MANILA -- The Philippines' gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2015 is projected to remain robust with the election campaign coming towards the last quarter of the year, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) President Alfredo Yao said yesterday.

Yao said a 6.8 to 7.0 percent GDP growth at end-2015 is attainable as the economy is expected to hinge on massive election campaign spending.

He added that political campaigns for national elections in 2016 will not interrupt business operations of the private sector.

Ceneco president re-elected

CPA-lawyer Arnel Lapore , representing District II – Bacolod South , was re-elected as C entral Negros Electric Cooperative p resident during a recent meeting of the Board of Directors, a press release from Ceneco said yesterday.

Michael Maravilla of District IX – Silay City , Paul Lizares of District VIII – Talisay City , and Robert Javellana of District VI – Bago City , were also re-elected board v ice- p resident , s ecretary and t reasurer, respectively.

DAR gives Talisay
ARBs farm supplies

Talisay City Mayor Eric Saratan turned over farm inputs and tools for Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries from barangays Dos Hermanas and Efigenio Lizares at the Talisay City Hall grounds Monday.

The farm supplements were sourced from the Department of Agrarian Reform through the grassroots participatory budgeting previously known as bottom-up budgeting, a press release from the Talisay City Hall said.

Turned over were a sprayer, grass cutters, shovels, fertilizers and technical trainings for ARBs, it added.*

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