A Harvest Festival will be held June 1 at SM City Bacolod to cap the Kabalikat Sa Kabuhayan Farmers Training Program Part II of SM Foundation Inc.

The farmer-trainees, coming from various towns and cities in Negros Occidental, will be recognized during graduation rites at the mall for  completing the 100-day training sessions to improve their farming practices.

Their harvested produce from the Negros Economic Development Foundation Techno Farm in Brgy. Handumanan, Bacolod City will be showcased during the Harvest Festival.

German execs  hold
study tour in Neg. Occ.

A group of German government officials held a study tour on organic aquaculture and coastal resource management in two areas in southern Negros last week.

The group led by District Chief Executive Ralf Luther of Schmalkalden-Meiningen of Free State of Thuringia visited the milkfish grow-out production farm of Francisco Britanico in Nabulao, Sipalay City.

They witnessed the milkfish stocking before heading for Danjugan Island in Cauayan to look into approaches on coastal resource and marine protected area management.

Top Convergys official to
visit Manila centers

A top official of Convergys Corp., which recently opened its ninth call center in the Philippines in Bacolod City, is scheduled to visit Manila shortly to look into the company’s local operations, a press release from Convergys said. 

 Andrea Ayers, new president of Customer Management, will attend strategic planning sessions with local executives and visit six of the company’s Metro Manila sites.

She will be welcoming at Convergys One, the company’s Philippine headquarters, by Marife Zamora, Convergys vice president and country manager.

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