An ordinance promoting and strengthening Bacolod City as a choice destination for national and international meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) was approved on third and final reading Wednesday.

The ordinance authored by Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue and co-authored by councilors Sonya Verdeflor and Jose Carlos Lopez said in the Asia Pacific Region, as one of the fastest developing regions in the world, MICE industry development can be a key driver of economic growth, regional cooperation and intellectual development.

MICE tourism can bring benefits beyond profits and short term jobs to include adding competitive advantage to destinations, diversifying source markets and engaging both hosts and guests in global, regional and local issues, it said

Lapore reelected
Ceneco president

The Board of Directors of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative elected its officers for the year 2014 with Arnel Lapore, District II – Bacolod South director, retaining the presidency.

Also reelected were Michael Maravilla (District IX – Silay City) as vice president and Paul Lizares (District XIII – Talisay City) – secretary. District VI – Bago City representative Robert Javellana was elected treasurer.

Other members of the Board of Directors are Joyce Martha Cuenca of District I – Bacolod North, Zenaida Lacson of District III – Bacolod Central and Roberto L. Montelibano of District VII – Murcia and Don Salvador Benedicto.*

Baciwa retirees call
for ECOLA payment

The former president of the Workers Union of the Bacolod City Water District yesterday slammed the firm for the non-release of their Emergency Cost of Living Allowance despite a Supreme Court Resolution 14 years ago for it to do so.

Rodolfo Maligmat said he has not received his accumulated ECOLA amounting to about P75,000 since he retired from the firm in 1999. Maligmat said there about 20 other retired BACIWA employees who are yet to receive their ECOLA. He said there are about P5 million total of collectible ECOLA.

Maligmat added that while the retired employees are waiting in vain for their ECOLAs, the BACIWA workers who are still in active duty are receiving their P600 monthly allowance.

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