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Local News: NPA Head Freed
An alleged commander of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Occidental who was arrested in November last year, was released from prison yesterday after posting bail of P100,000.
Romeo Nanta, 54, whom the military tagged as the head of the NPA’s Regional Operations Command, was given temporary liberty after he posted P100,000 for the robbery-in-band charges yesterday, Supt. Felixberto Jagorin, warden of the Negros Occidental District Jail where Nanta was jailed, said.
Local News: 26 Kabankalan Houses Damaged by Tornado
At least 26 houses were damaged after a tornado hit Barangay Bantayan in Kabankalan City Monday afternoon, reports yesterday said.
Brgy. Bantayan officials said last night that 26 houses, along with several structures, were damaged.
Local News: Guv to Ask P-Noy’s Help
INTERVENE ON STALLED AYALA DEAL
If worse comes to worst, Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. will ask President Benigno Aquino III to intervene in the stalled contract between the Negros Occidental provincial government and Ayala Land Inc. on the sale and lease of 7.7-hectare prime property that is now pending before the Commission on Audit (COA).
Business: Guv Urges Negrenses to Breed Sheep Now
Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. has encouraged Negrenses to breed sheep, as he envisions the province to be the “Sheep Capital of the Philippines.”
“We encourage people who are willing to engage in sheep breeding,” the governor said, when asked of the updates of the public hearing on sheep yesterday.
Events: US Envoy Gets Invitation to Bacolod City’s 2012 MassKara
United States Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. was formally invited to the 2012 MassKara Festival by Mayor Evelio Leonardia, at a welcome reception for him at the Bacolod City Government Center last Saturday.
Leonardia, together with festival director Eli F. J. Tajanlangit, handed Thomas the official invitation of the city to be the guest of honor at the 33rd MassKara Festival in October 2012.
Events: Pope’s Work on Family Continues
Participants to the five-day national conference on Blessed John Paul II’s Nuptial Theology held in Bacolod which ended yesterday, said they feel renewed in their mission to continue the Pope’s work by strengthening their respective Family and Life Ministries.
Butuan Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos, one of the delegates, said, “The conference was very successful. I myself feel renewed with this new evangelization.”
Local News: Quake Retrieval Operations in NegOr End Today
The search and retrieval operations for quake victims in Negros Oriental will be terminated today, Benito Ramos, executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said yesterday.
Ramos explained that the retrieval operations in Barangay Solonggon in La Libertad town and Barangay Planas in Guihulngan City would be terminated today, because the joint Army and police rescue teams have failed to recover more bodies from the quake-devastated villages.
Local News: EDC Gives P1-M Food Assistance to Quake Victims
Geothermal company Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has distributed P1-million worth of relief goods to the quake victims in Negros Oriental.
EDC gave food assistance to residents of Guihulngan, Tayasan and Jimalalud, the company said in a press statement.
Dwight Maxino, vice president for EDC southern and northern Negros Geothermal Production Fields, said their employees have volunteered to pack the relief goods on Feb. 7, or a day after the quake struck and they were able to distribute the food on Feb. 8.
STL to Stay
Contrary to reports, the Small Town Lottery (STL) continues to operate in Negros Occidental, with Super Lucky Beagler Inc. as its operator, a Provincial Capitol official disclosed.
Manuel Escalante III, executive assistant of Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr., made the clarification amid rumors that STL has ceased operations in the province.
Escalante, a former mayor of Manapla town which hosts an STL outlet, said the rumors could only come from groups involved in illegal gambling operations.
“It could be from illegal operators envious of STL,” he said.
Local News: Kanlaon Closed to Mountaineers Due to Quake
The Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park (MKNP) has been declared temporarily closed to mountaineers in the wake of 6.9-magnitude quake that struck Negros Island last week.
The suspension was made by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through the Office of the Protected Area Superintendent.
