A post-Valentine variety show called “ Red-Letter-Day Event with YES!FM DJs” will be held Friday, 4 to 6 p.m. at the Events Centre of SM in Bacolod City, a press release from the University of the Philippines alumni association said.

Disc jockeys Mark Lizares and Anne Luzurriaga of YES! FM will host the show, which will include a dating game and song and dance numbers from students of the St Rose of Lima School , Carlos Hilado Memorial State College and Victory Business College .

The show is in celebration of UP's 100 years of leadership, service and academic excellence, the press release said.

Alumni from Bacolod and Negros Occidental are enjoined to wear something red for the occasion, and text or call organizers at mobile phone number 09193465185 for details, the press release added.*

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Operation Smile
set tomorrow

The annual medical mission in Negros Occidental called “ Operation Smile” will be held tomorrow at the Teresita L. Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City , a press release from past president Edith Villanueva of the organizing group, Operational Smile-Philippines, said.

Free reconstructive surgery will be provided by about 40 foreign and local volunteer surgeons and other medical personnel, to indigent children with cleft lip and cleft palate.

Last year, children with such facial deformities were also served at the mission founded by Dr. William Magee and his nurse-wife Kathleen, and is now conducted in 25 countries, the press release said.

For details on the screening and surgery schedules, interested parties may call the H.O.P.E. Foundation at Tel. Nos. 434-5362 or 433-6138, the press release added.*

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Scholars of DOST now 276

Scholars of the Department of Science and Technology in Negros Occidental have now reached 276, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Science and Technology, Allan Francis Daraug, said in a press release from the Philippine Information Agency.

The scholars are receiving a monthly stipend of P3,000 each for those under the DOST-Science Education Institute, and P4,000 for those who are enrolled in a Physics course. They also receive a P3,000 book allowance per academic year with group health and accident insurance.

The scholars are studying at the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas, University of St. La Salle, Univesity of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, West Negros University , Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod, Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, and Negros State College of Agriculture.

Among the courses they are taking are BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering, BS in Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, and teaching in Basic Science – Chemistry and Physic.

The DOST aims to strengthen the country's standing in science and technology, and has instituted reforms in the department, the press release added.*  

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