanson chairman of the board and president of CTI and GBTI in separate stockholders meetings Monday.However, a press release from Joaquin Carlos Narvasa, lawyer of the four other Yanson siblings - Ricardo, Roy and Emily Yanson, and Ma. Lourdes Celina Y. Lopez, said another CTI stockholders meeting was held in Batangas presided by Anna Isabella Galvez.Galvez acted as proxy for Ricardo, its president and chairman, that was attended by stockholders repre...
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