The “design an e-trike” contest is open to all Filipino citizens of legal age (18 years old and above), whether individual or group residing in the Philippines. Contestant/s must generate 2D and 3D computer-aided drawings of the best aesthetic and Functional design for the future Philippine E-trike look (AutoCAD). Entries should feature a design that can accommodate a maximum of six (6) passengers excluding the driver. It must also be a three (3)-wheeled electric vehicle.

More detailed information about the contest can be viewed at the DOE website:

• E-trike Design Contest Entry Form
• E-Trike Contest Guidelines
• Inspection Criteria

Ten finalists will be chosen and among them, the top three will receive P200,000 each for their designs, and the remaining seven will receive P50,000 each. This is a nice opportunity for all of us. Submit your entry now.

example e-trike entries:

In recent years, Sagay City has been gaining a name for itself as an emerging tourist destination. With hardwork and commitment of our leaders and people to fulfill our dreams and aspirations,
we have transformed our city into an interesting place to visit, relax and enjoy. Sagay City

According to source, Sagay City received two awards for its tourism efforts during the 12th National Convention of the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) in Roxas City recently.

Adlaw sa Suba 2011 city level was chosen the First Placer for ATOP-DOT Best Tourism Practices Award – Sports and Wellness Category. On the other hand, Sinigayan festival 2011 awarded the Second Place for ATOP-DOT Best Tourism Practices Award – Festival Category in the same city level.

The awards were given during the Tourism Night and Awarding Ceremonies at the 12th Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) National Convention with the theme “ATOP:Agent of Culture of Tourism.”

Sagay City Mayor Leo Rafael M. Cueva and city councilor and chairperson of the Committee on Tourism Matthew Victor Gamboa together with the personnel of the City Information and Tourism Office and Negros Occidental Provincial Tourism officer Christine Mansinares received the awards.

Cueva thanked those who were part of the staging of this year’s Sinigayan Festival for their collective commitment of staging a green festival and promoting the advocacy to protect Sagay’s marine environment.

Meanwhile, Gamboa said Adlaw sa Suba aims to raise awareness in preserving the priceless Himoga-an River.

“Let this award be an encouragement to all of us to continue with our advocacy. Even if we have all the beautiful destinations but if we don’t preserve them, we won’t have any destinations to promote and inherit to our children in the future,” Gamboa said.

Also conferred awards during the ATOP National Convention were Silay City’s Christmas Village – Arts and Culture Category (City Category) and Cadiz City’s Dinagsa – Festival Event (City Category).

The Association of Tourism Officers of Negros Occidental (ATONO) was also recognized for its contribution to ATOP.

To qualify for the awards, an event by the local government unit must submit a bid book and video containing the details of the event.

The events are judged according to: achievement of event/projects (Short-term and long term benefits), involvement, participation and cooperation of general stakeholders, continuity and sustainability of the event/ project and contribution to the community (Positive socio-cultural and/or environmental impact: the ability of the event to significantly affect and improve the community’s socio-cultural awareness and participation).

The ATOP Best Tourism Practices Awards recognizes the exceptional practices, projects, and innovations in our community and the tourism industry.

In partnership with the Department of Tourism, the Best Tourism Practices Awards started in 2005 and was launched during the 6th ATOP National Convention held in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

This is the Winning Entry of Proud Sagay

MassKara is coined from two words: Mass, which means “many, or multitude,” and Kara, a Spanish word for “face,” thus MassKara is a mass or multitude of smiling faces.

For Bacolenos, MassKara is a celebration and expression of thanks for the abundance of blessings life brings them.

In line with this celebration, a lot of wonderful events will be happening. Check it out

Please note that schedules are subject to change according to source/image – Source

This year’s Buglasan Festival annual celebration banners the theme, “Working Together to Bring Negros Oriental Tourism to Greater Heights,” which the organizer is working doubly hard to make the province competitive and push the local tourism industry.

Buglasan Festival 2011 Calendar of Activities

Committee chair Sylvia Uy of the Lutong Garbo has announced that the Provincial Tourism Office is still accepting entries from different local government units (LGUs) of the province until September 30 to extend the chance of local culinary talents for the cook fest competition.

Sylvia Uy said this food festival promotes Negros Oriental’s native cuisine in celebration with the Buglasan Festival which showcases what the province has to offer to tourists.

The Lutong Garbo is open to all Negrense but duly endorsed by the local executives.
The contestant is required to cook a recipe good for ten persons.

All participants of the cooking contest must wear appropriate white cooking attire with hair bonnet and provide his/her own cooking utensils and equipment. These will be inspected including the ingredients before the cooking time.

The main dish or recipe entry must feature ingredients indigenous to the area represented as part of the criteria of the contest; and the use of ingredients such as monosodium glutamate, canned goods, imported products, and artificial seasonings are disallowed.

The contestants are given 15 minutes to prepare, marinate and set up ingredients and an hour to cook and present per main dish.

Food preparation will be judged according to the following criterias:

40% palatability

40% for originality

10% for texture and

10% for dish presentation.

Winners for this competition will receive

P10,000+ trophy for the 1st prize;

P7,000 + trophy for 2nd prize placer

P5,000 + trophy 3rd placer plus a trophy each .

Consolation prizes of P2,5000 cash and certificates of appreciation will be awarded by the Lutong Garbo Competition committee.

Source: www.negor.gov.ph

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This Link Sy I.T. Park is an embodiment of that dream. This is not the first I.T. facility I have visited in my term. But each time I am given the opportunity to witness a project like this being undertaken, I become even more optimistic that we can reach our goal sooner rather than later.