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Senator Loren Legarda (left) holds a presscon with the Bacolod tri-media at Enteng’s Special of Sagay City yesterday.* (James G. Toga/NDB photos)
AMBUSHED DPWH OFFICIAL DIES AT THE HOSPITAL
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)Undersecretary Ramon P. Aquino who was ambushed by unidentified armed men on March 11, died yesterday afternoon, the Manila Police District (MPD) said.more>>
NO TO RORB - this is the first protest action in the whole country calling on Congress to scrap the ROR Bill and so far, the biggest gathering of media practitioners in Bacolod City against one of the most unpopular pieces of legislation.*(Owen S. Bayog/NDB photo)
Right of Reply Bill Gets Media Beating
Leading members of the media community in Bacolod City yesterday took turns airing their sentiments, mostly against adoption by Congress of the Right of Reply Bill (RORB) authored by Senator Aquilino (Nene) Pimentel, Jr. and Rep. Monico (Newks) O. Puentevella, calling the bill “unconstitutional” and tantamount to “state media repression.”EDC Drills First Well at Buffer Zone
MAILUM, Bago City - The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has started to drill the first well at the buffer zone of Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park.Northern Negros Geothermal Production Field Resident Manager Gino Dela Cruz said that the drilling of the first well has already reached 358 meters out of the 2,700 meters. There will be two pads to be constructed at the buffer zone and each pad will compose five wells and the drilling period will take 90 days.
JUNK RORB - and address the present problems of the media like extra-judicial killings and state repression against the Philippine Press.(Owen S. Bayog/NDB photo)
BACIWA, DPWH, Legacy Const. Apologize for Inconvenience
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia was assured by Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) General Manager Atty. Juliana Carbon that the pipelaying project along Burgos-Granada Road will be completed on or before April 15, 2009.more>>
BAYAN: Martial Rule in Brgy. Linantuyan Folks React: Untrue, We Are Peaceful Here
By Edith B. ColmoBAYAN and its allied militant group KARAPATAN are crying foul on the alleged militarization in the hinterland of Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental, particularly Brgy. Linantuyan. However, the community leaders strongly denied such allegations.
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