The Department of Agrarian Reform in Negros Occidental completed the construction of the facilities for its Community-Managed Potable Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene project yesterday in Brgy. Baga-as, Hinigaran town.

The facilities that included two iron removal filters, two bio-digesters, a rain water collector and two bio-sand filters were turned over to the Baga-as Agrarian Reform Association members yesterday.

Ronald Gareza, DAR-South chief agrarian reform program officer, congratulated the BARA members and those who undertook the project and said he hopes this will be replicated in other areas.

‘Egg, chicken prices now stable'

The price of eggs and dressed chicken has already been stabilized, especially in areas in Negros Occidental that were badly hit by typhoon Yolanda, Provincial Veterinarian Renante Decena, said yesterday.

Decena said, that, as of yesterday, the price of eggs went down to P5.50 to P7, from its previous price of P9 to P10 for every piece, depending on the size.

Decena said much of the eggs in the markets of Negros Occidental still come from backyard raisers. There is no more egg supply deficit in Negros Occidental even if the poultry industry in Bantayan Island, where most of the supply of eggs from the province comes from, had experienced a downfall, he said.

Go through the legal process

Department of Labor and Employment Secretary, Rosalinda Baldoz, yesterday urged Filipinos wanting to work in Malaysia to go through the legal process to avoid problems like illegal recruitment, a press release from her office said.

Baldoz gave the statement after Malaysian authorities said that its government will launch a crackdown next week on illegal immigrants, the press release said.

She said this is the same advice she has to Filipinos wanting to work anywhere abroad to avoid any problem: They should follow the legal way of foreign employment, ask to know the proper, correct, and relevant information from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, and deal only with licensed or authorized persons and agencies, she said.