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DIGITAL CITY. Laoag City Mayor Michael Keon (right), Vijay Nagar, lead for talent acquisition at Sutherland (middle); and provincial board member Rafael Medina lead the ribbon cutting ceremony during the first recruitment activity of the company in Ilocos Norte province on Jan. 26 to 27, 2023. The business process outsourcing company plans to expand its business center in Laoag. (Photo courtesy of the city government of Laoag) LAOAG CITY - Another business process outsourcing company is planning to expand its incubation center and headquarters here. Rona Leigh Cheng Bueno, head of the Ilocos Norte investment office, said Wednesday that the company is now looking for a potential hub in the province where it can set up its "hiring center" to encourage more Ilocanos and other clients to apply with them. "This came after Sutherland PH conducted a recent job fair in the city," she said. Sutherland aims to train and hire talented and skilled local residents, enabling them ....
TOURIST ARRIVALS. The local government of Naga City recorded a 260-percent hike in tourist arrivals last year, or 839,724 tourist arrivals registered in 2021 to 2,184,287 arrivals in 2022. According to the Naga City Arts, Culture and Tourism Office (ACTO), the tourists generated an estimated PHP48 billion in revenues for the local economy. (PNA photo by Jason Neola) NAGA CITY - A total of 2,184,287 domestic and foreign tourists were recorded to have visited this city in 2022, up by 260 percent from the 839,724 tourist arrivals registered in 2021. This was reported Friday by Alec Santos, Naga City Arts, Culture and Tourism Office (ACTO) head after his office finalized the tabulation and validation of data submitted by hotels and resorts in the city. "Last year's figures were around two-and-a-half times higher than the tourist arrivals registered in 2021. It can be recalled that the tourism industry of Naga suffered alongside the rest of the global and national tourism industrie ....
BAGUIO CITY - The city government on Thursday urged residents to start adapting urban gardening methods like growing vegetables in their backyards to contribute to food security in the region. "Gusto sana natin mas marami ang magtatanim ng gulay sa backyard nila para may fresh, malinis at mura ang ise-serve nila sa pamilya nila (We want more residents to grow vegetables in their backyards so that they will have fresh, clean and cheap food to serve to their families)," Aileen Refuerzo, chief city information officer, said in a phone interview on Thursday. Earlier in the year, the local government, through the Baguio City Veterinary Office-Agricultural Services (BCVO-AS) Division, once again announced the start of the Edible Landscaping Contest to celebrate the upcoming Urban Farmers and Fisherfolk Month. Top prize winners will each receive PHP30,000, PHP20,000, and PHP10,000. Participating cooperatives and organizations will be judged based on the following criteria: aesthetic ....
LIMITED F2F CLASSES. This undated photo shows DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones and DepEd-7 regional director Salustiano Jimenez. Jimenez on Monday (March 21, 2022) said DepEd-7 is gearing up for the implementation of limited face-to-face classes in Dumaguete City by April. (Photo from Dr. Salustiano Jimenez's Facebook page) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Department of Education's (DepEd) city schools division here is preparing to implement limited face-to-face (F2F) classes next month after adopting a blended learning modality since the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic began in 2020. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, DepEd-7 (Central Visayas) regional director, told the Philippine News Agency on Monday that city schools division superintendent Dr. Gregorio Cyrus Elejorde will submit a list of the public and private schools that will start to hold in-school classes. "Initially, it will start possibly next month in this capital city, and that will cover the fourth quarter of the schoo ....
Quezon City Hall (File photo) MANILA - Quezon City's coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) positivity rate has dropped below 10 percent since the Omicron surge in early January. Citing OCTA Research data, the city government, in a Facebook post Wednesday evening, said coronavirus infections have significantly dropped to 8.9 percent from 17 percent on February 3. Positivity rate refers to how many of those tested are actually infected. "Ayon sa OCTA Research, 54 percent ang ibinaba ng bilang ng kaso sa lungsod kumpara noong nakaraang lingo (According to OCTA Research, the number of cases declined by 54 percent as compared to last week)," the post read. The average number of new cases also dropped to 255 per day from 558 last week. "Ibig sabihin ay higit sa kalahati ang ibinaba ng kaso sa loob ng isang linggo (This means that the number of cases declined by more than half)." The city's reproduction number, or the severity of infection from the virus, has also go ....