Water filtration system
arrives in Neg. Oriental
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW

Officials of the Local Water Utilities Administration arrived in Negros Oriental recently to assess the extent of the damage to various water districts in areas badly hit by the recent tremor.

LWUA chairman Rene Villa said they have to make a personal assessment and not just rely on what is being reported in the media, as basis for immediate action to restore the supply of water in affected areas.

Villa said he received reports that the towns of Ayungon and La Libertad, and Guihulngan City, no longer have access to potable drinking water.

DENR donates goods to
tremor victims, too
BY MARICAR ARANAS

Secretary Ramon Paje of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources turned over recently 104 boxes of relief goods to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council operations center at the Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Complex, Capitol Area, Dumaguete City.

Eduardo Inting of the provincial DENR office accompanied by Community and Environment Management Officer II Mario Aragon, delivered the relief goods for the victims of last week’s magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Negros Oriental.

The 104 boxes of relief goods include bottled water, canned goods sardines, corned beef, meatloaf and instant noodles with the total cost amounting to P100,000.

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