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ENVIRONMENTDUMAGUETE CITY – Rays of sunlight peek through the walls of a modest household near La Preza, Sibulan to
Exotic places in Negros Oriental
DUMAGUETE CITY – With Boracay closing, on April 26, now is certainty the time for several exotic places in Negros
Close to 1,000 bets for village, SK posts file COCs
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Dumaguete City said Monday, April 23, that a total of 978 aspirants have filed their certificates of candidacies (COCs) for various positions in the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections.Of the total, two have withdrawn their COCs before the deadline for filing, which ...
EDC, partners plant endangered endemic species on Earth Day
GEOTHERMAL energy leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) celebrated Earth Day last weekend by planting about 100 premium endangered native trees in the Cuernos de Negros, where the so-called last remaining forest of Negros Oriental is located.“The (EDC) team has been planning this and you know that we sit in the ...
Negros Oriental Earth Day climb set this weekend
GEOTHERMAL leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC), in collaboration with other partners, has set a two-day trek and planting activity in Negros Oriental this weekend in celebration of Earth Day this year.Earth Day is an annual event celebrated worldwide on April 22. Various events are held to show support for environmental ...
Arts and Crafts Fair reels off in Dumaguete
SOME 52 exhibitors joined the official opening of the 6200 Pop Up Arts and Crafts Fair in Dumaguete City Wednesday afternoon, April 18.Nimfa Virtucio, provincial director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental, said the activity was previously known as the Dagit Arts Fest.“The 6200 Pop ...
Korean nabbed for fraud under BI custody
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested a Korean national wanted for alleged fraud in South Korea.A police report said intelligence operatives of BI’s Fugitive Search Unit apprehended Kim Cheon Syb, 48, a resident of Infante Subdivision, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on Wednesday.The Korean national is wanted in South Korea ...
4,804 traffic violators arrested in 1st quarter
TRAFFIC violators apprehended in various police operations in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, increased four times in the first quarter this year.Acting city police Chief Senior Superintendent Jonathan Pineda said records at the police station show a total of 4,804 motor vehicles were apprehended from January to March, almost four times ...
Dumaguete power outage set Sunday
THE Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative (NORECO II) has scheduled a power service interruption on Sunday from 8:10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in some areas in Dumaguete City.NORECO II is set to conduct an emergency replacement of rotten three-phase primary backbone pole and to clear vegetation along the scheduled affected ...
Urban poor group asks city dad for apology
THE Alliance of Urban Poor Working for Empowerment and Resettlement (All Power) Cebu City Chapter is asking Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia to issue a public apology to their chairman, Floro Enricoso.In an approved resolution filed by Garcia last March 20, the City Council asked the Human Resource Department Office to ...
