Eight Barangay Information Officers (BIOs) joined over 70 communicators for the Provincial GAD Fair and Information Empowerment Program, held March 30–31, 2026, at the L’Fisher Hotel Bacolod City.

Organized by the Province of Negros Occidental, the PIA, and NAGIOL, the summit focused on grassroots gender sensitivity and the enforcement of the Safe Spaces Act (Anti-Bastos Law).

The Kabankalan delegation was trained to translate complex gender laws into actionable community awareness.

According to Dr. Jake G. Tugbang, City Information Officer, those sessions sharpened the BIOs’ skills to better bridge the gap between government policy and local residents.

8 BIOs: 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗼: Rene Dequit,𝗧𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗴𝗼𝗻: Joy Arro, 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼: Annie Dela Paz, 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗶𝗹: Toto Fern Gardose Sobretodo ,𝗧𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶: Roica Tibus,𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻: Rhea Mae Zapanta, 𝗕𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝟱: Lourdes Ablao and 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗻 :Joeven Argamaso.

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