The Bacolod City government and the Green Renewable Independent Power Producer will sign a Memorandum of Agreement on July 13 to formalize the city's support to the Climate Friendly Cities Project.

The MOA signing will be followed by the launching of three electric jeepneys in Bacolod on the same day, Karla Mae de Guia of Solar Generation-Pilipinas said yesterday.

The Climate Friendly Cities Project is a joint project of GRIPP with Greenpeace Southeast Asia and Solar Generation-Negros.

Go Negosyo' pushes
entrepreneurial mindset

The Go Negosyo Caravan in Bacolod City on July 13 and 14 seeks to encourage an entrepreneurial mindset among the Negrenses, Ramon Lopez, executive director of the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship, said yesterday.

Lopez, who was in Bacolod for a press conference, said that through Go Negosyo, the PCE wants to expose Negrenses to other options in earning a living. "Instead of finding employment, they can start their own businesses," he said.

Lopez also said that by creating more opportunities in the country through entrepreneurship, PCE hopes that less Filipinos will work abroad.

Iloilo to hold OTOP
Fair on July 9-15

Food and handcrafted products from various municipalities of Iloilo will be showcased during the One-Town, One-Product Fair, organized by the Department of Trade and Industry, on July 9 to 15 at SM Activity Center in Iloilo City.

The OTOP Fair, themed "Ang Galing Mo Pinoy ! Go Negosyo!", will also commemorate the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Week which focuses on the role of the micro, small and medium enterprises in the country's economic growth.

Among the products to be displayed are handloom woven products from Miag-ao, rice wine from rice of Pototan, bamboo products from Maasin, San Enrique, New Lucena, and mango fruits of Leon and Igbaras.

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