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The Bacolod City government is inviting jobseekers and career shifters to participate in a job fair organized by its Public Employment Service Office (PESO), in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment, at the main atrium of SM City Bacolod 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 21.More than 7,000 vacancies are waiting to be filled by employers and overseas employment agencies who will be accepting applications and conducting interviews. Lucky jobseekers may even have the opportunity to be hired on the spot.PESO Manager Jovelyn Canoy is encouraging the public to take advantage of this opportunity.She said that the Job Fair aims to help jobseekers apply to several companies of their choice in one convenient location to save on time, costs and effort.“Helping Bacolod...

Globe Media Excellence Awards (GMEA) @10 proudly unveils finalists from Visayas and Mindanao this year– a roster of exceptional journalists who represent the best of the region, showcasing exemplary skills and creativity in change-making stories published across various platforms.Romeo Subaldo of Digicast Negros is a nominee for Explanatory/Investigative Video Story of the Year for Digital, a press release from Globe said Sunday, March 19.The 14 categories in GMEA @10 are anchored on three Globe sustainability pillars: Digital Nation, Care for People, and Care for the Environment. These pillars represent the company’s commitment to achieving a balance among economic growth, social development, and environmental conservation.This year's theme, #OneDigitalNation, celebrates innov...

Agricultural and fisheries livelihood projects estimated at P4.3 million were turned over to various farmers and fisherfolk associations in Sagay City at the Bugay-Sagay Agro-Aqua Village, Friday morning, March 17.The Department of Labor and Employment, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, and Sagay City government turned over nine projects worth P4,309,753 to six farmers and fisherfolk associations and 25 individuals.Sagay City turned over crab nets to 10 fisherfolk from Brgy. Old Sagay and free range chickens to MENALAKAW Farmer Beneficiaries from Brgy. Rizal worth P140,615,Beneficiaries affected by Typhoon Odette received marine engines and another 10 beneficiaries affected by Typhoon Agaton received fish gillnets, all from Brgy. Vito, from BFAR worth P171,893.DOLE...

Local and international students can now take agri- and eco-tourism courses in Sagay City through the StudyPH program of the Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology and the Commission on Higher Education, which was launched at the school’s SUNN Hotel on Wednesday, March 15.Study in the Philippines (StudyPH) program is a CHED initiative to position the country as a global education hub, while providing opportunities for “internationalization-at-home to the locals” through increasing international learners in the Philippines, a press release from Sagay City said.NONESCOST is one of the state colleges and universities that have partnered with CHED for this project.CHED’s Acting Deputy Director for International Affairs Service Lily Freida Milla said that state univ...

Participants tour the cane farms in Hda. Chiquita, E.B. Magalona, and witness for themselves the growth performance of different sugarcane HYVs propagated by the Philippine Sugar Research Institute (Philsurin).*The farm tour organized by the Philippine Sugar Technologists Association (PHILSUTECH) at La Carlota City and E.B. Magalona last March 9-10 featured bio fertilizers as viable alternative or as supplement to expensive chemical fertilizers, as well as the performance of different high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of sugarcane.Almost 150 participants, including sponsors and presentors, joined the Annual Educational Farm Tour, which was spearheaded by Philsutech’s Agriculture an and Farm Engineering Division Vice-President and Director Elsie A. Monteclaro and Director Helen B. Loba...

Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) students and volunteers joined the Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWFT) in a coastal clean-up in Brgy. Zone 3, Talisay City, on Friday, March 10.The Technical University of the Philippines Visayas (TUPV), Dungganon Bank Inc., and the Talisay LGU and City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) also participated in the activity.THE NWTF organized the clean-up in line with its initiatives for the environment and in celebration of International Women’s Day.The activity kicked off with a message from NWTF Assistant Manager for Strategic Partnerships Andy L. Coscolluela.“It is our responsibility to practice keeping our environment and surroundings clean all the time, not just today,” Coscolluela said. This was follo...