The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental on Monday reassured the public it is keeping a close eye on the prices and the stability of supply of goods in the province following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette last month. DTI provincial director Nimfa Virtucio told the Philippine News Agency in an interview that so far, there is no hoarding and shortage of goods, especially in this capital city. “We have seen how people from typhoon-stricken areas in Negros Oriental and even those from nearby Cebu towns are coming to Dumaguete for their needs but suppliers have reassured

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has exceeded its annual collection target in 2021 by 4.7 percent or equivalent to PHP29.016 billion. The preliminary report from the Revenue Collection Monitoring Group (RCMG) showed BOC collected PHP645.765 billion as against its target of PHP616.749 billion. The 2021 collection was higher than the pre-pandemic amount of PHP630.31 billion in 2019. “Our strong collection performance is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the men and women of the Bureau of Customs. It is likewise a reflection of our strong commitment to provide our county the best public service we can offer

The provincial government Negros Occidental has received PHP41-million financial assistance from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) for the rebuilding of houses damaged during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette on December 16. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Monday the amount has been deposited into the province’s bank account. “We received notice from the national treasury, downloading an amount of PHP41 million for the province. We can give it as financial assistance or in the form of (construction) materials,” Lacson told Capitol reporters. The amount provided by the BTr is in addition to the PHP90 million cash aid turned over

Medical front-liners in the city of Manila have been re-infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). During the inspection of the Araullo High School quarantine facility at the corner of United Nations and Taft Avenues, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso exhorted cooperation now that the number of Covid-19 infections is increasing. “Just for the record, tumataas ngayon ang re-infection ng mga medical front-liners sa ating mga ospital (the number of medical front-liners getting infected in our hospitals is increasing),” Domagoso said in a video posted online. City Hall is similarly experiencing a mass infection, hence the implementation of scheduled physical

Eighteen days after Typhoon Odette, the Visayan Electric Co. on Monday reported that 28 percent of the 474,182 households and establishments in Metro Cebu have been reenergized. In its update on Monday, Visayan Electric Co. said that 132,397 customers whose electric lines were cut off during the December 16 onslaught of the typhoon now have their lights on. This development came as Cebu’s largest power distribution firm restored 388 or 71 percent of the 544 power line segments in its franchise area destroyed by “Odette”. “Restoration is taking longer in areas where Visayan Electric’s distribution facilities sustained heavy damage such

At least 2,832 pieces of confiscated illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices amounting to PHP33,596 were simultaneously destroyed at the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) compound on Monday. During the ceremonial destruction, PPPO acting director, Col. Richmond Tadina, said the items were seized during 15 police operations in the entire province during the Christmas and New Year holidays. He said operations conducted were in support of the government’s campaign against the use of illegal firecrackers during the New Year revelry. “We will continuously and strictly enforce the laws on the ban against illegal firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices,” he said. Among the