Transport groups in Bacolod City are opposing the memorandum circular of the LandTransportation Franchising and Regulatory Board ordering drivers to give discounted fare rates to students during weekends.

United Negros Drivers Operators Center chairman Ramon Gallano yesterday said they are willing to follow the fare matrix for Negros Occidental but the discounted rates for students on weekends is unfair.

He said it is alright if students will pay the P6 but others are taking advantage of it.

Higher power bills for
CENECO members

Consumers of Central Negros Electric Cooperative are faced with higher powers rates in their August bill, CENECO general manager Sulpicio Lagarde Jr. said yesterday.

He said the increase will reflect the amount CENECO has to pay for power it purchased from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market when Kepco Salcon Power Corp. in Cebu broke down.

When the Kepco plant broke down for three days CENECO was forced to purchase 65 megawatts from WESM at P16 per kilowatt hour, Lagarde said.

‘Acropolis’ offering quality
memorialization services

The Acropolis Gardens, the new memorialization and cremation facility of Teresa Development Corp. in Bacolod City, offers high-end quality services but at an affordable and reasonable cost, Ramon Lacson, Jr., its chief executive officer, said yesterday.

The Greek-inspired facility will be inaugurated tomorrow with Rep. AlfredoAbelardo Benitez(Neg. Occ., 3rd District) as guest of honor and Msgr. Guillermo Gaston leading the blessing and the mass.

At a press conference yesterday, at the Acropolis Administration Building in Bacolod City, Lacson said it is the right time for Bacolod to havea facility like this with a unique concept, convenient amenities, good ambiance, and efficient and quality service.

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