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THIRTY YEARS AGO
Canlaon ejects tons of gray ash,
authorities set up 24-hr watch
July 2, 1978 — The 8000 feet Canlaon Volcano dubbed by many as the “treacherous
and unpredictable one” made an unannounced display of activity after
it ejected tons of gray ash 1, 500 feet from its summit only to go back to its
dormant state few hours later. Contrary to earlier reports, the relatively mild
ash ejection did not disrupt the daily life pace in this country-like of Canlaon.
There was no casualty or any evacuation.
Meanwhile, the Commission on Volcanology
which has a permanent station
along the volcano’s lower slopes is keeping
a 24-hour watch on the behavior of
the age-old volcano which has remained
dormant since its last eruption in 1960
and this mild ejection. The ComVol
is still flashing the red light to some
19, 000 residents along the volcano’s
slopes urging them to be ready in case
an eruption is eminent and evacuation
is necessary.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Mass actions planned
vs. NORECO II feud
July 3, 1988— Leading citizens in Dumaguete are embarking on a move
to initiate mass action jointly with the provincial and city government
in an effort to end, once and for all, the internal legal and administrative
battle within the Noreco II management.
Gov. Emilio Macias II and City
Mayor Agustin Perdices met with leading
citizens in the community and lent
their all-out support in calling for the
dissolution of the entire Noreco II board
and request NEA Administrator Rodrigo
Cabrera to come over to Dumaguete and
settle the issue once and for all. According
to Macias and Perdices, the time
has come when the situation has become
intolerable. The time has therefore
come for the citizens to step in so
order can be restored.
TEN YEARS AGO
Lotto is legal, but city wants
public hearing for each outlet
June 29, 1998— The city government does not question the legality of lotto,
but opts to regulate each lotto applicant by subjecting each of them to public
hearing. The Regional Trial Court Presiding Judge Godofredo Sison of
Branch 40 has denied the petition of one lotto on-line operator to stop the
city mayor of Dumaguete from closing his lotto terminal.
This was learned from Branch 40 sources which stated that Judge Sison’s main contention in denying the lotto operators
their request is that the city mayor
has already in fact closed the lotto outlet,
“so there is nothing to stop in closing because
in fact it was already closed,” was
the main contention of the Judge. However,
the trial on the merits of the preliminary
injunctions will continue and as such
the act of the mayor in closing the terminal
is already beyond the act of the
judge since the act has already been
done. A petition to re-open the lotto terminal
would be another story.
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