The regional director of the Department of Interior and Local Government in Western Visayas is calling on all barangay officials to join the first barangay assembly this year, this coming Sunday, a DILG press release said.

Evelyn Trompeta, DILG regional director, urged all barangay officials to notify their constituents of the assembly which is being held in compliance with Republic Act 7160, or the Local Government Code of 1991, and other DILG memorandum circulars, it also said. The bi-annual assembly will take up the semestral report of the Sangguniang Bayan, annual accomplishment and financial report of the barangay, plan of action on governance, gender and development, and its preparedness and public safety plans to mitigate the effects of the impending La Niña phenomenon, the press release said.

Trompeta said she hopes there will be more barangays conducting the assembly because in October 2005, only 65 percent of the barangays complied with the directive, the press release added.*

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UNO-R MassComm
elects new officers

The new officers of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos MassComm Alumni in Bacolod City were elected recently, a press release from the group said.

Elected were Rodcel Benitez - president, Yasmin Pascual Dormido - vice president, Flor Lingamen - secretary, Cookie Roa - treasurer, Ryan Englis - auditor, Gilbert Bayoran - public information officer; Fleur Acubuche and Mary June Pavillar-Castro - business managers; Nieves Hibaler-Pepito, Charles Dilag and Camila Bamor - club service directors; and Albert Umali and Dennis Lachica - cultural affairs directors, the press release added.*

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Magical getaway promo on

Exciting prizes, including a trip for two to Hong Kong Disneyland, are at stake in the Disney Channel's Magical Getaway promo to all new subscribers of SKYCable, the biggest show on air and Disney Channel, a SKYCable press release said.

The promo period started Feb. 1 and will run until March 31.

New subscribers will be given scratch coupons for instant prizes.

They may also fill in a raffle coupon with their complete name, address, telephone number and signature, and drop them at designated drop boxes in any participating SKYCable outlets in the regional and national draws, the press release said.

The winner in the regional draw at 3 p.m. on April 21 to be held at Pilipino Cable Corporation in Ortigas Center, Pasig may take home a Disney Channel MP3 stick player. The national draw winner will win a trip for two to Hong Kong Disneyland.

Deadline of submission of raffle coupons is at 5 p.m. on April 17.

Winners in the regional and national draws will be notified though registered mail and will be announced on April 24 through the Community Billboard Channel, the press release added.*

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