Province gears up
for 3-in-1Buglasan
GUV PRAYING FOR SUNSHINE
BY ALEX PAL

Gov. Emilio Macias II may be moving a lot of earth, cement and wood to finish the Sidlakang Negros Tourism Village in time for the Buglasan Festival, but he will need more than human energy to stop the rains.

“One of my friends told me that she went to the Carmelites bringing a couple of dozen eggs to ask for the rain to stop,” Macias, Negros Oriental governor, said.

Although a Protestant in his religious beliefs, Macias apparently has nothing against bringing offerings of eggs to the Carmelite convent to ask them to pray for the success of the Buglasan Festival, which opened yesterday and will run until January 1, 2008 .

Macias couple awarded
BY MARICAR ARANAS

The Integrated Midwives Association of the Philippines Negros Oriental Chapter recognized the contribution of Gov. Emilio and Dr. Melba Macias in the field of midwifery in the province with an award to the couple at the recent IMAP annual convention.

Dr. Melba Macias, an OB Gynecologist, and the governor who is also a doctor, were instrumental in establishing the first midwifery school in Negros Oriental, the Manuel L. Teves School of Midwifery.

The governor said he is grateful to the IMAP, as well as to Negros Oriental State University president, Dr. Henry Sojor, for accepting and developing the Midwifery course formerly of the Central Visayas State University .

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