DAILY STAR: Negros Oriental

Four big landslides were recorded in the first district of Negros Oriental, three in Guihulngan, one in La Libertad, and a number of small ones, according to Dr. Arturo Daag, chief of the geology division of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in Manila who was sent to Dumaguete City, said.

Daag submitted report to Gov. Roel Degamo yesterday in an exit conference, stating that an aerial survey is needed to identify minor landslides in earthquake-affected areas.

The team of geologists noted tension cracks and liquefaction in some parts of the first district, and have received reports of sink holes developing in some parts of the province.

SU law graduate
top 6 in bar exams

A graduate from the College of Law of Silliman University in Dumaguete City in March 2011, is Number 6 in the recent bar examinations,results released yesterday by the Supreme Court showed.

The topnotcher, Ivan Maxino Bandal, and12 other Sillimanians join the country's new lawyers, registering a passing average of 65 percent for the University. The national passing average is 31.95 percent.

Bandal graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Mass Communication in 2003, magna cum laude. He was a consistent honor student throughout his college and law years, and was named one of the Top 10 Students of the Philippines in 2003.

DSWD 7 to evaluate
victims of earthquake
BY MARICAR ARANAS

The Department of Social Welfare and Development is now gearing up for the comprehensive assessment evaluation of all earthquake victims in the first district of Negros Oriental.

The DSWD-7 said they are prioritizing Guihulngan City that has the biggest number of affected families and were greatly affected by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake.

They have been holding a coordinating conference with the DSWD from the national office to regional office and the local office to clarify the rules for the assessment evaluation, the results of which will become the basis for the national government in providing assistance to the victims, the DSWD-7 said.

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