The provincial government of Negros Occidental bagged four major awards during the awarding ceremonies of the Pagdayaw Awards 2008 of the Department of Interior and Local Government last December 17, 2008. Negros Occidental was adjudged as the “Best Performing Province in Western Visayas” and also received three awards out of four categories – “Excellence in […]
Roxol Bioenergy Gets Incentives
Roxol Bioenergy Corporation, a subsidiary of Roxas Holdings Inc., was granted by the Board of Investments (BOI) with tax incentives for its P1.138 billion investment in a proposed bioethanol plant in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. The component of the project that would make bio-ethanol was given pioneer status since it is certified as one […]
Bacolod City One of Top 10 Next Wave Cities for Outsourcing
Bacolod City ranks fifth in the the latest Top 10 “Next Wave Cities” for BPO development in a scorecard ranking developed by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) and the Commission on Information, Communications Technology (CICT) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). So-called “next wave cities” are areas around the country […]
Palmetto Floor Plans
Today I talked with a staff of St. Rafael Dev elopement Corp. (SRDC), the developer of Palmetto, and asked him for a copy of the floor plans for the proposed condominium units. As of now, no pricing is available although he told me that prices may start at P4M per unit and the minimum floor […]
East Point Hotel Construction Updates
The East Point Hotel is the newest addition to Bacolod City hotels. The 5-Storey hotel is located along Circumferential Road near Burgos corner. It’s worth noting that since the New Government Center was constructed along the Circumferential Road, there were a lot developments going east of the city. Construction of the East Point Hotel is […]
Bacolod City Among Emerging Global Outsourcing Cities
Bacolod online communities are buzzing with the news about a study by CyberMedia s Global Services, titled Top 8 Global Outsourcing Cities. The study shortlisted Bacolod City as one of Tier II cities globally which has a potential to be in the Top 50 Global Outsourcing Cities. This is no doubt an affirmation of Bacolod […]
