The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board is set to meet with the Trade Union of Filipino Workers that had petitioned for a P97 increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in Western Visayas today, a government press release said.

Board Secretary Nesa Nolido said that the board has already kicked off its deliberation on the matter and today’s meeting was set to seek further clarification as to reasons cited for the prayer.

Nolido added that the petition was anchored on supervening conditions such as increase in prices of basic commodities, among others, the press release said.

BIR eyes revenue hike
from document stamps

The Bureau of Internal Revenue, Revenue Region No. 12 in Bacolod City expects to improve tax collection from documentary stamp tax from this month until April due to the graduations from universities, schools, colleges, and other learning institutions, BIR regional director Araceli Francisco said yesterday.

RR12 is strictly and continually monitoring the compliance by all educational institutions in Negros Occidental and Oriental and the island of Siquijor, particularly in the issuance of certificates that are subject to documentary stamp tax, Francisco said.

46 farmers get CLOAs

The Department of Agrarian Reform of Negros Occidental awarded Certificates of Land Ownership to 46 regular workers of Hacienda Anecita, in Brgy. San Pablo, Manapla town, recently.

Gloria Cañonero of DAR Negros said they acquired 68.7276 hectares of land from the total land area of 78.5790 hectares that will be equally distributed to beneficiaries.

The CLOA was recorded in the Register of Deeds in January 30, 2009, on the land that Glorieta and Emmanuel Javelosa formerly owned, Cañonero said.