LCCians win in tourism tilt

Two students taking up Hospitality and Tourism Management at La Consolacion College-Bacolod won in the Union of Filipino Tourism Students Cup 2012 competitions in Manila recently, a press release from the school said.

Riah Angelica de Ocampo was the champion of the local tour-guiding competition and was fourth runner-up in the “Kasuotang Pinoy” category, while Edrea Panugan was fourth runner-up in the international tour guiding category of the contest, that was participated in by 18 tourism schools in the Philippines, the press release added.*

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Gabs on gender sensitivity,
risk reduction held

A forum on integrating gender perspective in disaster risk reduction, policies, plans and programs, in observance of Women’s Month, was held yesterday at the Bacolod Government Center by the city’s Gender and Development Council, its press release said.

Councilor Em Ang, chair of the GAD Council, said the activity underscored the role of women in disaster risk reduction.

The activity was also in line with the Women’s Month theme, “Women Weathering Climate Change: Governance and Accountability, Everyone’s Responsibility”.

Other activities were clean-up drives, mangrove planting, medical missions, solid waste management campaign, and feeding programs, Ang said.

The group conducted a “potting session” at the Bacolod City Eco-Park in Barangay Alangilan recently, where mahogany, mabolo, bacan and palosanto seedlings were prepared, transferred to individual plastic bags, to be planted in public school campuses and open spaces, the press release added.

A “gender sensitivity for personal growth and inter-office harmony” forum was also initiated by the Sugar Industry Foundation Inc. at its training center in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, recently, a press release from the organizer said.

Participants came from the mills and planters’ associations in the province, the press release added.*

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Women’s activities at mall

The International Women’s Month will be observed with various activities by SM City Bacolod, a press release from the mall said.

Called “Everything’s Here. For Her”, the activities include a showroom display, March 10 to 18, by the Interior Design students of the La Consolacion College; an advocacy art campaign exhibit on anti-child and anti-women trafficking and exploitation, March 8 to 11;

A dance exercise with proceeds to be given to local women organizations, March 10 at 8 a.m.; a beauty makeover, March 9 and 16 at about 6 p.m.; and a ladies night acoustic treat every Friday of March, starting at 6 p.m., the press release added.*

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GMA DOCUMENTARY
NegOr quake, Japan tsunami

A special documentary on the Japan tsunami and the Negros Oriental earthquake, titled “Pagsibol ng Pag-asa”, will be aired Sunday night on GMA-7, a press release from the station said.

George Foster Peabody award-winning journalist Kara David went to the ghost towns of Iwate and Miyagi —two of the three prefectures badly hit by the 3/11 tsunami—to document stories of great struggle and triumph in the face of adversities, it added.

Exactly a year ago on March 11, Japan was brought down to its knees by one of the most catastrophic string of natural disasters the world has ever seen. Citizens ran to safety as a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Japan. Minutes after the quake, a huge tidal wave made its way into cities—engulfing everything on its way, including villages, buildings, ships, and cars.

In the Philippines, with wounds still healing from the earthquake that hit the province of Negros last February, and with the memory of “Sendong” still in the minds of many, Kara brings home stories to prove there never will be a shortage of hope amidst all the chaos, the press release added.*

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