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AABN artists and employees of Teleperformance Bacolod.* Teleperformance in the Philippines, global leader in digital business services, celebrated outstanding TP women as part of its International Women’s Month Summit, the highlight of the company’s month-long Women’s Month celebration.  Affirming its dedication to gender equality and women's empowerment in the workplace, TP marked the event with a ceremonial signing of Teleperformance’s commitment to the Women's Empowerment Principles (UN Women and UN Global Compact), a press release from the firm  on Tuesday, March 26 said.  Chief Executive Officer Rahul Jolly was joined by senior leaders, TP Women leaders, and all summit attendees in this public pledge of support. Teleperformance Philippines...

More or less 6,000 STIers took part in the opening day of the Bacolod leg of the 25th National Youth Convention at the SMX Convention Center on March 21, Thursday. The NYC dubbed, “VibeShift: Find Your Meaning — Embracing Uniqueness, Amplifying Passion, and Discovering Meaningful Impact,” is aligned with STI’s mission to empower students and motivate them to aim for excellence, a press release said.  Richthofen De Jesus, psychologist, discussed the importance of taking care of one’s mental health. De Jesus explained to STIers that one’s mental health depends on his or her current circumstance. He cited stress as one of the major triggers of mental illness. He also stressed how important it is for students to be careful when choosing their circle.  “Lear...

Rose Ann Reosura, Councilor Pedong Villarosa, Tadazawa Tadashi, Iwagana Norihide, Mayor Victor Gerardo Rojas, Rotary Club of Kyoto president Masaru Ohta, Vice Mayor Johnny Reosura, Councilor Kedy Yu, Councilor Hernan Alentana, Dr. Raymund Antonio Baliguas and Leah J. Tinsay (l-r) during the Murcia courtesy call on Monday.*Members of the Rotary Club of Kyoto in Japan held their first fellowship meeting with the Rotary clubs of Silay and Bacolod-Marapara at L‘Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City on Sunday, Nov. 19.The Rotary Club of Kyoto is headed by their president Masaru Ohta.The Japanese Rotarians also paid a courtesy call to Murcia Mayor Victor Gerardo Rojas, Vice Mayor Johnny Reosura and the Sangguniang Bayan members in Murcia on Monday.Tom Solano, Erick Aguilar, Rotary Club of...

Silliman University (SU) English faculty member Assistant Prof. Ian Fermin Casocot won second place in three literary genres of the 2023 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Contest.His entry, “Don’t Follow Me, I Don’t Even Know Where I’m Going” was adjudged second place for the short story category.“The Midsummer of Manuel Arguilla,” his entry for the one-act play category, also won second place.His third second place win is for his poem, “Bisaya for All That We Gugma,” for the Poetry Written for Children Category.He will receive his awards in a ceremony to be held at the Philippine International Convention Center on November 27.Casocot has won many writing awards, including several Palanca Awards. He teaches literature and creative writing courses in SU and i...