Gov. Joseph Marañon, officials of the Department of Agrarian Reform, the police, and landowners met yesterday to discuss measures to prevent violence in the implementation of land reform in Negros Occidental.

Marañon said a new Memorandum of Agreement among all stakeholders is being proposed to ensure the peaceful implementation of land reform in the province.

DAR Regional Director Alexis Arsenal said a landowners desk will be created so if there are problems the people there will be the ones we will contact to thresh out problems.

House starts inquiry
on CTPL insurance

The House committee on transportation, headed by Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella, yesterday started its inquiry on the proposal of the Government Service Insurance System to take over the Compulsory Third Party Liability insurance for private vehicles, a press release from solon's office said.

The move of the GSIS was earlier exposed Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, prompting the insurance sector, particularly the Philippine Insurers and Reinsurers Association, to criticize GSIS.

Both Leyte Rep. Eduardo Velasco and PIRA Chairman Ramon Dimacali said the proposal of GSIS is contrary to its charter considering that the insurance is private in nature.

Deadline for BPO work
scholarships set May 26

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Negros Occidental Provincial Office announced that the deadline for registration of applicants for the PGMA Training for Work Scholarships will be tomorrow, May 26.

The scholarship is open to those applying for jobs in the business process outsourcing industry, 18 to 55 years old, who are at least high school graduate.

TESDA Region VI has 300 slots available for call center agents and 150 slots for medical transcriptionists.

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