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Sagay LGU photoA total of 102 college students started Monday, April 5, their 3-month internship at the various offices of the Sagay City government through the Department of Labor and Employment’s “Government Internship Program” (GIP).At an opening ceremony held at Balay Kauswagan, Mayor Alfredo Marañon said that this is an opportunity for Sagaynon students to get an experience and practice the theories they have learned in school, a press release from Sagay City said.He also advised the interns to show their utmost dedication, hardwork, and honesty as people will notice good work ethic and can recommend them to have a job after they graduate.The 102 students coming from various colleges in Sagay will be compensated for their internship for three months. They will have a s...

Ruth Torreverde, DA Anabel Villanueva (Slow Food Negros), Sandra Sycip (Bacolod Tourism), Arjay Venus (Senator Villar), Allan Daraug (DOST) Jennylind Cordero (Tourism Province), Reena Gamboa (Slow Food Negros), Emilyn Flores (DOST), May Aileen Uy, Ramon Uy Jr, Ramon Uy Sr, Councilor Archie Baribar, Jet Orbida (National Organic Board) at the Earth Market opening on Saturday*The Slow Food Community of Negros Island launched its newest project, dubbed, “Slow Food Travel: Food and Tourism for Rural Development in Western Visayas,” recently.It aims to improve the understanding on local agro-biodiversity, heritage and food system, and sustainable travel to Western Visayas, a press release from the group said.The launch happened on the first day of the Pop-Up Earth Market in Bacolod S...

This week, local NGO, the Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Inc. (PRRCFI), began its social marketing campaign for "Build Your Own Wala Usik Business," a business development support program aiming to benefit qualified MSMEs (micro, small or medium enterprises) within Talisay and Bacolod City, to adopt innovations in waste reduction.“Build Your Own Wala Usik Business” will span for 6 months with innovation design, prototyping and business mentoring, with a total budget of one million pesos across all qualified MSMEs. The project is encouraging local businesses such as sari-sari stores, carinderias, cafes and restaurants, to apply the principles of Wala Usik or Circular Economyin their operations.Interested applicants must have an existing business since Decemb...

Capitol photoGov. Eugenio Jose Lacson visited the vegetable farms of the Brgy. Robles Farmers Association in La Castellana and Mailum Organic Village Association in Bago City Friday to see how the provincial government can further improve their livelihoods.The governor lauded the farmers for their enthusiasm in agriculture that contributes a lot in sustaining the province’s food security, a press release from the Capitol said.The provincial government is ready to help the farmers and their associations so their productivity and income will increase, Lacson said.The farmers plant vegetables and other high value crops.They said they are thankful for the livelihood assistance, such as vegetable seeds and other farm implements, extended to them by the provincial government ...

Emily V. Yanson was reelected president and chairman of two family firms Monday, March 8, press releases from her lawyer Carlo Joaquin Narvasa said.The separate annual meetings of Yanson Realty Development Corp. and RB Yanson Resources Phils. Inc. shareholders were held at Seda Hotel, Bacolod City, presided by Eduardo L. De Mesa Jr. as proxy for Yanson.Both meetings were attended by stockholders representing 66.67 percent of the outstanding capital stock of the corporations, the press releases said.Roy, Emily and Ricardo Yanson, Ma. Lourdes Celina Y. Lopez, Jerina Louise Y. Ramos, and Matthew Agustine Y. Lopez were elected by the shareholders anew as members of the Board of Directors of both corporations for 2021-2022.In the organizational meetings of both firms that follow...