USLS-Junior Philippine Economics Society kicks off new academic year with an Acquaintance Party at NVR

The Junior Philippine Economics Society (JPES) of the University of St. La Salle-Bacolod (USLS) held their whole day Acquaintance Party here at Nature's Village Resort (NVR) last July 23, Saturday, at Camp Edgar and The Green Pavilion. The affair was graced by more than a hundred full-fledged member-students of the society from the first to fourth year levels together with some members of their college faculty.

Activities of the event included an Amazing Race-cum-Team Building in the morning organized by year-level representatives of the society and a program featuring selected students with a Greek-inspired theme. Rain or shine, the society capped their stay within NVR's natural landscape and lush greenery with some members swimming at the resort pool towards late afternoon.

NVR sponsored the acquaintance party with swimming passes which were given away as prizes for the winners of their event highlight for the day. USLS-JPES is planning another team building activity for its officers in the succeeding months.  

DSWD's Month-long Agenda: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Region VI

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Office is holding seminars for parent leaders from all cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental since June 2011 here at Nature's Village Resort (NVR) Alfredo Hall.

Dubbed as "Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program: Rollout Capacity Building for Parent-Leaders," a pet project of the Aquino Administration, there is an expected group totalling to 500 constituents from the province that will be attending the said seminar which ends in August.

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) seeks to give a conditional cash grant of P500 per family per month. To qualify in the said program, families must have children between ages 0-14 years. This program addresses the health, nutrition and education needs of the poorest of the poor in the region.

Ms. Belen P. Gebusino is DSWD's Provincial Link in Region VI.

Participants of the seminar have break-out groups to tackle their responsibility as parent-leaders of their families. Workshops include improving communication skills, getting to know oneself, learning how to work in a team, to mention a few. 

Fire Safety Seminar at NVR

The Talisay City Fire Department headed by Chief Fire Inspector Kim Celisio, with four other senior firefighters, gave a lecture on Fire Safety to Nature's Village Resort employees last July 25, 2011, Monday, 2 pm, held at the East Hall of the Village Hotel.

There were 25 employees from the Front Office, Housekeeping, Kitchen, Restaurant, Accounting and Sales departments who attended this year's seminar.

NVR employees learned the basic elements and types of fire, the different  kinds of fire extinguishers and received practical tips-cum-instructions on firefighting. The seminar ended with a practical demonstration on fire fighting using the fire extinguisher and water hose courtesy of the Talisay City Fire Department.