Agri students set to
visit Neg.Occ.

The Agribusiness Management students of the University of the Philippines Los Baños are visiting Negros Occidental today and tomorrow for an agriprenuership and ecotour arranged by the Association of Negros Producers.

Forty-four graduating students with their professors and tour coordinators will also have a forum on “The Changing Landscapes of Negros,” which will include talks on enterprise development by Marivic Rio; sustainable agriculture by Pam Henares of Buro-Buro Farm, and healthy eating by Dr. Albert Jo of Rapha Valley, a press release from ANP yesterday said.

The group will then take trips to Herbanext’s Herbal Farm and the Alter Trade factory in Bago City. On their last day, they will tour the VMC compound and learn about integrated farming at the Penalosa Farm, to be followed by a special organic lunch, the press release added.

The tour aims to expose the students to the entire value supply chain of the food agriculture industry highlighting sustainable farming and the business aspect of agriculture, it said.*

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Actors gab, ‘Brides of Sulu’
at Bacollywood film festival

Day 3 of Bacollywood: Cinema Rehiyon National Film Festival starts with actors Mark Gil, Cherie Gil, Epi Quizon, Joel Torre and John Arceo in a “Dealing with Actors” forum, 10 a.m. today at Robinsons Movieworld Cinema 6, a press release from the organizers said.

Cinema screening offers films from Mindanao to include Zamboanga Cometh: Short Films with “Placebo” by Dexter de la Peña, “Corto Plazo” by Aedrian Araojo, “Charade” by Ana Carlyn Lim, “Juego Lang” by Kevin Swhazcy Isidro and “Sausage” by Ryan Joseph Murcia.

It will be followed by “Barabangsa (Royalty)” a work in progress by Paramata Endawan and “Walai” documentary by Adjani Arumpac. Full length films include “Teoriya,” a debut full feature by Zurich Chan; the Philippine premiere of “Crossfire” by Arnel Mardoquio; and “Cartas De La Soledad” by Gutierrez Mangansakan II.

The Cinema 6 screenings will be capped by the Mindanao film.

Cine De Barrio will be in Brgy. Punta Taytay with Mindanao short films. Martha Atienza, the video artist of “Gilubong Ang Akong Pusod Sa Dagat” will simultaneously give an artist talk at Gallery Orange.

An interesting highlight of the day is the Art District open air screening of John Nelson’s “Brides of Sulu,” a silent film which will be accompanied by live musical scoring. Brides of Sulu is an obscure American B-movie, made anywhere between 1933 and 1937 according to assorted sources. It’s included in the American Film Institute’s catalogue for the 1930s.

The film tells of two lovers from the Philippine islands, one a Mohammedan princess (Venita), the other a pagan pearl diver (Assam). To escape her arranged marriage to a local chief, the couple flees to a remote island only to be pursued by her tribe, determined to kill Assam, the press release said.

The film was directed by one John Nelson, of whom nothing else is known, and stars two Phillipine film actors, Adelina Moreno and Eduardo de Castro, as well as local Moro tribesmen.

Everyone is invited to enjoy the films and the video installations. Cinema screenings are ticketed but free of charge, the press release said.*

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Charice celebrates
love month

GMA Network celebrates Kapuso month with Pinoy pride and international singing sensation, Charice, as she celebrates Valentines Day through a television special, “Charice, One for the Heart”, airing this Sunday after iBilib, a press release from the network said.

Witness a more mature Charice, listen to her breathtaking voice and be charmed by her powerful stance as she takes the spotlight and performs songs that talk about her wonderful journey as an artist as well as the ups and downs of her family life, the press release said.

Charice also pays tribute to well-loved OPM love songs as she shares the stage with Pop Balladeer Mark Bautista and RNB Prince Jay-R.

Charice will sings a few hits from her second international studio album "Infinity", and talk about an Asian tour happening very soon.

Also, don’t miss the country's most sought-after love teams, newly-weds, and most celebrated couples, as they share their love stories and give a prelude to each special performance by Charice, the press release said.

The special is directed by Louie Ignacio.*

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NSO marks Civil
Registration Month

The National Statistics Office pursuant to Proclamation No. 682 issued by former President Corazon Aquino on January 28, 1991 marks February as Civil Registration Month, a press release from the NSO yesterday said.

Civil registrars nationwide will conduct activities related to civil registration with the theme “Tamang Rehistro, Pananagutan ng Bawat Pilipino.”

Some of these activities include the putting up of streamers in conspicuous places in different cities and municipalities, holding of civil registration quiz or information/education campaigns to make the people aware of civil registration and free registration of late civil registry documents.

Since February is also the month of love, some local government and civil registry offices will conduct mass weddings scheduled on Valentine’s Day, the press release said.

A mobile registration will also be held as a way of bringing the civil registration to the people and to impart to the masses the importance of registering vital events such as births, marriages and deaths.

Provincial Statistics Officer Fred Sollesta together with the different civil registrars of the province, urge the public to participate in the celebration of the Civil Registration Month, the press release said.*

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