The Sugar Regulatory Administration has issued guidelines to ensure that the Philippines fulfill its additional US quota, the Department of Agriculture said in its report on Tuesday.

The United States Department of Agriculture had earlier increased the Philippine quota from the traditional 137,353 metric tons to 216,438 metric tons or an increase of almost to 80,000 metric tons.

The Philippines had committed to fill up the additional quota to maintain its status as a reliable sugar supplier to US market, a premium and a stable market for the Philippine sugar.

LTO sets P160M
collection target

The Land Transportation Office in Bacolod City is targeting a higher income of P160 million this year, from only P119 million in 2005, the Philippine Information Agency reported yesterday.

LTO's revenues are derived from penalties, registrations and other fees and 5.5 percent of the amount go to the Local Road Fund while 7.5 percent, to the Traffic Safety Supervision Board.

The Bacolod office posted a 27.3 percent increase in its collection from penalties - P4.7 million in 2005 from only P3.6 million in 2004.

Home-based call center
concept comes to Bacolod

Team 1 Alliance International Inc., the company that pioneered the concept of home-based, single-seat call centers in the Philippines, is now accepting applications from enterprising individuals with or without call center experience, a press release from the company said.

Those who are at least 18 years of age, can speak well in English and who can perform simple computer operations, can have the opportunity to set up and earn in dollars in a home-based call center business, it said.

Team 1 said qualified applicants will be provided with call center training, a desktop computer, headset, saleable products, list of qualified customers, software and proven and tested system for success.

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