303IB to mark its 28th
founding anniversary Aug. 8

The Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade is marking its 28th founding anniversary with thanksgiving rites on August 8 at Camp Major Gerona in Barangay Minoyan, Murcia, and by giving awards and citations to its Bayanihan partners for their support in their peace and development activities in Negros Occidental.
         
The anniversary theme is “303rd Brigade” Kaagapay ng mga Negrense sa Bayanihan Tungo sa Kapayapaan at Kaunlaran”. Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. and Maj. Gen. Aurelio Baladad, 3rd Infantry Division commander, will be among the guests of honor and speakers.
         
Col. Jon Aying, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, said they will honor their “active partners” in the implementation of the Internal Peace and Security Plan “Bayanihan”, which advocates the “whole-of-nation” approach, or the involvement of all stakeholders in addressing the internal security challenges in Negros Occidental.
         
The activity also coincides with the blessing of its covered court by Rev. Fr. Jaime Carmona, with Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer (Neg. Occ., 4th District) among the guests. A wreath-laying ceremony will also be held on the same day at the Gerona monument in the military camp.
         
The 303rd IB has been serving the Negrenses since the 1990s.*GPB

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Tourism seminar
conducted

The Tourism Educators and Movers Philippines-Western Visayas, and the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Educators Philippines-Region VI officers held a joint board meeting and seminar on tourism updates, at the Nature’s Village Resort and Hotel in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, with Cristine Mansinares, supervising tourism operations officer of the province, as guest speaker, a press release from organizers said.
The TEAM Philippines and COHREP Western Visayas are composed of educators and movers in the tourism and hospitality industry, representing schools from the six provinces in the Western Visayas, with Dr. Gina Montes of the La Consolacion College-Bacolod as founding president of both organizations, the press release also said.
The merging of plans and activities aims to create meaningful and influential events for the tourism industry, like the Hospitality and Tourism Summit, on the theme “Tourism Hospitality Protocol and Diplomacy”, on September 13 at the L'Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City, the press release said.
The summit, expected to draw  around 700 tourism and hospitality management students, tourism educators, and stakeholders, aims to provide an overview of basic social graces, protocol and diplomacy in dealing with local and foreign guests, and to keep the spirit of professionalism in the industry, the press release said.
Registration is P1,000 for students, and P1,500 for educators. For more information, those interested may contact Leane Adele Linaugo at 432-2297, local 20, the press release added.*

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Sight-saving month on

The Optometric Association of the Philippines marked the start of the Sight Saving Month observance with a series of activities in Bacolod City yesterday, a press release from the group said.
         
These included an interview with The Morning Show of ABS-CBN Bacolod, and an eyecare mission, in cooperation with the DyEZ Aksyon Radyo, that benefited elementary school children in Bago City, mendicants, persons with disabilities, and indigents at the Queen of Peace Parish, the press release also said.
         
OAP past president, Dr. Melissa Anglo, and Negros Occidental Optometric Society president, Dr. Edith Estevez, with assistant treasurer, Dr. Irene Lanado, also paid a courtesy call on Mayor Monico Puentevella at the Bacolod Government Center yesterday.
         
At the meeting were City Health officer, Dr. Salome Biñas, and DSSD officer-in-charge Pacita Tero. The group offered to train teachers of the Mabini Elementary School in vision screening, to help identify visual defects among students, the press release also said.
         
The OAP and NOOS will also offer eye examinations, and encouraged non-government agencies to work with them in making quality vision care accessible to all. For more details about the Sight Saving Month, email anglolowvision@gmail.com, the press release added.*

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