Bacolod City under Mayor Evelio Leonardia Wednesday conducted an orientation seminar on Waste Management to the Boy and Girl officials at MassKara Hall of the New Government Center .

Waste Management Committee head Councilor Greg Gasataya who was at the orientation said, “Let us start now preserving our environment, not tomorrow, not next week”.

“The easiest way to do it is just be responsible for our waste, making ourselves part of this program and then reach out to other students,” Gasataya said.

Girl Mayor Mika Tajima – student counterpart of Leonardia, asked what she can do to conserve and preserve the environment, said “It has been planned by our councilors that they will make a resolution regarding segregation to be implemented by each barangay and school. As the mayor for this one week, I would really approve, for I believe that segregation will help our city,” a City Hall press release said.

The orientation was coordinated by the Human Resource Management Service headed by Erman Aguirre, through HRMO IV Gilda Lluisma, who oriented the city's counterpart officials regarding the city's programs and advocacies on waste management, the press release added.

The orientation is part of the Boys and Girls Week spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Bacolod.*

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‘Labuyo' victims get help

The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office recently turned over relief assistance donated by Ginebra San Miguel Inc.-Distilleria Bago Inc. to mayors of towns and cities hit by flashfloods triggered by tropical depression “Labuyo,” a Capitol press release said.

The relief assistance that was part of the corporate social responsibility of the company, included 6,498 boxes of powdered milk, 888 boxes of mineral water, 268 boxes of powdered juice drink, 142 boxes pet drink, 310 boxes powdered juice drink in 45 and 500 grams pack and 20 boxes of health tea, it added.

PSWDO Liane Garcia thanked the management of GSM-DBI and said that of the 7,583 affected families and evacuees, 79 families from La Carlota City received relief assistance through the office of Mayor Demi John Honrado on Sept. 16, the press release said.

The 4,976 families of San Enrique received the donated food items via the office of Mayor Jilson Tubillara and 456 families of Pontevedra through the office of Mayor Jose Ma. Alonso on Sept. 17.

On Sept. 18, she said 18 families from Bago City received the assistance through the office of Mayor Ramon Torres; 1,812 families of Valladolid through the office of Mayor Rommel Yogore and 242 families of Hinigaran through the office of Mayor Hermilo Aguilar, the press release added.*

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Sipalay tourism awardee

Sipalay City garnered three recognitions during the Provincial Tourism Excellence Awards rites at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City , recently.

It won the Excellence Award for LGU Implementation of Tourism Regulations and Function and a plaque of appreciation acknowledging the City's support to the tourism agenda of the province, a press release from Sipalay City said.

City Tourism Officer Cristine Mansinares got the Best Tourism Officer of the Province of Negros Occidental Award .

She has served Sipalay for the last four years under Mayors Soledad and Oscar Montilla Jr., the press release said.

Sipalay acknowledges the active involvement of the Department of Trade and Industry-Negros Occidental, Negros Island Tourism Incorporated and the tourism stakeholders of Sipalay in sustaining the City's tourism industry, the press release said.*

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Tay Tung grand reunion set

The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Diamond Jubilee peaks tomorrow with a grand parade at 8 a.m. that will enliven the city's streets, a Tay Tung press release said.

The blessing of the Alumni Relations Office follows at 9 a.m. at the Alumni Hall to be led by Msgr. Esteban Lo (Batch '80), while a Blue Dragon will be unfurled at the BTTHS quadrangle in a field demo presentation, it added.

At 5 p.m., traffic will be rerouted for the commuters as Carmen and Jovita Avenues and Libertad Street between Mabini and Lacson streets will be closed in anticipation of over a thousand people arriving for the Grand Alumni Reunion at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, the press release said.

Seating arrangements will be strictly on a first-come, first served basis.

Silver Jubilarians (Class of 1984) are set to enthrall the Tay Tung community with a show on the theme, The Lighthouse, with special guest crooner Richard Poon, Grupo Mari Teves Band and a fireworks display.

The Diamond Jubilee Celebration raffle will add a touch of suspense at 8 p.m. draw time at the Tay Tung Po Hang Gym. For a donation of P1,000 to the various educational projects of the school, the donor gets a chance to win any of these prizes: 20 consolation prizes of P5,000 each, P100,000 as third prize, P300,000 – second prize, and a grand prize of P1 million. Only paid raffle tickets will be considered valid for the grand draw.

Donors can still purchase raffle tickets until 7 p.m. tomorrow.

The Grand Alumni Reunion program will be hosted by KV Golamco as conceptualized by Event Coordinator (Batch 87), Honey Grace Patindol-Catalan together with Citoy Tano Productions.

On Sunday, the Diamond Jubilee Celebration will pay tribute to the Teachers and Staff of Tay Tung, in a reunion of past and present faculty members, entitled "Touching Lives".

Reunion dinner tickets and other details are available at BTTHS Alumni Relations Office, the press release said.

Those interested may look for Maica Chu, Donna Legaspi, Darleen Claro and Ralph delos Reyes or call (034) 435-2850, or email btthsalumnirelations@yahoo.com.*

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