French Ambassador to visit Dumaguete City on June 6
by Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 3 (PIA) --- The Ambassador of France to the Philippines, His Excellency Thierry Borja de Mozota, is scheduled to arrive in Dumaguete City on June 6 to be the guest speaker during a special convocation in Silliman University (SU).
The convocation will mark the start of school ar 2011-2012, said SU Director for Office of Information and Publications Mark Garcia, in a statement. “He will speak on the friendship between France and the Philippines," Garcia said.
SU is eyeing to explore partnership opportunities with the Embassy of France on programs related to education, culture and the arts.
The Ambassador will arrive together with Louis Thievenin and Juliette Blouin, Director and Deputy Director of the Alliance Francaise de Cebu, respectively.
Garcia said that Silliman University Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, who concurrently serves as Acting President while President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III is on official leave, will formally welcome the Ambassador to the university.
With a student population of over 8,000, Silliman is home to around 300 international students coming from 31 countries.
France is among the countries represented in the University and French is one of the foreign languages being offered in the curriculum. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)
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Gov push for more investors in NegOr
by Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 3 (PIA) --- Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo is pushing for more investors to invest in the various sports and cultural facilities constructed by the provincial government here.
In a recent meeting with the Negros Oriental Business Development Foundation (NOBDF), Degamo asked the NOBDF members led by its Executive Director Franzel Marinez to help the provincial government seek ways to lure more investors into investing in the province's facilities.
These facilities include the Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center, Aqua Center, PerdicesColiseum, Negros Oriental Convention Center and the half-finished Provincial Coliseum Hotel.
The governor is strongly pushing to make these facilities generate more income as he noted the huge amount of funds needed to pay for the maintenance and operations expenses of the facilities. “The governor saw that these facilities are not earning enough to address the costs needed to maintain them,” said Capitol Information Officer Adrian Sedillo. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)