The Association of Negros Producers named nine winners and gave 33 special awards for its 21st Bulawan Awards Competition in preparation for the Negros Trade Fair at Rockwell, Manila, Hazel Rivera, ANP business service officer said yesterday.

Food category winners were Sugarlandia for pastries and Virgies for confectionary. Tumandok Crafts, Altarez Novelties, and Noah were winners for table top gifts. Tumandok Crafts also bagged the home furnishing category prize while Eduardos won in the luminary category.

For fashion category, Craff MV won in the jewelry and accessories design while Kiculo won the bags and footwear design, Rivera said.

Clearance for
relocation site ok’d

The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved the preliminary approval and locational clearance for the Granada-Vista Alegre relocation site II in Bacolod City to develop the area for the city city’s informal settlers.

Councilor Caesar Distrito, chairman of the SP Committee on Urban Planning and Development, recommended the clearance and said the move is much awaited since many residents of the city, whose houses were demolished need to be relocated in the area.

Those who voted for the approval of the locational clearance were Councilors Homer Bais, Roberto Rojas, Em Ang, Mona Dia Jardin, Al Victor Espino and Carl Lopez, while those who abstained were Councilors Archie Baribar, Sonya Verdeflor, El Cid Familiaran and Catalino Alisbo.

Prov’l vet disperses
2,721 farm animals

Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Renante Decena yesterday reminded the public to be cautious about the avian influenza or bird flu viruses that are mostly carried by migratory birds as these diseases are now spreading in Asian countries like China and Vietnam.

However, Decena also assured the public that Negros Occidental is free from bird flu based on the continuous monitoring and inspection conducted by PVO.

Decena said the PVO has been conducting disease-monitoring in Brgy. Suay and Brgy. Sarait in Himamaylan City and Brgy. Tibsuk, San Enrique town as these are critical areas for migratory birds identified by the National Bird Flu Task Force of the Philippines.