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May172023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Capacitating disaster responders

VMC Foundation Executive Director Anne Tiongco, VMC President Linley Retirado, 303rd IB head BGen. Orlando Edralin, VMC Asset Protection and Safety Dept. Head Jose Ramon Eduardo Unson, Maj. Jerome Manahan, and Purisima Brgy. Captain Cresenciano Sombero Jr. at the opening rites of the 3-day BERT Training in Camp Aniceto Lacson, Victorias City.*Thirty officials and community workers of Barangay Purisima, Manapla, are now fully trained to respond to emergency situations in their village after completing the 3-day Barangay Emergency Response Team (BERT) Training at the 605th Manuever Company Headquarters, in Camp Aniceto Lacson, Victorias City.The training, conceptualized by Victorias Milling Company Foundation in cooperation with the Manapla Disaster Response and Rescue Management Tea...

Apr112023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Lopez-led First Balfour eyes green transport project for Iloilo City

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First Balfour Inc., the Lopez Group’s engineering and construction arm, is exploring a plan to develop a green, electric-powered transport system in Iloilo City to support the city’s transformation into one of the country’s most livable and highly urbanized cities.The transport plan was discussed during a recent meeting between officials of the Iloilo City local government unit (LGU), led by Mayor Jerry Treñas, and representatives of First Balfour, a press release from the firm said.If implemented, the First Balfour project will help the city attain a number of objectives such as reducing carbon emissions and traffic congestion, promoting local tourism, creating new jobs, and improving the local government’s delivery of service, it said.As envisioned by First Balfour, the integ...

Mar312023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

CHMSU bags award for IP initiatives

Community, Press Release

Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) received the Gold Award for fulfilling the deliverables of the 2022 Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO) 2.0 Clustering Program organized by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines.The award was given in recognition of the institution’s efforts to provide clients the required number of Intellectual Property (IP) capacity-building activities, provide patent research services, and draft and file at least six invention patents in 2022, a press release from CHMSU said.CHMSU Director for Intellectual Property Management Armando R. Reosura received the award on behalf of the university during the 2023 ITSO Presidents' Summit held at the Sequoia Hotel Manila Bay on March 28, 2023.Reosura also presented the universi...

Mar102023 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Teleperformance supports youth education for talent-building

Press Release, Top Stories

Teleperformance, the global leader in outsourced customer and citizen experience management and related digital services, recently announced the annual results of its sustainability initiative to support children’s education.Through various partnerships Teleperformance, which has a branch in Bacolod, has supported around 10,000 young people to become future business services professionals.The company has partnered with universities, student organizations, government and industry institutions to help develop and hone the talents of young people, a press release from Teleperformance said.In Negros Occidental, Teleperformance has partnered with the Negros Occidental Language Information Technology Center, where graduates of NOLITC and its associated institutions are given priority...

Oct192022 by Press ReleaseNo Comments

2GO adds excitement to MassKara: Balik Yuhum in fun festive activities

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2GO Travel gave a Balik Yuhum welcome aboard MV 2GO Masagana, which left Manila with more than 600 passengers on Tuesday, October 18, ahead of the 2022 MassKara Festival highlights.Onboard crew kicked off the MassKara sailcation experience with a performance during the onboard saya program, which also included games. A surprise, then, awaited passengers as MassKara dancers performed a welcome salubong at the BREDCO Port on Wednesday morning, October 19.Balik Yuhum (Smile Again) serves as the 2022 MassKara Festival theme, returning on-ground after a two-year hiatus.2GO will also be present in the different activities: the Dancing Traffic Enforcers Challenge, a booth at the Tourism Strip MassKara, float participation at the MassKara Electric Parade, and a meet and greet with moto...

Apr202022 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Teleperformance Philippines receives ISO certification

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In line with their commitment to creating a safe workplace for all, Teleperformance (TP) Philippines, the global leader in outsourced omnichannel customer experience management, has been awarded the ISO 45001: 2018 certification.ISO 45001 or the Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification is the world’s first International Standard for occupational health and safety (OHS). It promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing a framework that allows organizations to identify and reduce their OHS risks, reduce potential for workplace accidents and illnesses and improve legislative compliance.TP Philippines worked together with Standard Global Services (SGS), testing, inspection and certification company, who helped audit the company. To achieve the certi...

Sep222021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Fund to protect land rights defenders, communities launched

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A fund to protect agrarian communities and land and human rights defenders (LHRDs) working on agrarian reform in Negros Occidental was launched through a virtual event on Tuesday, September 21, by non-government organization Kaisahan Tungo sa Kaunlaran ng Kanayunan at Repormang Pansakahan (KAISAHAN).Two types of grants are made available under the project of KAISAHAN Dagyaw Negros Para sa Duta (Negros Solidarity for Land Rights). These are the Protection fund and the Community subgrant for land rights defenders working on agrarian reform facing threats of human rights violations.PROTECTION FUND FOR LHRDsThe protection fund may be used by LHRDs for legal fees, bond or guarantees, medical expenses from injuries because of land rights activities, obtain psychosocial support, suppo...

Jun232021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Learn cybersecurity at San Agustin-Bacolod

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With the rampant malware apps posing as real apps and malicious links that don’t even work, Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod continues to strengthen its Information Technology program to educate its students on identifying cybersecurity threats and attacks.Headed by Engr. Allan Patrick Benjamin Paculan, the IT Program of CSA-B is already a PAASCU Level 2 accredited. The program covers different fields of practices such as Cybersecurity, Programming, System Analysis and Design, and Database Management.The IT program of CSA-B is also conducting Cybersecurity webinars as part of their educational awareness campaign to other schools, particularly on how to recognize computer fraud and phishing scams.Enrollment for the IT program is ongoing. Early bird enrollees will also get a chance to...

Jun212021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Pre-med programs offered at San Agustin-Bacolod

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To strengthen collaboration in terms of curriculum, training, and activities for students and faculty, the three medical programs of Colegio San Agustin–Bacolod were merged into one.College of Health and Allied Professions is a merger of the former College of Nursing, Medical Technology program and the Pharmacy program of CSA-B.Headed by Dean Jo Ann Flores, Phd., the College of Health and Allied Professions continues to excel in the licensure examinations, garnering the titles as the top-performing nursing school in Negros Occidental in the 2019 Nursing Licensure Examination and the only school in Western Visayas that offers a virtual laboratory with high fidelity simulators.CSA-B also excels in the Pharmacy program, being the top-performing Pharmacy School in August 2019 Pharm...

May202021 by Digicast NegrosNo Comments

Coca-Cola completes 14,000 solar panel project

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Close to 3,000 solar panels installed at Coca-Cola's Bacolod manufacturing site has enabled sizeable monthly cost savings, with solar utilization at around 15 percent of the total average monthly consumption of the plant.*Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI), the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country, has achieved another sustainability milestone in Q1 of 2021 upon completing the installation of almost 14,000 solar panels in its Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental, and Bacolod plants.A multi-phased solar panel project is underway that covers four more sites— namely, Canlubang, Sta. Rosa, Zamboanga, and Cebu—with 2022 as a target deadline. With this, CCBPI is pursuing a 24,000 solar panel project, with the total capacity to produce a maximum of 9.4MW, a press release from C...