Gang rivalry blamed for spate
of stabbings, muggings in city
BY RENE GENOVE

The Dumaguete City Philippine National Police blamed the rivalry between two new youth gangs for the spate of muggings and stabbings along Rizal Boulevard in the city recently.

City PNP intelligence officer, Inspector Teddy Faburada, said his men are now focusing their attention on the two youth gangs.

Faburada identified the gangs as "Bloodz," which has an invisible outpost at the corner of Pinili Street and the boulevard, but based at Sitio Canday-ong Bridge in Barangay Banilad, and "Crips," which is allegedly based at Ocoy Bridge in the neighboring town of Sibulan, Oriental Negros.

Garbage in city
reduced by 50 percent
BY ROMY AMARADO

The strict implementation of a city ordinance on Solid Waste Management, has lessened the volume of garbage in Dumaguete City while the government is earning at the same time.

Rolly Clamonte, city Environment and Natural Resources Office head, said that, with the enforcement of the ordinance, the volume of garbage collected by the city has been reduced by more than 50 percent.

Before its implementation, city workers collected about 60 tons of wastes daily, but that has gone down to only 28 tons now, he said.

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