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By  Mark L. Garcia Bacolod City– The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) head for Western Visayas will propose to the Regional Tripartite and Productivity Board next year uniform salary rates for workers regardless of industry. Johnson Cañete, DOLE’s … [Read more...] about Uniform W. Visayas pay rate eyed

By Kier Edison C. Belleza Cebu City – Presidential Adviser on Legislative Affairs Secretary Adelino Sitoy said he will suggest that the third bridge linking mainland Cebu to Mactan Island be named “Sto. Niño Bridge.” Sitoy made the proposal to honor the … [Read more...] about Naming new bridge after Sto. Nino pushed

By Christina I. Hermoso Jonathan Pading was ordained as the first Catholic priest from Homonhon Island in Guiuan town, Eastern Samar. Borongan Bishop Crispin Varquez officiated the ordination of Pading. The ceremony was supposed to be held in historic Homonhon but the diocese … [Read more...] about First priest from Homonhon ordained

By Tara Yap Iloilo City—The Police Regional Office (PRO) in Western Visayas is waiting for the formal order to arrest Ma. Concepcion “Concha” Araneta-Bocala, the only recognized consultant of the National Democratic Front (NDF) in the region. Chief Supt. Cesar … [Read more...] about Police wait for order to nab NDF consultant

By Kier Edison C. Belleza Cebu City – The unemployment rate in Central Visayas for October slid to 4.1 percent from the 5.1 percent recorded in the same month last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) noted. This means there are roughly 136,000 jobless … [Read more...] about Number of jobless in C. Visayas dips