City PNP lacks personnel
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE

Police outposts in Dumaguete City do not have regular cops to man them, due to lack of personnel, city police chief, Supt. Crisaleo Tolentino, said.

However, he said, this is not a problem, as barangay tanods (volunteer watchmen) are assigned in the outposts and police patrol teams regularly visit these places, especially at night. The four Quick Response Teams of the city police are also on call in times of emergency, he added.

There are now ten police outposts in barangays Tinago, Lo-oc, Piapi, Daro, Mangnao, Bajumpandan, Cantil-e, Talay, and Candauay, which have been repainted and will soon have lighted signages, Tolentino said, but it is not yet possible to have a policeman in every outpost on a 24-hour rotating schedule due to manpower limitations.

Firm shares to
‘green economy’
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW

Global environmental network 350.org has tapped Energy Development Corporation, the country’s geothermal giant, to inform their members how geothermal energy and their sustainability program can help the Philippines attain a green economy.

Somebody from the company was invited to talk about its experience in 350.org’s “Moving Planet” conference recently at the Dumaguete City Convention Center. About 150 local members led by its Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Reinero Medrano, attended.

“EDC believes that sustainability could only be achieved if the company gives equal attention to environmental and social prosperity as it profits,” Medrano said.

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