People are back in their usual beat and bustle in Iloilo City as more economic activities have been allowed under Alert Level 2. The city government hopes to jumpstart the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

IMF sees PH returning to pre-pandemic growth in 2024

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees the Philippines returning to pre-pandemic growth. The bad news: It won’t happen until 2024. The IMF said it expected...
The Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary in Murcia, Negros Occidental reopened on April 20, 2022 to accommodate the summer crowd for the first time in two years.

NegOcc’s Mambukal Resort welcomes summer crowd after 2 years

SOME four months after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, the Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary in Murcia, Negros Occidental has reopened anew on Wednesday...
Representative photo. A young applicant eagerly answers interview questions from a potential employer during a job fair at a mall in Metro Manila. The Iloilo City government ‘Summerfest Job Fair’ will be on April 22, 2022, to be held at the fountain area of the Robinsons Place Iloilo. REUTERS

Iloilo City mounts 1st in-person jobs fair since start of Covid

THE city government here with the help of partner agencies will offer over 18,000 jobs to Ilonggos who lost their jobs due to the...
The Carlos Hilado Memorial State College in Negros Occidental is officially a state university after the Commission on Higher Education certified its compliance with the requirements for university status.

NegOcc state college officially becomes university

THE Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (CHMSC) in Negros Occidental is officially a state university after the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) certified its...
Around 10,000 jobs in the business process outsourcing industry will be opened up for tourism sector workers who were displaced amid the coronavirus pandemic. PHOTO COURTESY OF NEWSGRAPH

The silver lining in BPO industries

By: Sheen Guardiana FOR many years, the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry has been placed at the forefront of the economic development of the Philippines...
Western Visayas is No. 1 in the inventory of the darag native chicken in the country, according to the Department of Agriculture. Darag can reproduce and survive with minimal care and management. They forage in the wild.

Native chicken trading hub opens in Iloilo City

ILOILO City – A trading hub for the darag native chicken has opened at the West Visayas State University (WVSU) Coop Complex – the first...

Exhibit features WV’s top rural women entrepreneurs

ILOILO City – To mark the recent National Women’s Month, outstanding rural women farmers, women agri-entrepreneurs and women prime movers in the agri-fishery sector...
Model/influencer Linda Jean (3rd from left) renews her contract as brand ambassador of Astrotel. Also in photo are Astrotel’s Senior Manager Mitch Ocampo, Operations Head Malou Reyes, and Marketing Manager Sue Geminiano.

Model Linda Jean renews contract with Astrotel

MANILA – Astrotel, the growing hotel chain in Metro Manila, recently renewed its contract with model/influencer Linda Jean as the hotel’s official Brand Ambassador. Present...

M Lhuillier Swiftly Delivers Aid to Fire Victims in Luzon and Mindanao

For M Lhuillier, being of service to the Filipino people is more than just offering reliable financial services. The country’s leading non-bank financial institution...
Department of Labor and Employment’s Iloilo field office head Melisa Navarra (third from right) representing Regional Director Sixto Rodriguez Jr. talks to beneficiaries prior to the release of livelihood materials. DOLE-6 PHOTO

‘Darag’ provides livelihood, boosts native chicken biz

ILOILO – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region Office 6’s Iloilo Field Office distributed 726 heads of darag native chicken for the livelihood...