COMFORT ROOM. Toilet structures installed with septic tanks have been provided to each of the 310 beneficiary households in E.B. Magalona town in Negros Occidental province to achieve zero open defecation and prevent water-borne diseases. The initiative was jointly implemented by the province and the municipality under the Provincial Integrated Safe Water Program.(Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government has assisted the municipality of E.B. Magalona in building toilet facilities for its residents to achieve zero open defecation and prevent water-borne diseases. Jointly implemented under the Provincial Integrated Safe Water Program, the initiative benefited 310 households in six barangays of the northern Negros town, which were provided individual sanitary toilets starting Monday. "This project will significantly help eradicate cholera and other water-borne cases. We thank the provincial government for constantly looking a
TOURISM FAIR. The entrance to the 22nd Provincial Tourism Week event in Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City during the opening day on Monday (Sept. 19, 2022). Various local government units are showcasing the best of their products, tourism destinations, arts and culture, and investment opportunities under the theme "Rethinking Tourism".(PNA photo by Nanette L. Guadalquiver) BACOLOD CITY - The province of Negros Occidental is pushing for an inclusive and sustainable tourism to regain its status as among the top tourist destinations in Western Visayas. At the opening of the 22nd Provincial Tourism Week in Ayala Malls Capitol Central here on Monday, various local government units, including his capital city, showcased the best of their products, tourism destinations, arts and culture, and investment opportunities under the theme "Rethinking Tourism". "We are re-thinking tourism, not just the usual leisure and service. Our aim is to incorporate responsibil
SUMMIT. The Negros Occidental Provincial Environment Management Office holds the 1st Provincial Local Conservation Areas Management Summit as part of the observance of the 30th Provincial Environment Month at the Social Hall of the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City on Monday (June 27, 2022). The activity highlighted the use of the ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) technique for the conservation of a major river basin in the southern part of the province. (Photo courtesy of PIO Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental government is adopting the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) technique for the conservation of a major river basin in the southern part of the province. The EbA was introduced during the 1st Provincial Local Conservation Areas Management Summit as part of the observance of the 30th Provincial Environment Month at the Social Hall of the provincial capitol here on Monday. "I think it is very clear that among the priorities of the administration of Governor