Ports and maritime authorities in Dumaguete are now investigating the presence of fixers allegedly buying tickets from shipping lines in bulk and reselling them to passengers at a higher price.
The Negros Oriental Department of Education claimed there were no major issues during the first week of limited face-to-face classes in Dumaguete City.
The Department of Science and Technology in Eastern Visayas is strengthening the seven-year-old Eastern Visayas Food Innovation Center to cope with changing and stringent market demand.
Tourism businesses in Bacolod and Negros Occidental are encouraged to obtain accreditation in order to be formally recognized for meeting basic operating standards.