NOCCI opposes
wage hike bid
BY ALEX PAL

The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. has expressed strong opposition to a proposed P100 and P120.40 across-the-board wage increase for Central Visayas.

The NOCCI outlined in a position paper its reasons for opposing wage increases proposes by the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines and the Alliance of Progressive Labor.

It cited power costs, that increased twice this year and third time in October.

Casiño: Mayuga report failed
to account for P197-M funds

The Armed Forces of the Philippines  failed to fully account and liquidate the more than P197 million given to it by the Macapagal-Arroyo administration for the 2004 elections, documents from the Mayuga report revealed.

Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino, thus  called  on the Commission on Audit to conduct a special audit on the said funds channelled to the AFP allegedly by the Commission on Elections through the joint COMELEC-AFP Task Force HOPE (Honest, Orderly, Peaceful Elections), a press release from Casiño’s office said.

 “First, we have to know why and how COMELEC gave the P197 million  to the AFP to spend in the 2004 elections and where the funds came from. We understand that so much money was changing hands at this time from several sources,” he said.

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