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The Negros Occidental Provincial Gender and Development Focal Point System (PGDFPS ) held the awarding and appreciation ceremony for the GAD Champions and Companions of the Provincial Gender Journey, at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City on Friday, Dec. 28.PGDFPS recognized the GAD Project Implementers of the previous year, members of PGDFPS, GAD Support, and members of the media covering the Provincial Capitol.As part of the 2024 Observance of the 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women, PGDFPS announced the winners of the GAD Information Board on VAW Contest. The Provincial Information Office was awarded first place, while Negros Occidental Language and IT Center (NOLITC) was awarded second place and the Provincial Human Resources Management Office ...

      The PESO staff hold their Christmas party at Calvary Kids Home*One hundred fifty children at the Calvary Kids Home in Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City, got special treats this Christmas   from 22 city government employees.The Bacolod Public Employment Service Office (PESO) staff and their manager Jovelyn Canoy saved up for their annual Christmas party, which they held at the Calvary Kids Home this year.Canoy said they unanimously decided to hold their Christmas party at Calvary because they were touched that the home cares for so many children.Pastor Joe Rosmarino and his wife, Billie, run Calvary, a home for abandoned, orphaned and abused children, as well as those with special needs.Canoy said she and her staff chipped in for the food and treats for the childre...

The TP Bacolod employees.* William Doctolero photo Teleperformance (TP) Philippines, a leading global digital business services company, marked Pride Month 2024 with an all-out participation by its workforce, with over 2,000 TP employees joining the Pride March activities in different parts of the country. In Bacolod City, Teleperformance employees joined LGBTQIA+ advocates and allies in a march from Bacolod City Public Plaza to the Provincial Capitol Lagoon and Park  on Saturday,  June 29, culminating the month-long celebration organized by Negros Pride. Meanwhile, employees in Manila joined what was hailed as the "largest Pride March in the Philippines" held in Quezon City on June 22. Teleperformance also supported similar marches in Baguio, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, an...

Negrense Don Biadog Jr. (center) receiving his award from Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of Third Marine Aircraft Wing, and Lt. Col. Robert J. Weingart.*US President Joseph Biden Jr. awarded a Lifetime Achievement award to Negrense Don Biadog Jr., a retired Navy chaplain, for his “lifetime commitment to volunteer service”.The award was presented to Biadog by Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, commanding general of Third Marine Aircraft Wing, and Lt. Col. Robert J. Weingart, executive officer of headquarters and headquarters squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, in San Diego, California in April.“On behalf of the American people, I extend my heartfelt appreciation to you for your volunteer leadership, and I encourage you to continue to answer the ca...

The Juan Calatrava Movement, founded by Calatravanhons seeking to discover and develop potential leaders, was launched at the Jose Valmayor National High School in Brgy. Refugio,  Calatrava, Negros Occidental,  on Thursday, May 9. It was attended by 80 students, and a symposium with the theme “Role of the Youth in Nation Building and Values Formation” was conducted, a press release from Andoni Llantada said. Speakers at the  symposium were Juan Calatrava Movement convenors  historian Dick Dedicatoria  and  and Andoni Llantada, youth advocate and political scientist.  The speakers stressed  the importance of active participation in good governance, no to selling of votes, choosing the right leaders and how to become producti...