Ameurfina Mitchtiaquem G. Aguilar
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Showcasing Negros Oriental’s Assets through “One Visayas” Celebration
Yes, Negrenses has it too!
To promote the tourist spots, delicacies and other beautiful qualities that the province of Negros Oriental has, the Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) will join “One Visayas” which is a cultural exhibit this coming March 1-8, 2009 at the International Convention Center in Cebu City.
The said activity will feature and four provinces including Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor and the Negros Province. Foreign visitors are expected to be attending the said event since this will coincide with the Creative Cities Project with delegates from Great Britain.
In connection with this, the PTO together with the support of Governor Emilio Macias II will expose the province’s best chattels by building a three-storey native booth for the event and showcasing the different products and other exclusivity that can only be found in Negros Oriental.
According to Tourism Operations Assistant Bobby Villasis, the government is allocating P200, 00 as budget for building the booth and transporting the needed materials that will be used for the event.
He informed that the booth will comprise an Art Gallery in the third floor, hand made crafts in the second floor and a food court selling Negros Oriental’s finest original delicacies and viands in the ground floor.
Also, in addition to the preparation, they will be printing posters and leaflets to distribute to probable visitors and they will arrange a visual CD showcasing Negros Oriental and its possessions.
“This will be very beneficial for the Negrenses since this will give us the opportunity to publicize the unseen beauty of Negros Oriental which helps to boost up our tourism industry,” Villasis said.
Furthermore, Villasis added that with the help of this event, Negrense’s talents like in the field of Arts and Craft and in Culinary Arts will be shown which helps for additional business incomes and employment.-AMGA
Ameurfina Mitchtiaquem G. Aguilar
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NOCAC and PTO Drafts GASA
In its aim of showing and celebrating achievements and developments since the 1990 Centennial of Negros Oriental Province, the Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) and the Negros Oriental Culture and Arts Council (NOCAC) will be releasing a book entitled “GASA”.
The said 200-page book is interconnected with the KABILIN (legacy) book which is nurtured in the form of GASA (gifts) for the stewards of the future.
As said by Tourism Operations Assistant Bobby Villasis, the provincial government will be subsidizing a budget of P1.2million to launch and release 500 copies on October in time with the celebration of the yearly Buglasan Festival.
Villasis informed that this book will be containing all the information, status and developments of Negros Oriental for the past 10 years from LGU updates, Business and Economy, Agriculture, Culture and Arts, Special Events, Academe, Infrastructure as well as from the Tourist Spots.
Villasis enlightened that this book will serve as a proof and pride that Nergos Oriental has really grown and progressed all throughout the years.
Also, enclosed in this book will be feature stories of the 26 awarded Outstanding Oriental Negrenses.-AMGA
Ameurfina Mitchtiaquem G. Aguilar
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Negros Oriental devises Provincial Photo and Essay Competition
With the theme, “My Negros Oriental,” Governor Emilio Macias II in cooperation with the Provincial tourism Office (PTO) formulated a photo and essay contest to perceive how Negrenses envisioned their own province.
According to Tourism Operations Assistant Bobby Villasis, this contest is created to promote participation from Negrenses and foresee how they view their homeland.
The said contest is open to all Filipino citizens of all ages who were born in Negros Oriental or have been bona fide residents of the province for at least five years prior pt the start of the competition.
The essay writing contest works in a way that a participant would submit a 12-page original feature story supporting the theme.
On the other hand, the mechanics of the photo contest is that they would submit a collection of photos specifically 10-12 images of how they see Negros Oriental. It can be any picture depicting any illustration as long as it supports the theme.
Villasis said that they will be choosing 10 winners for the essay writing contest and 10 winners for the photo competition. He continued that the works of the 20 winners will be featured in the soon to be launched book-GASA.
The said contest opened last January 1, 2009 and will end on June 30, 2009.
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