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Swiss Journalists Visit Negros Occidental

Eleven journalists from Switzerland visited Negros Occidental to conduct coverage and documentation of the province’s tourism attractions, over the weekend. It was facilitated by Stephan Roemer, Managing Director of TourAsia in collaboration with Isla Negrense and the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental.

They were representatives of publishing companies such as Der Sonntag, Tages-Anzeiger, Schweizer Illustrierte, Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Limmattaler Zeitung, Die Sudostschweiz and Redaktionburo Westext Sonntags Zeitung.

The group stayed in the country for a week and spent two days in the province to experience steam locomotive ride in Silay City, diving in Sipalay City and tour of Balay ni Dicang in Talisay City. These tourism sites will be included in the tour packages that TourAsia will be promoting in Europe. */CAPITOLNEWS

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Gov. Marañon Gives Incentives to Palaro Medalists

Gov. Marañon Gives Incentives to Palaro Medalists

Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. with the Elementary Volleyball Team who emerged over-all champion in the 2013 Palarong Pambansa together with Provincial Schools Division Superintendent Juliet Jeruta, Pontevedra Mayor Jose Ma. Alonso, and Provincial Sports Coordinator Angel Verdeflor.


The athletes with the most number of medals were May Therese Gula with four gold medals and Christopher Lirazan with three gold medals in athletics, and McMerill John Derrama with three gold medals in special games.

Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. proudly congratulated and gave cash incentives to all Negrense-athletes who won in the Palarong Pambansa 2013 as part of the Western Visayas Team.

Negros Occidental emerged first runner-up in the over-all championship next to National Capital Region.

Negros Occidental athletes garnered a total of 97 gold, 46 silver, and 73 bronze medals during the Palarong Pambansa 2013 held in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental last April 21-27, 2013.

The awarding of incentives was held at the Capitol Social Hall, yesterday, attended by Negros Occ. Provincial Schools Division Superintendent Juliet Jeruta, Pontevedra Mayor Jose Ma. Alonso, Provincial Sports Coordinator Angel Verdeflor, Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator Marlin Sanogal, PES Supervisor Romeo Sison, Procurement Officer Edmar Sta. Ana, coaches, athletes and parents.

Gold medallists received P5,000 each; silver medallists got P3,000; and P2,000 for the bronze medallists.

Gov. Marañon Gives Incentives to Palaro Medalists

Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. (3rd from left) with the Negrense athletes with the most number of medals namely, May Therese Gula with four gold medals and Christopher Lirazan with three gold medals in athletics, and McMerill John Derrama with three gold medals in special games. With them are Provincial Schools Division Superintendent Juliet Jeruta, Pontevedra Mayor Jose Ma. Alonso, and Provincial Sports Coordinator Angel Verdeflor at the Capitol Social Hall, yesterday.

Gov. Marañon congratulated the athletes for their effort and encouraged them to practice more and re-assess their weaknesses so that next year they will perform better. * CAPITOL NEWS.

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Gov. Marañon Recognizes NOSP Honor Graduates; Welcomes New 128 Scholars

Gov. Marañon Recognizes NOSP Honor Graduates; Welcomes New 128 Scholars

Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. (5th from right) with the Negros Occ. Provincial Medical and Nursing Scholarship grantees who were recognized by the Negros Occidental Scholarship Program Committee for having graduated with honors. Also in photo are Board Member Miller Serondo (6th from right), Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator Ma. Lina Sanogal (4th from right), and NOSP Secretariat Head, Virginia Parreño (left). /Capitol photo

Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. led in the recognition of Negros Occ. Scholarship Program (NOSP) scholars who graduated and received academic honors and distinctions from their respective colleges and universities, and welcomed the new 128 NOSP grantees for the school year 2013-2014, in a ceremony held at the Negros Occ. Multi-purpose Activity Center in Bacolod City, recently.

As has always been the tradition, NOSP scholars who graduated with honors were given Medals of Excellence and Certificates of Recognition, and 16 scholars who graduated Cum Laude are entitled to P5,000 each while two scholars who graduated Magna Cum Laude will be P10,000 richer once their incentives are released by the NOSP Secretariat headed by Provincial Human Resource Officer Virginia Parreño.

NOSP has eight categories namely, Pagkaon Scholarship, District Educational Scholarship, Indigenous People Scholarship, Provincial Educational Assistance for Capitol Employees, Negros Occ. Provincial Medical and Nursing Scholarship (Medicine), Vocational Technical Scholarship, Degree Completion Scholarship, and Best of Negros Scholarship from which the new grantees were categorized according to the scholarship they have applied for.

Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon , Jr. said that NOSP has been making a difference in the lives of deserving students and have helped them live a better future reiterating that education is the greatest equalizer.

Meanwhile, the new grantees were given Certificates of Scholarship and were oriented on the terms and conditions that apply in order to maintain their scholarships.

Also present in the activity were Board Member Miller Serondo and Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator, Ma. Lina P. Sanogal who is a member of the scholarship committee. /Capitol News

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