TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte (PIA) — Eastern Visayas marked World Water Day yesterday March 22, by conducting various activities relevant to the theme, “Water and Food Security,” highlighted by “Linis Estero” mobilization at Burayan River and Mahayahay Creek, in San Jose, Tacloban City.

Led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the activity, which began at 8 a.m. was attended by DENR personnel, media practitioners, and the city government of Tacloban.

Foreign Training

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL (PIA6) — An international non-government organization is in need of workers to train on technology farming in Japan. Workers will be trained in Okinawa Prefecture for three years and will also be paid while on training, said Michiyasu Arayashiki, managing director of the Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement (OISCA)- International.

Arayashiki was in the province recently and made this remark during a courtesy call to Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr., who is also OISCA-Philippines president at the Capitol.

Tourism Packages

SILAY, Negros Occ. (PIA 6) — The Silay Tourism Office will launch “Duaw sa Tingadlaw” (Summer Visit), a tourism package for summer vacation aimed at drawing tourists to visit the “seat of the arts, culture and ecotourism in Western Visayas."

Cultural heritage tours include museum and touring ancestral houses, food trip, and folklore village exploration while Silaynon speakers can give organized groups a talk on the city’s historical heritage. Silay Tourism Office and IKAW-AKO Japan-Negros Partnership for Environmental Protection also have packages for a mangrove tour, Patag upland excursion, watershed showcase, and outdoor camps.

Canine Vaccination

CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) — The local government of Mandaue City has conducted a massive free vaccination campaign to make the city rabies-free by 2013. Observing Anti-Rabies Month this March, the Mandaue City Veterinary Office (MCVO) vaccinated and registered a total of 8,475 dogs in all 27 barangays of the city.

The MCVO also regularly conducts awareness campaign on responsible pet ownership, and free registration and vaccination for all pets. “Pet owners can save a total of P250, i.e., P100 for the registration and P150 for the vaccination fee,” according to city veterinarian Dr. Daisy Penetrante.

Zero Waste

BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar (PIA) — The newly organized Council of Women in the City (CWC) of Borongan is will implement “Zero Waste sa Kalsada” program in support of city ordinance number 64, an anti-littering and beautification campaign dubbed “Baysay Borongan.” CWC chairman Gracia Anacta said the Brigada Eskwela to be held when school opens will see schoolchildren barangays here encouraged to collect plastics and cellophanes from their nearby streets.

With the participation of teachers, every collected cellophane will be recorded and in a month's time, cash incentives will be rewarded the child with the most cellophanes collected.