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The Negros Occidental Tourism Division conducted a Tourism Statistics Mentoring participated by 30 officers and statistics personnel from seventeen 17 local government units at the Negros Residences in Bacolod City Thursday, March 4.The mentoring activity, spearheaded by Dr. Jennylind Cordero, OIC Provincial Tourism Officer, was held to provide the participants with basic knowledge on statistics data gathering and encoding of tourist arrival data.This is in compliance with the use of a unified database for data collection provided by the Department of Tourism, Cordero said.The technical assistance on tourism statistics is mandated under Republic Act 9593, which requires the LGUs to monitor tourist arrivals from DOT Accredited and non-DOT Accredited Accommodation Facilities, and...

Capitol photoThe Negros Occidental Population and Development Division bagged seven awards from the Commission on Population and Development - Region VI for its outstanding programs and achievement for 2020.The awards include Top 1 for Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning (RPFP); Top 1 for the New Family Planning Acceptors Generated; Top 1 for Adolescent Health and Development Program - AHDP (number of adults reached); Top 2 for the Adolescent Health and Development Program (number of adolescent reached);Special Recognition for Innovating Strategies in the Implementation of the AHDP; Special Citation for Empowerment and Reaffirmation of Paternal Abilities and Talents (ERPAT) Advocacies; and Special Citation for Working with Minimum Assistance but with High Accomplishment ...

City PIO photoMayor Evelio Leonardia turns over two checks totaling P550,000 to two organizations as financial assistance from the Bacolod City government, through the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), at rites at the Bacolod City Government Center Monday, March 1.The Negros Occidental Rehabilitation Foundation Inc. (NORFI) received P300,000, while Kalipay Negrense Foundation Inc. received P250,000, a press release from the Bacolod Public Information Office said today.NORFI was represented by its assistant administrator Khrys Anne Bicar and physical therapist Johnnar Dequilla.Kalipay was represented by its communications manager Erika Grace Velasco and development officer Swenly Sotelo.NORFI, with office on Cottage Road in Barangay 9, is a non-stock,...

Two “Pop-Up Earth Markets” are opening in Negros Occidental this March: one in Silay City on March 20 and 21, and the other in Bacolod City on March 27 and 28.The so-called “Earth Markets” is a project of the Slow Food Community of Negros Island and is one of the highlights of the Terra Madre Salone del Gusto Festival 2020-2021.In Silay City, the Earth Markets will be held at Casa A. Gamboa on 5 Rizal St, while in Bacolod City, it will be at the Kadiwa Market at May’s Organic Garden in Barangay Pahanocoy.“Earth Markets” is an international network of markets that work in accordance with the principles of “slow food.” The Slow Food Community of Negros Island commits to “promoting and preserving the traditional food of Negros Island.Doreen “Reena” Gamboa, president of Slow Fo...

La Consolacion College Bacolod hosted a research writeshop to build capabilities of the faculty in publishable collaborative research.Dr. Genaro Japos, President of the Philippine Association of Institutions for Research (PAIR), served as the resource person in the two full-day events held on February 19 and 26 via web-conferencing.The writeshop was the starting point of LCC Bacolod’s six-month research program designed to assist the faculty in the development of a collaborative research paper anchored on the institution's research agenda.Prior to the writeshop, teams were organized from different programs each with a coordinator to collaborate on an institutional or action research paper.Their task was to identify problems or concerns in different academic and administrati...

Capitol photoThe Negros Occidental provincial government launched a Mental Health Program and Psychological Counseling Service at the Negros Residences in Bacolod City, today, March 1, attended by Capitol employees from the different departments and offices of the provincial government.Provincial Human Resource Management Office head Anabelle Palic, who led the activity, said it will open the Capitol workplaces to a mentally healthy human resource who work together for the interest of each other and the Negrenses as a whole.Psychologist and PHRMO employee, Mark Ortibano, gave an orientation about the Mental Health Program, while PHRMO Guidance Counselor, Cherry Pie Bravo, discussed about Essential Skills for Focal Persons.A workshop and an open forum were part of the activi...

City PIO photoBacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia inducted the officers of the Negros Press Club for 2021-2022 into office at the Negros Press Club building in Bacolod city today, March 1.The officers are Yves Montecillo - president, Eljohn Castaño - vice president, Nanette Guadalquiver -secretary, Eden Aboso -treasurer, Martian Earl Muyco -auditor; Merlinda Pedrosa, Renato Duran, Carla Cañet, and James Henry Toga—board of directors, and Glazy Masculino—ex-officio.The new officers were elected on January 23 and officially start their terms today.Leonardia is also a former president of the Negros Press Club, the oldest press club in the country, founded in 1936.*

Flor Carpio photoThe Development Communication and Information Office of Central Philippines State University, headed by Dr. Flora Carpio in partnership with the Department of Agrarian Reform Negros Occidental 2 conducted a training-workshop on agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) success stories through radio drama, short film, and Documentary on February 22-24 at Mount Ballo Hall in CPSU main campus.The activity was one of the programs of the two agencies to better capacitate young students in their God-given crafts and amplify the implementation of different agrarian reform programs of DAR in southern Negros Occidental covering Bago City down to Hinoba-an town.During the three-day training workshop, 20 selected students from different colleges and DAR delegates underwent a fa...

Food security is among the priority development thrusts of Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Kiko Benitez for the third district of Negros Occidental and the proposal of the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas (TUPV) focusing on micro-farming through aquaponics offers positive potential for both urban and rural communities.Benitez recently visited the demo farm developed by TUPV in Talisay City where Director Eric Malooy showcased a single mini farm-set-up using aquaponics technology with lettuce, pepper, tomatoes and tilapia ready for harvesting.The project that will pool the efforts and resources of TUPV, the Third Congressional District Office, Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation and IF Green Technologies targets the development of a sustainable business model for food secu...