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The Negros Occidental provincial farms earned P3.030 million in 2020, posting a 13.7 percent increase from the previous year.Provincial Veterinarian Renante Decena said today, January 18, that the substantial increase was primarily attributed to the sales of live animals such as sheep and cattle amounting to P1.2 million.He said more farmer-entrepreneurs were interested in the venture following the new normal brought by the coronavirus pandemic. “They see the potential of livestock as well as poultry as a means of alternative livelihood to sustain family income,” Decena said.He also said that part of the income also came from the sale of farm products and services such as free-range chicks/chicken, dairy cattle, dairy products, liquid nitrogen, Pekin ducks, dairy training, eggs...

File photoLeo Rey Yanson was re-appointed chairman of the board and president of Southern Star Bus Transport Inc. (SSBTI) in an annual stockholders meeting today, January 18.He was also reappointed chairman and president of Bachelor Express Inc. and Mindanao Star Bus Transport Inc. of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies at the stockholders meetings of the two firms during the weekend.Yanson matriarch Olivia Yanson was also re-appointed as SSBTI’s corporate secretary today.Aside from Leo Rey and Olivia, Ginnette Y. Dumancas, Charles M. Dumancas and Arvin John Villaruel were also re-elected as members of the SSBTI board of directors.Leo Rey said despite the challenges faced in 2020, SSBTI remains strong and resilient. It continues to be steadfast in its goal to serve the Fi...

City PIO photoBusiness confidence in Bacolod City remains high despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said in a press release today, January 10.After only its first week of opening on January 8, the city government’s Business One-Stop-Shop (BOSS) has registered 7,531 businesses, the press release said.This figure – which includes those businesses that registered in advance beginning November 15, 2020 – is already equivalent to 31 percent of last year’s total registration of 23,545, it said.“The business registration of 23,545 for 2020 is way beyond our expectation considering we were in the midst of a pandemic last year. That means business confidence is still high and we can expect that after this crisis we can restore the vibrancy of the econ...

PVO photosThe Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office dispersed 400 heads of free-range chicken to farmer associations in the towns of Toboso and Calatrava recently.This is in line with the agricultural productivity and food sufficiency program of the provincial government.The dispersed stocks were sourced from the nucleus farm at Provincial Livestock Breeding Center and Dairy Farm (PLBCDF) in Brgy. La Granja, La Carlota City, which is budget-friendly to small-scale farmers.Engaging in free-range chicken production has become an alternative source of daily income among Negrenses as it does not require big financial investment and has become a suitable business venture for an emerging small-scale enterprise at this time.The availability of quality genetics of FRC ...

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson turned over checks worth P3,544,000 on Friday, January 15, to Nabinay Agrarian Reform Cooperative based in Brgy. Daga, Cadiz City, for the Negros native chicken breeding, production and marketing enterprise under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP).The allocation was the first tranche of the fund transfer.The said project, jointly funded by the World Bank, national government, and the provincial government, will concentrate on breeding, fattening and marketing of native chickens.The granted enterprise will be managed by the Project Management Team which consists of members from the Lead Proponent Group, Nabinay Agrarian Reform Cooperative, and two cluster members San Juan Torena Agrarian Reform Cooperative and Mirasol D...

PVO photoThe Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) noted a decrease in veterinary fees and sales in 2020, its head, Dr. Renante Decena, said today, January 11.The pandemic has contributed to the decline in the revenue collection of the PVO from various animal health services, that dropped to half of the P7 million that was earned in 2019, he said.There is also a significant decline in the sales of gamefowl in the province, he said, as only 88,360 heads were shipped out in 2020, compared to the 343,621 heads in 2019.“The decrease was attributed to the prohibition of cockfighting activities throughout the country during the implementation of community quarantine and the cancellation of several gamefowl expos that are usually scheduled annually. The limited numb...

The MSBTI directors Charles M. Dumancas, Ginnette Y. Dumancas, Leo Rey V. Yanson, and Arvin John V. Villaruel (l-r)*Mindanao Star Bus Transport Inc. (MSBTI) held its annual stockholders’ meeting today, January 16.During the meeting, Leo Rey V. Yanson (LRY), Ginnette Y. Dumancas, Charles M. Dumancas, Rey C. Ardo and Arvin John V. Villaruel were re-elected as members of MSBTI’s Board of Directors, a press release from MSBTI said.Following the election of the directors, the Board held an organizational meeting wherein LRY was re-appointed as chairman of the board and President of MSBTI, while Olivia V. Yanson (OVY) was re-appointed as MSBTI’s corporate secretary and treasurer.Despite proper and timely notice, stockholders Roy, Ricardo and Emily Yanson were absent, the press re...