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EDC president and chief operating officer Richard B. Tantoco*Unless there are immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, limiting global warming within 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius will be beyond reach.This is the alarming reality sounded by First Gen-owned renewable energy (RE) leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) at a landmark Zoominar organized by the Ecumenical Initiative Forum, a gathering of faith-based organizations against climate change guided by the landmark Laudato Si encyclical of Pope Francis.Dubbed “Climate Change: The Greatest Crisis of Our Time,” the digital meet brought together stakeholders from the business sector, civil society, academe, and the Catholic Church led by the Focolare Movement Philippines, Season of Creatio...

Resorts Negrense at Pta. Taytay, Bacolod City, reopens to guests Wednesday , with the launching of a 45-room hotel offering a viewing deck ideal for rooftop events with the scenic sunset over the Guimaras Strait as the backdrop.*Alfred Tronco photoResorts Negrense at Pta. Taytay, Bacolod City reopens to guests Wednesday, September 8, with the launching of a 45-room hotel offering a viewing deck ideal for rooftop events with the scenic sunset over the Guimaras Strait as the backdrop.The event also marks the official announcement of the partnership between Resorts Negrense and Casa Noble, a byword in the Ilonggo food and beverage industry with a long history of serving unique Negrense cuisine, a press release said.Owned and operated by the family of Enrique D. Rojas, president of...

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...