DAILY STAR: Negros Oriental

The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of Negros Oriental reported yesterday that several towns and cities in the province lost livestock and agricultural crops and products to typhoon “Pablo”.

An initial report from the Provincial Agriculturist’s Office and the Department of Agriculture in Region 7 showed that an estimated P128,740 worth of livestock including cattle, carabao, goat, swine and poultry in Manjuyod, Valencia, Tanjay City, Dauin, Bais City and Ayungon, were lost to the storm, PDRRMC executive director-designate, Adrian Sedillo, said.

There were 469.4 hectares of rice in Ayungon, Bacong, Bindoy, Tayasan, Tanjay City, Zamboanguita and Mabinay damaged about 101 hectares of corn fields in Bacong, Bindoy, Zamboanguita, Mabinay, Dauin, Valencia, and Manjuyod were also destroyed.

DTI probing 4 invest scams
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW

The Department of Trade and Industry in Negros Oriental is investigating three or four financial and/or investment schemes in Dumaguete City and other parts of the province.

Provincial DTI chief, Javier Fortunato Jr., has issued a warning to the public while the National Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement agencies are digging deeper into the “Ponzi schemes” that could be fraudulent and may have already victimized some places, Angeline Gonzalez of DTI said.

The DTI refused to name the investment operations to avoid compromising the investigation, but said these perceived scams involve luring the public to invest in their operations with promises of huge returns on investment.

Dumaguete wins DILG award
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW

The Dumaguete City government won the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Awards city category of the Department of Interior and Local Government 7.

This was after a series of validations by the regional GPL Team composed of representatives from national agencies.

The GPL Award is a program of the Aquino government through the DILG, that recognizes the transparency and accountability efforts of local government units nationwide.

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