Investments in the services sector of Negros Occidental reached P2.004 billion in 2007, based on business name registrations of the local office of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Data from the DTI show the sector hit P877.77 million in investments from January to June last year alone.

It includes businesses in transportation, communication and storage, finance/pawnshop, dwelling/real estate, private professional service, trading/dwelling and other related trades.

OPV opens Cadiz
swine-breeding center

The Office of the Provincial Veterinarian and the Cadiz City Veterinary Office recently inaugurated the Negros Occidental Swine- Breeding Center in Brgy. Tinampa-an, a press release from Capitol said said.

The breeding center, which can house 25 sows and 70 heads for fattening, has facilities such as farrowing and gestating cage, boar's pen, fattening pen and concrete structure.

Prior to its operation, the provincial government through the OPV provided one head junior boar and three heads gilt worth P73,000 as counterpart for the community to start its own genetic improvement program. It will be used for artificial insemination on swine for a maximized breeding potential, the press release said.

NN offers lowest fare

Shipping company Negros Navigation is offering anew its P599 Wow Fare for its Bacolod to Manila trip or vice versa, a press release from NN said.

Tickets are available at all NN authorized ticket sales outlets all over Negros from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, 2008 for the sailing period Feb. 11 to March 15.

Branch manager Grace Golez said NN wants its customers to avail of lower fare rates for summer.

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