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The Negros Occidental High School in Bacolod City
won first place in both individual and team category of the 2007
Regional Metrobank MTAP DepEd Math Challenge held recently at Iloilo
National High School, Iloilo City, a press release from NOHS said.
Their scores in both individual written and team
categories topped the whole Regions in the Visayas and qualified
the school for the National Finals held April 13-14, at Metrobank
Plaza, Makati City. Roy Roque Rivera Jr., the individual contestant,
teamed with J. Kenneth Jalandoni. Both are fourth year high school
students of NOHS and graduated as Valedictorian in Special Science
Class and Salutatorian of Regular class, respectively, this school
year, the press release said.
The two were recognized as the top scorer in the
Visayas geographical area together with their coach, Josette Terrora,
a Math teacher, at the awarding ceremonies of the 2007 national
finals in Makati.
Among eight regions in the country which qualified
for the national finals, Rivera ranked second in the Individual
Written category and was invited by the Philippine Mathematical
Society to train for the International Math Olympiad to be held
at Hanoi, Vietnam in July this year. His training will start this
coming weekend of April to first week of May at the Ateneo de Manila
University.
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CEI
to hold environment forum
The Center for Environmental Initiatives in Negros
Occidental will hold the Earth Day 16th Environment Forum 1:30 p.m.
April 26 at the Governor's Conference Hall, Capitol Building, Bacolod
City, a press release from organizers said.
Gov. Joseph Maraņon will give the welcome remarks
and message, followed by a presentation from the ethnic/modern band,
Pinikpikan. To be discussed are the updates on oil recovery operations
of the Guimaras oil spill, administrative hearing of Department
of Environment and Natural Resources Office personnel involved in
the cutting of trees in Don Salvador Benedicto, and the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan resolution requesting DENR to identify and include
in their program reforestation, the press release said.
Members of CEI may call the Secretariat at tel. Nos.
(034) 4345396, 09217318314, or 09172417126; through Txt Mo Si GOV
by typing TXT CEI (message) and send to 700319) or 2806; or email
atpemo_cei@yahoo.com, the press release added.*
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Miss
Philippines-Earth
pageant night April 29
One of the sponsors of the Miss Philippines-Earth
2007 will be New Placenta by Psalmstre which will give out promotional
beauty products on the finals night set April 29 at the University
of the Philippines Theater, in Quezon City, a press release from
the company said.
The product is endorsed by former Ms. International
Melanie Marquez. The pageant is seeking for a Filipina beauty who
cares for and helps in the preservation of the environment. Those
interested in the product may email psalmstre@yahoo.com or log on
to www.newplacenta-psalmstre.com, for more details, the press release
added.*
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CEI
to hold environment forum