MANILA --The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board yesterday deferred the granting of a provisional 50-centavo fare hike to transport sector pending results of its consultation with other government agencies.

LTFRB Board Member Manuel Iway said the board would still hold discussions and meeting with other government agencies to get their opinion and advice on the effect of any fare hike on the overall situation.

Iway said that any ruling on the 50-centavo provisional fare hike petition by various transport groups would only be released probably early next week, despite the conclusion of public hearings Friday.

DOLE sets up 2
satellite offices

The Department of Labor and Employment Region 6, opened two satellite offices this month in Negros Occidental, Labor regional director Ponciano Ligutom said yesterday at the meeting of the Tripartite Industrial Peace Council held in Bacolod City, a press release from DOLE said.

The DOLE satellite offices are in Sagay City, and Himamaylan City.

The Sagay satellite office will attend to clients from Victorias City up to San Carlos City. In Himamaylan City, it will cater clients’ concerns from Pontevedra to Hinobaan, and La Carlota City, La Castellana, Isabela, and Moises Padilla.

‘School’ launched for
organic farming

The Eskwelahan sa Kahanginan on Organic Agriculture was launched recently in three radio stations in Negros Occidental to educate farmers in the new technologies of organic farming and the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010.

Edna Garde, manager of the Farmers’ Information and Technology Services Center, said the radio programs are aired in DYVS at 4:30a.m.-5:30a.m. Mondays to Fridays, DYRL at 4:30a.m.-5:30a.m. and 6p.m.-7p.m. on Sundays, and Radyo Natin in Sipalay City at 11a.m. every Monday.The concept is an on-air school where farmers have to enrol or enlist with the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist through their field coordinators. They will be given materials and handouts to study, Garde said.