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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Monday, February 20, 2006 |
RA 9003 COMPLIANCE
Mayors seeking Arroyo's help
for deferment of DENR order
BY ROMY AMARADO
The League of Municipalities of the Philippines, Oriental Negros Chapter, is seeking the help of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in deferring the implementation of the mandatory conversion of controlled dumpsites to sanitary landfills.
League president Mayor Valente Yap of Bindoy town, Oriental Negros, said the LMP in the province, through a resolution, has sought the help of the President since 19 of the 20 towns in Oriental Negros have not complied with the mandate because of lack of funds. Two of the five cities in the province also failed to put up the landfill, he said.
In an undated resolution, the LMP in the province is
also requesting, "the national government to provide for the funds to
realize compliance of Republic Act 9003." 
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Diocese
throws support The Diocese of Dumaguete in Oriental Negros has thrown its support to the drive against the trafficking of persons in the country. Dumaguete Bishop John Du, in a pastoral message read in all Roman Catholic churches throughout the Diocese yesterday, said trafficking is one of the greatest human rights challenges in our country. "Driven by a global demand for cheap, docile and vulnerable labor,
trafficking is a modern-day slavery that deserves widespread attention,"
Du said. |
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