The Negros Oriental Wildlife Conservation Council (NOWCC) is currently conducting lectures on wildlife conservation, biodiversity and climate change by a team composed of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippine National Police, CENTROP, ENRD, student volunteers of the Silliman University Biological Society, Department of Education, Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Foundation Incorporated, PENAGMANNAKI and the Office [...]

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Similar to his 2007 run, some political observers predict that Amlan Mayor Bentham Dela Cruz will still be unopposed in his bid for re-election in 2010 despite Bais City Mayor and second congressional representative bet Hector “Tata” Villanueva’s best efforts to form a group that will campaign for him in the town.
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Thousands of residents led by their village officials from the towns of Siaton and Sta. Catalina attended the grand “pulong-pulong” held at the Municipal Gymnasium of Sta. Catalina with noted anti-communist campaigner Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy Party-list Rep. Pastor “Jun” Alcover as the main speaker.
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He merely wanted to take a breather after a fun-filled night in Looc and decided to lie down at a bench in Quezon Park around 3:45 AM, Tuesday. However, the victim, who hails from Samar province and works as a carpenter here noticed that a man was trying to steal his belt bag but when [...]

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Gun toting robbers may have hit a jackpot after they managed to take away some firearms, ammos, cash, jewelry and other valuables from a 29-year old man during a late night heist pulled off at Route 7 Barangay Piapi, Dumaguete City.
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Neighbors alerted the police after a male cadaver with multiple stab wounds was found floating at a creek behind his room in Purok Makugihon, Barangay Camanjac Dumaguete City past 9:00 o’clock in the morning, Monday (Sept. 21).
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FOOTSTEPS AND FINGERPRINTS
by: NANCY RUSSELL CATAN
When was the last time you read a good book? A book that inspired and touched your heart? A book that taught you something you didn’t know? A book that made you laugh or cry, or get angry, or revived forgotten memories? A book that was pure pleasure to read? [...]

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EVERYDAY HEROES
by: “KOJAK” HUGHS
Dumaguete City has lost an Everyday Hero. William Jacobson, better known to his friends as “Doctor Bill” passed away suddenly in his sleep. We are all a little less with his passing.
“Doctor Bill” came to Dumaguete City from Albuquerque, New Mexico where he served that city for many years as an Emergency [...]

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MY JOURNEY THROUGH CANCER
by: MUFFET DOLAR VILLEGAS
Patrick Swayze, the popular actor of films like “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57.
Despite of his illness and ongoing treatment, he continued to film “The Beast”, which was finally cancelled last June when the cancer had finally spread to his liver.
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by: ART UMBAC
We often wonder why some of the best, the gifted, the most decent in our community are shying away from the responsibility associated with public service. Of course, this is not to say that those of us who are in the thick of politics are less deserving and endowed. On the contrary many [...]

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Albeit in a reduced figure and still of unknown form, four councilors of Valencia led by former vice-mayor Bito Maravillas claim that the town may soon be deprived of its royalty share from the sale of geothermal energy but residents will still enjoy a household subsidy not exceeding 100 kilowatt hours monthly.
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Certainly the first of its kind in Dumaguete City, a cooperative that will soon provide livelihood to dozens of indigents and inmates of the city jail conducted its Fun Dinner for a Cause at the Student Community Hall of Saint Paul University yesterday evening to raise some P 400,000 to buy machines to operate garment’s [...]

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Left-leaning organizations are publicly denounced by neophyte 3rd District Rep. Pryde Henry Teves, who demanded that “sister subsidiary organizations of the underground Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army be declared as terrorist organizations.”
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CRITICAL REPORTING
by: ELY P. DEJARESCO
Not only the l6,000 city and municipal councilors, but some 10,000 government treasurers all over the country as well, want Finance Sec. Margarito Teves to run as vice president in tandem with Gibo Teodoro for president under the Lakas coalition.
But the truth is, and make no mistake, majority or 70% of [...]

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BREATHING SPACE
by: JAY ICAMEN DEJARESCO
I fear that brownouts will mar next years automated elections. Accurate, computerized elections will depend on the stability of electricity supply. In Negros Oriental for instance, brownouts are a regular, common, scheduled occurrence.
Elections are held on the second Monday of May. In Negros Oriental, brownouts are scheduled usually on Sunday. So [...]

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