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Pagbayad sang bill pakadto sa pagbakal shares: GCash magahatag oportunidad para makasugod sa panibag-o nga investment paagi sa IPO

Pagbayad sang bill pakadto sa pagbakal shares: GCash magahatag oportunidad para makasugod sa panibag-o nga investment paagi sa IPO

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Humalin sa pagpadala sang kwarta, pagbayad sang bills, kag pagbakal sang load, mahimo nga sa masunod pwede na maka-angkon sang shares sang GCash ang pumuluyo sang Bacolod City kag Negros Occidental.Nagahanda na ang Mynt, ang parent company sang GCash, sang ila initial public offering ukon IPO para sa publiko.Paagi sini, mahimo makabakal sang shares ang mga interesado kag mangin kabahin sang mga tag-iya sang negosyo.Base sa press release sang GCash, gintawag sang business commentator kag market observer nga si Mon Monson ang ginaplano nga pagtanyag nga “Pambansang IPO,” bangud pamilyar ang madamo nga Pilipino sa serbisyo nga ila ginagamit adlaw-adlaw.Ginpaathag ni Monson nga bisan indi kilala sang iban nga Pinoy ang mga kumpanya sa nagligad nga mga IPO, kilala nila ang GCash...
40th Negros Trade Fair generates ₱118M in sales, driven by 39% surge in spot  purchases  

40th Negros Trade Fair generates ₱118M in sales, driven by 39% surge in spot  purchases  

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The Negros Trade Fair at SM Aura.*Ronnie Baldonado photoThe 40th Negros Trade Fair Butlak 2026 generated ₱118 million in combined reported sales, reflecting strong market demand for Negrense products and enterprises, NTF chairperson MaryAnn Colmenares said Wednesday, Sept. 30.Organized by the Association of Negros Producers (ANP), the six-day trade fair was held at SMX Convention Center, SM Aura Premier, from September 22 to 27.Colmenares said ₱75 million came from spot sales, while ₱43 million came from B2B sales, including business orders and transactions generated through institutional buyers, retailers, distributors, and other business partners, Colmenares said.Spot sales increased from ₱54 million in the previous edition to ₱75 million this year, representing a 39 per...
Diocese of Bacolod partners with 9 schools for environmental programs

Diocese of Bacolod partners with 9 schools for environmental programs

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The Diocese of Bacolod has partnered with nine schools in Negros Occidental to promote environmental education, community engagement and ecological programs among students and communities.Bacolod Bishop Louie Galbines, Caritas Bacolod Director Fr. Julius Espinosa and representatives of the participating schools signed a memorandum of agreement at the Bishop’s House in Bacolod City on Wednesday, Sept. 30.The partnership is part of PANGGAS, an initiative of the Diocese of Bacolod that seeks to bring together schools and the Church for environmental education and activities encouraging ecological responsibility.The participating institutions are the University of St. La Salle, Carlos Hilado Memorial State University, La Consolacion College-Bacolod, Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod ...
P100M dialysis center opens at Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital

P100M dialysis center opens at Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital

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A P100-million hemodialysis center offering free dialysis services to patients has opened at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) in Dumaguete City.Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria led the inauguration and blessing of the NOPH Dialysis Center on Tuesday, Sept. 29, before the facility began receiving its first patients.The center currently has 12 dialysis machines, with the number expected to increase to 25 by October.Another 25 machines are planned for the second floor of the facility next year, which would bring its total capacity to 50 dialysis machines.Sagarbarria said the dialysis center was one of his administration’s flagship projects and was intended to make renal care more accessible to Negros Oriental residents.The provincial government said patients will ...
Negros Oriental returns to 4-day workweek amid rising fuel, energy costs

Negros Oriental returns to 4-day workweek amid rising fuel, energy costs

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The Negros Oriental provincial government has reimplemented a four-day compressed workweek as a temporary energy conservation and cost-saving measure amid renewed increases in fuel prices and continuing energy cost volatility.Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria issued Executive Order No. 58, Series of 2026, which took effect Monday, Sept. 28.Under the arrangement, covered provincial government employees will report onsite from Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break from noon to 1 p.m.Employees will work 10 hours a day to complete the required 40-hour workweek, while Friday will generally be designated as a non-working day subject to service requirements.Job order and contract of service personnel will follow the same compressed schedule without re...
Tricycle driver shot dead in Murcia

Tricycle driver shot dead in Murcia

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A 53-year-old tricycle driver was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in Brgy. Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday morning, Sept. 29.Police identified the victim as alias “Tampol”, a resident of Hacienda Beri in Brgy. Salvacion.The shooting occurred at around 6:05 a.m. in Purok Señora while the victim was driving his tricycle.Initial police investigation showed that the victim stopped his tricycle and was talking with bystanders when an unidentified man approached him.The assailant allegedly drew a firearm of unknown caliber and shot the victim several times, hitting him in the head and other parts of his body.The gunman fled in an unknown direction after the shooting.The victim was rushed to the Murcia Health Unit, where he was declared dead on arri...
15 women to represent Bacolod barangays in Miss MassKara 2026

15 women to represent Bacolod barangays in Miss MassKara 2026

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Fifteen women will represent 15 barangays in Miss Bacolod MassKara 2026 as the pageant introduces a community-based format and puts a “Celebration of Women” at the center of this year’s competition.The Bacolod Gugma Foundation, organizer of the MassKara Festival 2026, said on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that this will be the first time candidates will officially represent barangays in the pageant.The candidates are Aleyssa Dionio of Alijis, Hannah Damasco of Brgy. 29, Margarette Ymballa of Taculing, Jasper Anne Lucero of Mandalagan, Ma. Zonora Ellyssa Curaza of Sum-ag, Eurica Cielo Abarro of Estefania, Ashley Nicole Andrade of Granada;Jeaven Icy Musni of Tangub, Julie Mikayla Borja of Mansilingan, Lourdeth Codico of Bata, Macy Alaine Albarico of Singcang, Daniella Louisse Merelos of B...
CAFGU member killed, 2 soldiers wounded in Escalante clash

CAFGU member killed, 2 soldiers wounded in Escalante clash

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A member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) was killed and two soldiers were wounded in an armed encounter in Brgy. Malasibog, Escalante City, Negros Occidental, on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 29.The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) said personnel of the 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB), including members of its Mobile Community Support and Sustainment Program team, were conducting a security patrol in Sitio Bautista when they encountered an armed group.The firefight lasted for about 10 minutes, the Army said.One CAFGU Active Auxiliary member was killed, while two soldiers were wounded and brought to a hospital.The Army said the wounded soldiers were in stable condition.The 3ID attributed the attack to remnants of the communist armed movement, althoug...
NACUSIP, ARB’s call for 100% classification of country’s sugar for domestic market  to protect farmers

NACUSIP, ARB’s call for 100% classification of country’s sugar for domestic market  to protect farmers

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NACUSIP President Roland de la Cruz.*The National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (NACUSIP TUCP) and the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Council (ARB Council) are calling on the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to classify 100 percent of the country's sugar production as "B" (Domestic Market) for Crop Year 2026–2027. In a joint position paper submitted to the regulatory agency, labor and agrarian leaders highlighted mounting production shortfalls driven by severe pest infestations and unpredictable weather patterns.An exclusive domestic allocation is critical to protect local farmers, mill workers, and consumers from severe price volatility and premature market flooding from foreign imports, NACUSIP President Roland de la Cruz said Wednesday,...
Philippines, Japan to strengthen sustainable sugarcane industry through Green Asia Plus

Philippines, Japan to strengthen sustainable sugarcane industry through Green Asia Plus

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SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona on top of the donated deep planting planters machine with Japanese officials led by Japan Minister for Economic Affairs  Yokota Naobumi (2nd from right), JIRCAS President, Dr Hasegawa Toshihiro (4th from left) and SRA Board Member Dave Andrew Sanson (right).* SRA photoThe launching of Green Asia +, a collaborative project between the Philippines and Japan heralded the turnover to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) of deep planting planters and partial deep tillage machines for sustainable sugarcane production in the country in a ceremony held  Monday at the SRA headquarters in Quezon City. SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona who received the two machines that will be deployed in sugar producing areas in Mindanao and Luzon th...
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