The Department of Energy will hold a consultation on the draft implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act 9367, or the Biofuels Act of 2006, tomorrow, from 10 p.m. to 3 p.m., at the USLS Santuario de La Salle in Bacolod City.

DOE Visayas Field Office Director Antonio Labios said the consultation aims to solicit public participation in the formulation of the IRR and raise the level of awareness and acceptance of stakeholders on the purpose and benefits of the Biofuels Act. DOE scheduled consultations in Metro Manila, Baguio, Bacolod and Cagayan de Oro after recently conducting a workshop on the drafting of the IRR, a copy of which can be accessed at the DOE website.

Malacañang sets aside P27.5B
for '07 priority irrigation projects

The Arroyo administration has allocated P27.5 billion for priority irrigation projects nationwide to enhance farm production and increase market goods supply, Malacañang said in a press statement yesterday.

Director General Cerge Remonde of the Presidential Management Staff said targeted are four major irrigation projects costing P21.49 billion and several small irrigation projects worth P6 billion. Remonde said the National Irrigation Administration has been directed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to release P500 million per month for small irrigation projects, of which P200 million is for the North Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle, another P200 million for the Mindanao Super region, and P100 million for other regions.

Investing in IT
seminar slated

The Department of Trade and Industry in Negros Occidental said in a press release that Intel Technologies Inc. will hold a seminar on investing in Information Technology for entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs on March 30, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the L' Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City.

The Business Advantage Seminar will be conducted for free and participants will have a chance to win a Personal Computer with Intel Core 2 Duo Processor-Based.

Those who wish for more information may call the DTI at 433-0250 or 708-2423.*

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