NegOcc state college links with Japanese firms for internship

BACOLOD CITY — The Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (CHMSC) in Negros Occidental has established partnerships with two Japan-based companies for its student internship program.

These include the Chou Foods Company Ltd. and Asia Development Center Association (ADCA) International Internship Consultancy Services.

On Tuesday (March 5), CHMSC president Renato Sorolla and Chou Foods chairman Koumei Kanda signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to formalize the partnership in a ceremony held at the school’s main campus in Talisay City.

The CHMSC said the partnership will give Hospitality Management and Business Administration students the opportunity to undergo internship in Japan for seven months.

Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (CHMSC) president Renato Sorolla (seated, 2^nd from right) signs the memorandum of understanding for the student internship program in Japan, with representative translator Mita Kikuchi and director Rhoderick Samonte, in a ceremony held at the school’s main campus in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday (March 5, 2019).
*Contributed photo*

The agreement states that the students will be considered interns and not employees, but they will avail of some benefits such as insurance and allowances.

Chou Foods, which owns and runs 140 restaurants in Japan, will provide the real-world experiences that can help prepare CHMSC students in completing their degrees.

Meanwhile, ADCA will facilitate the Japanese language training of the students while they live and study in Japan to address the cultural component of the internship.

This is the latest partnership sealed by the CHMSC with international partners to enhance its academic, research and extension programs.

Last January, the state college also partnered with online education platform, 51Talk, for the conduct of training programs for faculty, students, and graduates to become effective online English teachers.

CHMSC, which is poised to obtain a university status soon, has almost 10,000 students in its four campuses, including the main college in Talisay City in northern Negros – as well as the two in Bacolod City situated in Alijis and Fortune Towne, and another in Binalbagan in southern Negros.

Currently, CHMSC offers academic programs under the College of Education, College of Industrial Technology, and School of Arts and Sciences (all in Talisay City), College of Business Management and Accountancy (Fortune Towne), Institute of Information Technology (Alijis), and College of Fisheries and Criminology (Binalbagan). (PNA)

Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1063763

Palace declares special non-working days in 2 NegOcc cities

BACOLOD CITY — The Office of the President has declared special non-working days in two cities of Negros Occidental celebrating their respective charter anniversaries this February.

In Talisay City, it will be a holiday on February 11, which marks the northern Negros city’s 21st Charter Anniversary as stated in Proclamation No. 661 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on February 6.

On February 19, it will also be a non-working day in Bago City in commemoration of its 53rd Charter Anniversary, based on Proclamation No. 668 signed also by Medialdea on February 7 upon the authority of President Rodrigo Duterte.

“It is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Talisay and of the City of Bago be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies,” the proclamations stated.

Talisay City, under Mayor Nilo Jesus Antonio Lizares III and Vice Mayor Samuel Siote, is commemorating its founding anniversary together with the 21st Pasidungog Festival on February 7 to 11 with the theme, “Maghiliusa Talisaynon, Asenso Padayunon”.

Bago City, headed by Mayor Nicholas Yulo and Vice Mayor Ramon Torres, is celebrating its 53rd Charter Anniversary and 22nd Babaylan Festival from February 11 to 19 under the theme “Strengthening Partnerships for Sustainable Development”.

Among the highlights are the Search for Diwata sang Bago 2019 on February 17; 12th Gawad Bagonhon Awarding Ceremony on February 18; and the 53rd Charter Anniversary Parade, Babaylan Forum, Farmers’ Day and Karabag-O Festival, and Babaylan Street and Stage Dance Competition on February 19.

Last December, the Office of the President released copies of laws signed by the President on November 9 declaring non-working holidays in several areas in the country, including two other cities in Negros Occidental.

Republic Act Nos. 11134 and 11146 declare a special non-working holiday in Sagay City on June 11 and in Bacolod City on June 18 in commemoration of their founding anniversary and charter day, respectively. (PNA)

Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1061365

NegOcc state college poised to become university soon

BACOLOD CITY — The Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (CHMSC) in Negros Occidental is expected to become a university soon after the Senate approved on third and final reading the bill for its status conversion.

House Bill 8732 seeks to convert the CHMSC, with a main campus in Talisay City and satellite campuses in Bacolod City and Binalbagan town, into a state university.

Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya, one of the main authors of the bill, said on Wednesday that after the Senate’s approval on Monday, the proposed law will be forwarded to the Office of the President for the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte.

The Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (CHMSC) main campus in Talisay City, Negros Occidental.
*Photo by Nanette L. Guadalquiver*

Gasataya added that once it will obtain a university status, the CHMSC will be able to establish more facilities and offer additional academic programs.

Among the co-authors of the House Bill 8732 are (3rd District) Rep. Alfredo Benitez and (5th District) Rep. Alejandro Mirasol, whose jurisdictions include Talisay City and Binalbagan town, respectively.

CHMSC has almost 10,000 students in its four campuses, including the main college in Talisay City in northern Negros as well as the two in Bacolod City situated in Alijis and Fortune Towne, and another in Binalbagan in southern Negros.

Dr. Renato Sorolla, president of CHMSC, said in an interview last week he is optimistic that they will obtain the university status within the year.

“We are nearer to the goal. We still need to submit more documents to comply with the requirements of the Commission on Higher Education,” he said.

Sorolla said that becoming a state university is not just an aspiration for the CHMSC, but also an opportunity for them to become more responsive to the community that it serves and uplift the quality of services they deliver as an educational institution.

“It will change the budget because the emphasis of the university is more on the generation of new knowledge. With that, we will invest much on the improvement of our research facilities,” he added.

Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1061137