Tourism Regional Director Edwin Trompeta said he is pushing for a tourism action plan that will position Western Visayas as a destination to reckon with.

He said that this should be done in such a way that provinces complement, not compete with each other in showcasing their respective tourism destinations.

Trompeta was in Bacolod City Monday for the launching of the Negros Island Tourism Inc., the body tasked to market and promote the province, both for the leisure and convention markets, and for the opening of the 1st Bacolod Travel Xchange last week.

Valladolid mayor bats
for organic farming

Valladolid Mayor Ricardo Presbitero Jr. is pushing for the practice of organic farming which he believes will give farmers a better chance to survive and gain profit, the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist said.

At the recent graduation rites of farmers from Barangay Lacaron who attended the Farmers' Field School for Diversified Crops, Presbitero said that most of farmers in the municipality could not pay their debts because they are still using costly chemicals.

Organic farming which makes use of bio-degradable wastes will release them from their debts, he said.

NN offers low summer fares

Negros Navigation is offering vacationers, students and families with the most affordable and fun travel fares starting March, a press release from the shipping company said.

NN Bacolod branch manager, Grace Golez, said that through "Pamasahe nga Barato, Todo Serbisyo" promo, passengers can avail of one rate from economy to tourist at P1,200 while the "Two Days Advance" promo still applies to Admiral class up to Suite accommodation.

Tickets are available in more than 90 outlets all over Negros Occidental, with six departures weekly as well Bacolod - Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Ozamiz and Palawan voyages.

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