Albert R.T. Lim Jr., president of the Negros Occidental Hog Raisers Association, yesterday welcomed the move of the Bacolod City Government to finally utilize its slaughterhouse in Brgy. Handumanan.

"That is good for the consuming public (because) we're being left behind," he said.

Lim, who is also president of the National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc., told the DAILY STAR that, with a new slaughterhouse, Bacolod will be able to ensure clean meat for the public since the facility will be supervised by the National Meat Inspection Service. He said the city's existing abattoir in Brgy. 35, which he described as unsanitary, wouldn't even pass as an "A" facility.

Silay among RP's most
competitive cities

The Asian Institute of Management identified Silay in Negros Occidental as among the 38 mid-sized cities on the rise in the Philippines, in terms of competitiveness in the cost of doing business, among others.

A study made by AIM Policy Center on Pinoy Cities on the Rise showed that Silay ranked sixth among 38 mid-sized cities in the Philippines in the cost of doing business, which it attributed to affordable cost of power and water, low labor cost and affordable rental rate of commercial space.

Arroyo wants new
bidding for TransCo

MANILA - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on yesterday said she wanted a re-bidding of the country's power grid following four failed attempts to privatize the system.

"I'm leaning towards a re-bidding," Arroyo said when asked about the failure of the latest attempt to privatise the National Transmission Corp. An auction for the 25-year license to run the country's multi-million dollar power grid was declared a failure on February 5 after only one of three potential bidders made a formal offer.

Finance Secretary Margarito Teves said at the time the government may resort to a negotiated deal to privatize the power grid although he added that another round of bidding still remained an option.

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