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| Bacolod City, Philippines | Thursday, November 24, 2005 |
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IPAR Visayas leg The Department of Tourism in Western Visayas, in partnership with government and private sector entities, will hold the Visayas leg of the Island Paradise Adventure Race on Dec. 10-18, a press release from organizers said yesterday. The nine-day, 2,000-kilomenter event similar to the "Amazing Race", will start in Manila, traversing the Strong Republic Nautical Highway covering the areas of Southern Tagalog, and Western and Central Visayas regions via the road-sea travel using the roll-on-roll-off transportation system, ending up in Cebu City. The race is aimed at promoting the Philippines as an attractive, safe and viable destination for foreign and domestic tourists and investors, the press release said. Eligible to join are participants 18 years of age on the first day of the race, or above, who could either be professional or non-professional adventure racers. Each team must consist of two persons. Entry fee per team is P3,000. Racers will shoulder their expenses during the race such as accommodation, food and other incidentals. The champion team will receive P1 million, 1st runner-up - P300, 000 and 2nd runner-up - P100,000. Those interested in joining the race may call Rene Cortum of the DoT Region VI, located at Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City with tel. nos. (033) 335-0245/337-5411, or the Office of the Special Concerns, DoT Manila at (02) 524-1997 or 0928-7977904, the press release added.* |
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The Kaubay Alumni Association-North America donated Monday four sets each of helmets, gloves and boots for the use of the Cadiz Bureau of Fire Protection, a press release from the city government said. Mayor Salvador Escalante and Vice Mayor Eduardo Varela received the donation, with city fire marshall Senior Insp. Rodolfo Denaga and Tommy Tad-y. Escalante and Varela are members of the Kaubay Fraternity Alumni Association, the press release added.* The Special Class in English and Mathematics, a project of Silay City Mayor Carlo Gamban, in cooperation with the Department of Education Silay Division, and the Parents-Teachers and Community Association was launched at the Silay South Elementary School, recently. The class is composed of 45 elementary pupils and secondary students who are all officers of the different student organizations, a press release from the Silay city government said yesterday. Members were selected from participants of the education summit held in Silay last month. Gamban told the teachers assigned to conduct the special class to identify and develop the special talent of the students. Focus will be given to English and Mathematics since English, in particular, is a must in seeking employment abroad. The special class will be held every Saturday, and the city will provide allowances and food for participants. The press release added that those present during the pre-test were Councilor Marie June Pavillar-Castro, chairperson of the committee on Education, city schools superintendent Eva Belicena, her assistant Elisa Broņola, PTCA president Henry Belleza, and the parents and teachers.* The Concerned Christians for Social Transformation-Youth Group, an affiliate organization of the Provincial Youth Development Council-Negros Occidental, will hold the Youth General Assembly and Big Day for Central District, Dec. 10, at the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Brgy. Granada, Bacolod City. The activity is in response to the challenge of Gov. Joseph Maraņon, for the youth to build a new kind of power based on spirituality and values formation, a press release from the CCST said. Highlights of the event will be the declaration of the CCST-YG development agenda and advocacies. Lined up activities include the youth mass, PintaFiesta exhibits, press conference, awareness rally, and cultural festival. Those interested in the youth assembly may call Rema Annie Elisan, coordinator, at tel. nos. (034) 703-7010 or 09282065500, the press release added.* |
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