NegOr monitoring
migratory birds
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE

The provincial government is conducting a round-the-clock monitoring of high risk areas for migratory birds in Negros Oriental.

Solomon Cadiz, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Veterinary Office, reported to Gov. Roel Degamo yesterday that this is part of efforts to keep the province and the whole country free from avian influenza, in the wake of reports the Asian countries, even Egypt, already have cases of the disease.

There are at least seven high-risk areas for migratory birds in the province, Siaton, Tanjay, Bais, Bindoy, Mabinay, Ayungon and Canlaon City.

DENR appeals to LGU’s
to comply with RA 9003

Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje appealed to all local government officials to strictly comply with Republic Act No. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, to avoid a repeat of the collapse of a dumpsite in Baguio City that killed at least five persons, a DENR press release said.

Paje also said he will meet soon with Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo to discuss how to enhance LGU compliance with the law.

Paje also said that as early as 2006, the DENR, through the National Solid Waste Management Commission which he chairs, has sent out notice of violations to more than a thousand local government units who have continually been operating open and controlled dumpsites, the press release said.

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