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Thursday, December 21, 2017
Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said yesterday that the law signed by President Rodrigo Duterte Tuesday is very good as it will affect the whole countryside as more income will come for the government.
“If there is more income for the government, more services will be given to the people,” Marañon said in an interview during the Outstanding Farmers' Assembly at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City.
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Erwin P. Nicavera
WHILE local businessmen are optimistic that the newly-signed tax reform law will result to more infrastructure projects and spur further developments in the country, a labor group in Negros Occidental is apprehensive of its impact to the workers.
Frank Carbon, chief executive officer of Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), said that more than the income tax exemption for workers earning P21,000 a month, what they are looking at is the billions of pesos that will be generated through the law.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Both the business group and the provincial government are eyeing a 2-legged economy for Negros Occidental, to ensure that growth will include the rural developing areas in the province.
This was revealed by Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive officer Frank Carbon yesterday, after they held a seminar for provincial department heads and local chief executives on developing economic strategies recently.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Thirty-eight department and office heads of the Negros Occidental are currently attending the two-day Local Economic Development Strategy Planning jointly organized by the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Provincial Economic Development and Investment Center that started yesterday at the Beach House in Sagay City.
MBCCI president Frank Carbon who welcomed the group said that in a few years, there will be a change in the economic landscape so it is best that they learn the strategies this early. He urged those persons to help local government units make the rural areas development- prone instead of development resistant, a press release from the capitol said.
Friday, October 13, 2017
A local business leader yesterday said investments are now leading to Negros Island as more developments from the public and private sectors are now taking place.
Frank Carbon, chief executive officer of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said yesterday, that developments are now being delivered to the countryside in Negros but the province still needs more infrastructures to assure economic growth.
Monday, October 09, 2017
By Erwin P. Nicavera
THE Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), through its Local Road Network Development Plan (LRNDP), should integrate all other interconnectivity projects of the government in Negros Occidental, a private sector representative said.
Frank Carbon, regional governor of Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in Western Visayas and Negros Island, said the integration of all interconnectivity efforts of various agencies is needed mainly to avoid duplication and fragmented projects.
Friday, October 06, 2017
By Erwin P. Nicavera
THE Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) has tapped the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (Opav) to help accelerate the completion of the flood control project in Bacolod City vital in boosting the local business climate.
MBCCI chief executive officer Frank Carbon said they submitted a resolution to Opav Thursday, October 5, requesting Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino to make a representation to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
By Erwin P. Nicavera
A LOCAL business leader yesterday said there is no supervening event yet that warrants a new wage increase for workers in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental.
Frank Carbon, regional governor of Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in Western Visayas and Negros Island, told SunStar Bacolod that the plan of the labor group to file a petition for wage increase cannot be done without supervening conditions.
Monday, July 17, 2017
By Marchel P. Espina
ABOUT 400 porters and drivers in seaport terminals in Bacolod City will be tapped to strengthen the Provincial Government’s anti-terrorism efforts.
Frank Carbon, regional governor of Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Western Visayas and Negros Island Region, said Sunday that the focus of the business sector right now is to help boost the Capitol’s anti-terrorism campaign, which is why they are collaborating with the local authorities and public officials.
Around 17 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and local government units from Negros Occidental will participate in the annual Negros Business Week celebration of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Robinson's Place, Bacolod City, that kicks off today.
MBCCI chief executive officer Frank Carbon said yesterday that the event now on its eight year run, aims to help the MSMEs to promote their products and services, and encourage them to level into medium and large scale enterprises.
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