Mayor Evelio Leonardia, right, announces to the media the entry of another multi-national investor in Bacolod City, Nabil Edmond Salamouni (2nd from right), who will set up a call center company in partnership with the Gonzaga family sometime in June. Also in photo are (from left) Patricia Piccio, Gina Piccio and Fr. Emil Ascaño of St. John’s Institute.*(PIO-CMO photo)

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Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (right) recognizes the positive outcome of BPOs in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental. Left photo: (l-r) Press Secretary Crispulo Icban Jr., former USEC Dr. Anthony Golez, Silay City Mayor Jose Montelibano, and a BPO officer.* (James G. Toga/NDB photos)

A Global Power House
RP BPO EARNS P7.3B
Opens 500T Jobs in ‘09
By Carla N. Cañet

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said yesterday the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines is now considered a global powerhouse with its tremendous growth from $0.02 billion in 2001 to $7.3 billion in 2009.

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Zayco Asks PGMA P59-M for Agricultural Drought Affecting Rice, & Corn in Negros Occ.

Provincial Governor Isidro P. Zayco has asked President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo the amount of P59 million to help mitigate the impact of the climatic El Niño phenomenon to the most basic agricultural crops in the province.

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KMU: Call Centers are ‘Labor Rights Violators’

The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Labor Center has said that Business Process Out-sourcing (BPO) companies are nothing but a false hope for the unemployed and underemployed Filipinos because it does not give sustainable jobs.

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500T ICT Jobs :A PGMA Legacy

President Gloria M. Arroyo said one of her legacies to the Filipino people is the creation of some 500,000 Information Communication Technology (ICT) jobs under the Cyber Corridor-Super Regions project.

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84K ‘Hot’ Coco Lumber Seized
By Ritzy Robles Malo-oy

An estimated P84, 000 worth of hot lumbers were confiscated by police officers in La Castellana town last Tuesday during the conduct of checkpoint operation.

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Ditas C. Teodoro lauds the efforts of "Gibo na ‘ta" volunteers for supporting his son, Gilberto Teodoro to open the minds of many Negrenses towards a brighter future grounded on the Gibo platform for the betterment of our country.* (James G. Toga/NDB photos)

Teodoro’s Mom Meets Gibo Volunteers Here
By Gil Alfredo B. Severino

The mother of presidentiable Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro, Ditas Cojuangco Teodoro, arrived yesterday afternoon to meet his son’s supporters at the "G1b0 Na ‘Ta" volunteer center along Lacson Street, Mandalagan, Bacolod City.

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Negrenses Laud GMA Cyber Tour in Bacolod

The visit of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to Bacolod yesterday has impressed many Negrenses. Hosted by Teleperformance Call Center at Luxur Place (formerly Bacolod Convention Plaza Hotel), the visit of GMA was part of her Cyber IT Tour in the country.

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Pacita Escalante Soliven ‘A Woman of Charity’
By Jun de los Reyes

Pacita Escalante Soliven, fondly called by friends as "Pacit" is a "Woman of Charity". She celebrated her 80th birthday last Sunday, January 31, 2010 at the Town and Country Club House, Talisay City.

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Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo: Bacolod’s best assets are its people and their progressive mindset that spills over to the BPO employees who come from different parts of the region to live and work in Bacolod.* (James G. Toga/NDB photo)

Riverside Medical Center, Inc. Marks the 30th Death Anniversary of Dr.Pablo O. Torre, Sr.

The Riverside Medical Center, Inc. marked the 30th death anniversary of its founder, the late Dr. Pablo O. Torre, Sr., with Holy Mass yesterday morning which was held at the Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital Chapel.

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Bacolod Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue (right) Chair, CICT and BNEFIT, briefs the President on the status of IT industry in Bacolod.* (James Toga/NDB photos)