A 5-year Collective Bargaining Agreement that will benefit 289 employees with a total CBA package of about P70 million was signed between the Universal Robina Corp. Sugar Division-SONEDCO and the SONEDCO Workers Free Labor Union  at the  O’ Hotel in  Bacolod City  recently, its press release said.

Amy Amar,  HR manager,  said that having open-communication on the part of the union has given the management the time to reconsider cares and concerns of the employees to come up with a proposal that is acceptable to which the union happily accepted.

Amar also acknowledged and thanked the union and its counsel, Edmundo Manlapao, in behalf of the management.

NFA taps LGU
monitoring help

Assistant provincial manager Jobe Chua of the National Food Authority met with the Price Monitoring Council of Bacolod City yesterday on how the local government could assist the agency in maintaining proper rice pricing, a press release from City Hall said.

NFA Provincial Manager Procopio Trabajo II had asked earlier for the assistance of the city through the Sangguniang Panlungsod in monitoring the city’s NFA accredit outlets, it said.

Chua said the lack of personnel to monitor NFA rice retailers in the city prompted the NFA to seek help from the city government. He added that problems like the reselling, re-bagging and re-pricing of NFA certified rice to commercial rice are now rampant among retailers.

3-day sale at SM starts Friday

All roads lead to SM City Bacolod this weekend for a big 3-Day Sale, an SM press release said yesterday.

The malls stores will be offering big discounts on the best of local and international brands starting tomorrow, it said.

 With over 160 mall tenants and the widest selection of brands and products, from clothes, shoes, bags, accessories, gadgets, electronics, personal care items, beauty products, fragrances, appliances, luggage, school supplies, and even food and services, chances are, there’s something here for everyone, it said.

Holders of SM Advantage, Prestige or BDO Rewards Cards can get more for their money in the Two-Hour Specials at The SM Store, Ace Hardware, Surplus Shop, Our Home and Watsons.

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