The Department of Agriculture 6 will hold the first rice and corn information caravan on February 16 at the Western Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research Center in Jaro, Iloilo City.

OIC Regional Executive Diector Larry Nacionales said the activity aims to promote and create awareness on the various banner programs of the DA, particularly on rice and corn, among the industries' stakeholders.

Guests of honors will be Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap and Assistant Secretary Clayton Olalia.

Silk factory in Bago
gets P3-M machine

Limitless production of silk is now possible at the Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement factory in Bago City with the recent arrival of a new machine from Japan, Negros Silk Center manager Thelma Watanabe said yesterday.

The P3 million machine that can detect diseases of silkworms was brought to Negros Occidental by the group from OISCA Ibaraki headed by Takeyasu Onose who paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Joseph Marañon at the Capitol in Bacolod City yesterday.

We have a silkworm-breeding machine so we needed to be able to detect diseases to determine if the mother moths have diseases so we can stop the strain, Watanabe said.

Cebu Pacific to add
Manila-Bacolod trips

Cebu Pacific said in a press release yesterday that it will increase its Manila-Bacolod flights from March 22 to June 12 to accommodate more passengers during the summer season.

During this period, the airline will have three to four Manila-Bacolod flights daily, with the additional service at 6 p.m., arriving in Bacolod at 7:05 p.m. The return flight from Bacolod will be at 7:35 p.m., reaching Manila at 8:40 p.m . The lowest fare for the route starts at P568.

Candice Iyog, Cebu Pacific marketing director, said they are increasing their flight capacity by more than 33 percent to fill the need for more seats during the summer.

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