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Dumaguete City, PhilippinesSaturday, December 15, 2012
Negros Oriental
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Neg. Or. Still reeling
from quake damage

BY JUDY F. PARTLOW

After a little over ten months since the Magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked many parts of the Visayas and Mindanao on February 6, the province of Negros Oriental is still reeling from the unprecedented massive devastation that claimed the lives of 58 people, and injured 308 others.

It also  displaced 44,360 families, left 63 others missing that are presumed dead, and damaged hundreds of billions of pesos in government and private infrastructure, agriculture, and non-government and private properties.

Rehabilitation efforts continue until now, but at a perceived crawling pace despite efforts of government agencies, non-government organizations, the private sector and external donor agencies, for a number of reasons.

DSWD awards
photo tilt winners

BY RENE GENOVE

The Department of Social Welfare and Development held its photo exhibit and awarding ceremonies recently at the Robinsons Place Mall in Dumaguete City.

The exhibit is a collection of pictures from different areas in Negros Oriental that show the faces of people and sites behind the Philippine government’s flagship poverty alleviation program, the Kalahi-CIDSS or the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services.

The winning photographers were Ladee Shayne Sarno from the Amateur “People” Category, and Joanne Michelle Benida from the Amateur “Places” Category. The winning photographer in the Community-based category was Roy Saclot from Jimalalud in Negros Oriental.

Soldiers aids Pablo victims

Soldiers of the Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade are also donating their one-day subsistence allowance for the victims of typhoon Pablo in Mindanao, their commander, Col Oscar Lactao, said yesterday.

The 303rd Infantry Brigade supervises the security operations of three Army infantry battalions, excluding CAFGU members, in Negros Occidental alone.

The subsistence allowance set aside by the 80,000-strong Philippine Army will generate funds for communities affected by the typhoon.

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