Dumaguete City ranked 10^th at the awarding ceremony of groups led by the Department of Trade and Industry held June 22 at Cebu Business Park Hotel, Cebu City and the plaque of recognition was received by DTI Provincial Director Javier Fortunato.

Dumaguete is now in the list of the Top 10 best outsourcing locations in the country. Already a current host to several call centers and other business process outsourcing companies, Dumaguete is projected to cash in on the estimated $ 1.2 billion in BPO revenues, bringing the industry’s total earnings to $ 9 billion in 2010 from $ 7.2 billion last year.

The Negros Oriental Investment Promotion Center (NOIPC) was awarded Most Supportive OTOP Partner Organization for the Visayas besting other nominees from Region 6 & 8. The awarding ceremonies were held during the National OTOP Congroess Awards last March 12, 2010 at the Philippine Trade and Training Center, Pasay City.

Negros Oriental business have lauded the performance of Revenue Districy Officer Cresencio Agad for increasing tax collections by 32.53 percent for January and February.