EB Magalona
May 21, 2012
Bacolod Diocese-Media Celebrate 46th World Communications Day
Fr. Felix Pasquin, left, chairman, Committee on Social Communications, Bacolod Diocese, leads the celebration of the 46th World Communications Day yesterday, by anchoring the seminar on communications with media practitioners in Bacolod.* (EBColmo)
To highlight the celebration of the 46th World’s Communications Day yesterday, May 20, the Bacolod Diocese, through Bishop Vicente Navarra, hosted the seminar on communications last Saturday, May 19, with members of the media in Bacolod.
Local news: Groups to Call Congressional Action, UN on HRVs in Negros
The results of the Fact-finding Mission (FFM) carried out by cause-oriented groups, sectoral organizations and partylist political parties, will not be wasted, leaders of national organizations representing these, said in a press conference last Sunday in Bacolod City, after the three-day sorties to areas where the many cases of human rights violations took place.
Local News: Fact-Finding Missions by HR Sectoral Groups Set to be Conducted
Mother units of the human rights group, Karapatan-Negros, Kilusang Magbubukid sa Pilipinas, National chapter and the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP), with several of its officials augmented by local chapters in the province will carry out fact-finding missions in areas of Sagay City and EB Magalona town this week where three local farmers have been missing and several killed, Fred Caña, the human rights group’s secretary-general said in an interview yesterday. However, to further provide information to the local media, a press conference was held yesterday, May 8, at the Negros Press Club Building.
Local News: Signature Campaign Launched Against Magnetite Sand Mining
Bantay Margaha Movement officially launched a signature campaign to petition against magnetite sand mining in Negros last April 22, 2012 at Villarosa Beach Resort. As a sign of people’s protest, Bantay Margaha spearheaded the anti-magnetite sand mining coastal caravan of 22 motor boats from different coastal barangays of E.B. Magalona, Silay City and Bacolod City, during the Earth Day celebration. The launching activity and forum was participated by more than 300 delegates of fisherfolks and coastal neighborhood associations, fish/shell vendors, progressive organizations, Bayan Muna, environmental groups and barangay officials.
Local News: Anti-Magnetite Sand Advocacy Spearheads Coastal Caravan, Forum
An environmental group, belonging to the national democratic alignments yesterday spearheaded an anti-magnetite sand mining, with a fishing boat caravan coming from Tuburan Village in EB Magalona town, which proceeded to Punta Taytay Village in Bacolod City, followed by mobilized pumpboats from Silay City and Talisay City, Christian Tuayon, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Negros, secretary-general declared.
Local News: People Against Mining Launches ‘Bantay Margaha’
Peasants and Fisherfolks from Victorias, EB Magalona, Silay, Talisay and Bacolod City launched the "Bantay Margaha" an alliance of farmers, peasants and fisherfolks to go against Magnitite Mining in the province at Villarosa Beach Resort yesterday. A forum on the effects of Magnitite Mining was discussed by leaders of the Kilusang Magbubukid sa Pilipanas Negros, Greg Ratin and Bantay Margaha’s Bubot Humbid.
Greg Ratin - Kilusang Magbubukid sa Pilipinas discusses about the effects of
Magnitite mining and why should people go against it.*(Owen S. Bayog/NDB photo)
Local News: Karapatan-Negros: Congress-Approved Bills Welcome Development, but...
Several key bills approved by Congress in a period of two weeks to a month have been positive, a welcome development indeed, but more needs to be done and see that these are implemented, Karapatan-Negros Secretary-General Fred Caña said in an interview yesterday afternoon. The bills are the Marcos Compensation Fund, the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act, the criminalization of enforced disappearances, criminalization of torture inflicted upon persons and other bills which have a bearing on people’s human rights.
Local News: Albee Pushes Green Mussel and Oyster Project for Fisherfolks
Fisherfolks of Barangay Tuburan in E. B. Magalona look forward to bountiful
opportunities this year with the recent launching of the Green Mussel and Oyster
Culture Project in their community.
Fifty-three (53) members of the Tuburan Fisherfolks and Mangrove Development
Association received a grant of P 248,200.00 from the Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE) Integrated Livelihood Program to start them off with the
communal green mussel and oyster culture project.
Local News: Four Persons Wounded in Weekend Shooting Incidents
Four persons were wounded in two separate shooting incidents that took place in Bago and Silay City, over the weekend. Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) reports revealed that three residents of Brgy. Don Jorge in Bago City were rushed to the hospital for sustaining multiple gunshot wounds on their body.
Local News: GK Village in Sagay City Receives GK Backyard Broiler Project
Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. led in the ceremonial turnover of the Backyard Broiler Project to beneficiaries at the Gawad Kalinga (GK)-Sinigayan Village in Sagay City, yesterday.
Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. (right) with Sagay City Vice Mayor Kent Javelosa (2nd from right) at the ceremonial turnover of the backyard broiler project to beneficiaries at the Gawad Kalinga - Sinigayan Village in Sagay City, yesterday.* (Capitol photos)
