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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Monday, March 10, 2014 |
| Negros Oriental | |
 NegOr supports campaign on ‘Zero Open Defecation’79th IB back from training Church leaders undecided on ‘pork’ abolition |
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NegOr supports campaign
on ‘Zero Open Defecation’
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW & JUANCHO GALLARDE
Negros Oriental officials, led by Governor Roel Degamo, yesterday signed a Declaration of Commitment in Dumaguete City to achieve a Zero Open Defecation to improve the health and living conditions of residents of the province.
The signing was held during the First Provincial Sanitation Summit, in cooperation with the Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank. It was noted during the summit that, of the 271,185 households in Negros Oriental, only 76 percent have access to sanitary toilets, and 24 percent or 325,420 persons, or 65,084 households, have none.
Dr. Edgardo Barredo, chief of the Provincial Health Office, said there is need for sustained information and education campaigns down to the barangay levels against open defecation and that local governments should adopt strategies and legislation to achieve such target. The Zero Open Defecation (ZOD) program is basically targeted at changing the behavior of the people.
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79th IB back from training The 79th Infantry “Masaligan” Battalion of the Philippine Army returned to Negros Oriental yesterday to resume its duties to keep the peace, despite its being “insurgency-free” now. The more than 500 “Masaligan” battalion, led by Lt. Col. Harold Anthony Pascua, arrived in Dumaguete after more than three months of training at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija. The 79th IB was temporarily replaced by the 20th IB, headed by Lt. Col. Miguel Ceballos, who had also previously completed a similar course. |
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Church leaders undecided Leaders of churches in Negros Oriental are still undecided on their stand in the rising public clamor for the total abolition of the pork barrel system via a people’s initiative. The group of at least five churches in Negros Oriental calling themselves the Ecumenical Coordinating Council, are still divided on the issue and which path to take, Fr. Eric Lozada, of the Diocese of Dumaguete and council convenor, said. He said it became clear in Monday’s meeting that the group had separate points of view on the anti-pork barrel initiative. Some favored its total abolition, while others said they need to strike a balance to avoid future repercussions. “We are pastors here. We are endorsing the people’s initiative but we try to look at the moral implications,” Lozada said. |
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