BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA
BACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental will likely retain a four-day workweek, not due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) but due to the rising fuel prices.
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said they were supposed to return to the five-day workweek once the province’s COVID-19 alert level is deescalated to Alert Level 1 or the “new normal”.
However, it seems even the provincial government is feeling the pinch of the oil price hikes.
Lacson said a bidding for fuel supply was held but the price was the old price that is lower than the current prices.
“I have to discuss the situation with the suppliers,” he said.
Lacson is also due to meet with department heads in preparation for the March 21 to 22 transport holiday.
He said he will encourage them to do carpooling so that the provincial government’s operations and services will not be hampered./PN
