Orola seeking
help on sprinklers

Bacolod City Administrator John Orola yesterday said they will ask Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II if he is amenable to having the provision of the Fire Code of the Philippines, that requires the installation of sprinkler systems, restudied or re-evaluated.

Businessmen in Bacolod City had earlier asked Roxas for an additional six months to one year extension of the moratorium on the retroactive implementation of the sprinkler system law.

Orola said the group has invited them to attend a meeting on the matter and they will present to the Mayor their alternative plans and proposals.

If the Code will be implemented on February 14, the operation of many establishments will be affected, particularly the hotels and restaurants, he said.

The structures of the public markets cannot also meet the requirement for the installation of a sprinkler system that will be very expensive, he added.

Former Bacolod Vice Mayor Ramiro Garcia, member of the Bacolod Ad-Hoc Committee on the Fire Code of the Philippines, had earlier said that they are obliged to abide by the Code since the moratorium on the installation of sprinkler systems will end on February 14.

He said that while they are bent on complying with the law, they need ample time before they can do it.

In his letter to Roxas, dated January 16, Garcia said they will comply with the order of the DILG, but are also asking it to ask the city government to install sprinkler systems in the public-owned entities like the three public markets, to comply with the IRR of RA 9514.

During the visit of President Benigno Aquino III to Negros Occidental in May last year, the Bacolod Ad-Hoc Committee on the Fire Code of the Philippines had asked him for help and for the review of the IRR of RA 9514.

However, the President only referred them to the late DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo and their appeal was not acted upon, Garcia said.

He said that with the new leadership at DILG, they hope their clamor over the sprinkler system will be resolved, otherwise they may resort to other measures so their appeal will be heeded.*CGS

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The Filipino Tenors
set concert Feb. 16

“The Filipino Tenors Live in Bacolod!” post-Valentine concert will be held 7 p.m. Saturday at the Bacolod Cosmopolitan Christian Church at Circumferential Road, Bacolod City, a press release from organizers said.

Singing with classically-trained voices, The Filipino Tenors interpret new arrangements of old classics and contemporary tunes, with each member of the all-Filipino group also a soloist, the press release also said.

It has been awarded as the Best New Artist in group category at the 2012 Aliw Awards, and is composed of Miguel Castro, the kundiman tenor; Johann Enriquez – pop, David Ezra Cruz – broadway, Christian Nagaño – classical, and Jenmai de Asis – crossover.

De Asis hails from Bacolod City and started his singing career with the late Lily Cabahug, as his first teacher, and later Easter Candiasan. He was also awarded a La Sallian cultural award for the arts, the press release said.

Those who would like to attend the concert, may contact the organizers for ticket inquiries at 446-1945 and 446-3336, the press release added.*

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WNU celebrating
65th anniversary

West Negros University in Bacolod City is celebrating its 65th anniversary with a series of activities from Feb. 11 to 16 at its LNAM Sports Center in Bacolod City, a press release from the school said.

These include a sports festival, the “Integrated School Bida Ka”, “Peryahan sa IS-Arte Mo”, “Premyo Ko”, e-Modeling, “Pa-Bingo sa IS”, Wesnecan Day parlor games, photojournalism-poster making contest, IS-PTA activities, quiz bowl, search for Ms. WNU, motorcade, Founders Day thanksgiving service, playground demonstration, battle of the voices, and the battle of Wesnecan bands, the press release said.

On Saturday, the school will hold its 65th general alumni homecoming, in collaboration with the Alumni Association Inc., also at the LNAM Sports Center.

The Silver Jubilarians of High School Batch 1988, headed by Faye Barbasa, will lead the homecoming rites with a run for a cause at 5:30 a.m., alumni job fair at the Students Activity Center, 9 a.m., caravan, 1 p.m., parade and review, 3 p.m., and the homecoming at 5 p.m. with director Richard Somes, WNU-IS Batch 1994, as guest speaker, the press release also said.

Meanwhile, the colleges of Engineering, Education and Integrated School won the first, second and third place, respectively, in the inter-department pop dance competition at the opening rites Monday that was participated in by the 10 colleges and the Institute of Languages represented by the new batch of Korean students, the press release added.*

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