The Philippine Information Agency recently announced its IWAG awardees this year from various high schools, colleges and universities in Western Visayas.

The award recognizes campus paper writers who excelled in development communication, a PIA press release said.

Out of the 50 nominees, 31 were chosen, 10 of them from Negros Occidental.

They are, in the high school level: Dorothy Gabo of La Consolacion College Main-Bacolod, Jinky Ponte - La Consolacion Academy in Murcia, Negros Occidental, Beulah May Corpuz - Bacolod City High School, April Anne Espinosa - Bacolod Tay Tung High School, Lauren Angela Santelices - Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod, Jison Golez - University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, and Melnard Chilyn Rafael - Negros Occidental High School. The college awardees are Rene Ray Ransom Agui of The Lead, and Jeffry Gil Lingamen of Spectrum, both of the University of St. La Salle-Bacolod, and Jeralyn Pasinabo of The Tolentine Star - University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (Bacolod), the press release said.

An IWAG awardee will be given a gold medal and a citation at the recognition or graduation ceremony of his or her school. Almost a thousand campus paper writers have been recipients of the award, the press release added.*

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Allan K to hold concert

Negrense comedian-singer Allan K will hold a concert called "Allan K - In Concert and Laughter" at 7:30 p.m. on April 30 at the Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center, in Bacolod City, a press release from the Capitol Government Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative said.

To perform the front act is "Kulai," a Bacolod-based all-male group. Allan K is a regular host of two shows over national television, the press release said.

The event is part of the Panaad sa Negros Festival this year on the theme "Tatak Negros (Proudly Negros-made)."

Proceeds of the show will go to the CAPGEM Youth Movement. Tickets are sold at P100 and P200 and are available at various outlets. Reservations and inquiries may also be made with the CAPGEM office at 432-2989 or 434-9952, the press release added.

Meanwhile, the pop dance showdown of the festival -- open to all cities and towns of Negros Occidental -- is set at 8 p.m., April 23, at the Panaad Stadium, Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod.

The entry should be within the context of modern dance, break dance, hiphop, disco, and street style, a Capitol press release said. The local government unit should have only one entry, and its participants should be from 13 to 21 years old.

Prizes are P20,000, P15,000 and P12,000 for the first to third place winners, respectively, and a consolation prize of P1,000 to the next 10 entries, the press release said.

Criteria for judging are, performance - 30 percent, choreography/creativity - P25 percent, dance technique - 20 percent, difficulty of the dance - 20 percent, and costume - 5 percent, the press release added.*

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SuperFerry variety
show set Monday

A variety show will be held by SuperFerry Bacolod from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Bacolod City public plaza to launch its free shuttle bus service offer to passengers, a press release from its management said.

Negros Occidental tourism officer Jennylind Cordero will give the opening remarks, to be followed by the messages of Gov. Joseph Marañon and Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia.

Also set are song and dance numbers from schools, sing-a-line from SuperFerry jingle games, and a message from the SuperFerry management.

Arlette Capistrano, SuperFerry Western Visayas Area manager, will give the closing remarks, the press release said.

The free shuttle bus service offer is for passengers from the south, north and central points of Negros Occidental who will be brought for free to the Bredco port, at the reclamation area, in Bacolod, it also said.

The service is being adopted in cooperation with the local bus and jeepney operators, the press release added.*

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