Members of the Bacolod City Hall Press Corps participated in a week-long trip called "Business and Tourism Familiarization and Study," April 2 to 9, a city hall press release said yesterday.

The group visited and studied the business and tourism ventures of Kawit town, and the cities of Trece Martines and Tagaytay, in Cavite province; Manila City, and Taguig town, it also said.

The business and tourism establishments included government-owned-and-controlled corporations and privately-owned-and-managed ones.

The press release said that, based on the reporters' experience and assessment, tourism can be a serious business to generate revenues needed by local government units to deliver basic services to the people, especially with the support and cooperation of concerned sectors and individuals.

Oscar Palabyab, assistant for Tourism Services and Regional Offices, said in a press conference, that Bacolod City and Negros Occidental have much potential to tap in terms of developing tourist destinations, the press release added.*

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UNO-R alumna gets
TOSP regional award

A graduate of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos in Bacolod City has been chosen as one of the 2006 Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines in Region VI, at awarding rites, held at the Iloilo Grand Hotel, in Iloilo City, recently, a press release from the school said.

Ma. Kristina Alpon, who graduated with a BS Agriculture degree, major in Animal Science, was also a recipient of the UNO-R Leadership and University Loyalty awards, it also said.

Alpon, daughter of Crisanto and Luzviminda Alpon, is also the outgoing chairperson of the UNO-R League of Governors and outgoing governor of the School of Agriculture Student Council. She has also been awarded by the UNO-R Office of the Vice President for Student Welfare and Student Affairs, as one of the Outstanding Student Leaders of the school, for year 2005 to 2006, the press release added.*

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