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The provincial government will be celebrating Provincial Capitol Employees Day next week, April 27, which will result in the Capitol Building and Provincial Administration Center along Gatuslao Street to be closed for the day. All government transactions will be conducted at the Panaad Bamboo Village, located at the Panaad Park in Barangay Mansilingan. Employees Day …

The Negros Occidental Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) office will be hosting a seminar on how to franchise a business next week, April 26 at the Sugarland Hotel from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The event will feature Armando Bartolome, considered the country’s “franchise guru,” as a resource speaker. He has assisted in the …

The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement-Negros (PRRM-Negros), in collaboration with Johanniter International, a German humanitarian agency, recently conducted a participatory disaster risk appraisal (PDRA) in Barangay Chambery, Manapla, in order to generate data surrounding vulnerabilities the area may have to hazards. According to PRRM-Negros Project Manager Edwin Balajadia, “This marked the first ever community-driven disaster risk …

Shortly after the opening rites of the Panaad sa Negros Festival, at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, the Best of Festival Dances Competition will commence, where 20 local government units (LGUs) have confirmed their participation, including two-time defending champion, Murcia’s Tinabuay Festival. Also competing will be Bago City’s Babaylan, Cadiz City’s Dinagsa, Candoni’s Padagyaw …

Following the retirement of City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) head Jose Papa, Iloilo City Hall appointed Donna Magno as his replacement, who officially assumed office last Wednesday. Magno previously worked as project coordinator for the city’s Community-Based Adaptation and Resilience Against Disaster (CBARAD) program and was a training specialist for the Office of …

Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. signed a memorandum of agreement at the Capitol Social Hall, recently, awarding 70 students scholarships under the Negros Occidental Scholarship Program (NOSP). 49 received the Indigenous People’s Scholarship, 15 qualified for the Degree Completion Scholarship, three received aid through the Provincial Educational Assistance for Capitol Employees, and another three …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Stephen Paduano hosted recipients of the party-list’s financial assistance who graduated with honors to a luncheon at Chicken Haus in Barangay Mandalagan, earlier this week. Of the 64 beneficiaries that graduated this past March, 12 graduated cum laude. Also among the graduates were magna cum laude graduates …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), in partnership with the Negros Occidental provincial government, will hold the 24th Panaad Livelihood Skills Competition on April 28 at the Panaad Covered Court. The competition is divided into six categories, with events beginning at 9:00 a.m. The top three in each category …

Bacolod City Mayor EvelioLeonardia welcomed the 1,547 elementary school principals in town for the 36th Department of Education (DepEd) Principals Training and Development Program and National Board Conference, which opened yesterday at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod. “I would like you to feel at home here in Bacolod,” he said. “I wish, …

Bacolod City has been selected to host national conventions for three teachers’ organizations throughout the rest of April, with the Philippine Elementary School Principals Association, Inc. (PESPA) set to open their 36th Department of Education (DepEd) Principals Training and Development Program and National Board Conference today at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod. …