CODING EDUCATION. Some of the teachers and students who participated in the 'Hour of Code', a virtual coding education event, held Dec. 6-7, 2021 in Negros Occidental. Some 1,338 students, most of whom are senior high schools, and 117 teachers participated in the learning activity. (Photo courtesy of the NegOcc Language and Information Technology Center) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government is advocating coding education in a bid to accommodate the growing need for information and communication technology (ICT) learning among the Negrenses. As part of the initiative, the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC), in collaboration with the Coders Tribe, conducted the "Hour of Code" (HOC), a virtual coding education event, on Dec. 6 and 7 participated by some 1,464 students and teachers from across the province. NOLITC vocational school administrator Ma. Cristina Orbecido told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Thursday