DAILY STAR: Negros Oriental

The provincial government needs P12 million to renovate the Provincial Agriculture Office building, that is too old to withstand high magnitude quakes, based on the assessments of the Bureau of Fire Protection and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Provincial agriculturist Greg Paltinca also pointed out the need to immediately upgrade the building’s wiring installations. He said the building was built in the 1930s.

He also said Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo is looking for funds to start the renovation this year. Degamo has directed the Provincial Engineer’s Office to identify old structures that are considered fire hazards, and those that need to be preserved or dismantled.

OSY leadership summit set

Sixty out-of-school youths, age 14 to 16, are expected to participate in the three-day Youth Leadership Summit initiated by the Oriental Negros Children’s Advocacy, April 25 to 27, in Dumaguete City.

The activity, with the theme “Sharing Our Planet: Deforestation”, aims to develop leadership skills, team building, and role playing through exposures in exercises and group activities, Marietta Jambora, ONCAN president, said.

The YLS is also part of the “Bayanihan Para sa Kabataan” project that involves stakeholders consistent in promoting the spirit of “bayanihan,” she added.

5 teams competing in PFF
Suzuki Cup in Dumaguete

Sports aficionados flocked to the Silliman University ball field in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, for the launching of the Philippine Football Federation Suzuki Cup National Men’s Under 23, yesterday.

Cyril Dofitas, tournament director, said Dumaguete is the venue for the Visayas cluster elimination, participated in by the five provincial teams representing Iloilo, Cebu, Leyte, Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental.

The elimination is part of the process in selecting the players for the national team that will represent the country in the 26th Southeast Asian Games, in Indonesia, next year, he added.

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