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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Saturday, March 4, 2006 |
Guv
to PDCC: Identify
landslide-prone areas
BY ROMY AMARADO
Governor George Arnaiz has instructed the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council to identify landslide-prone areas in the province and to recommend measures to ensure the safety of the people.
Arnaiz said this move is intended to spare Oriental Negros from the tragedy that hit St. Bernard town, in Southern Leyte, where hundreds died from a mudslide.
Arnaiz met with the PDCC last week and tasked the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources, National Irrigation Administration
and the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau to immediately convene and discuss
contingency measures. He also underscored the need to inform the people,
especially those along the rivers or hilly portions, to immediately
vacate the moment they notice any sign of flashfloods or landslides.
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Woman
hangs self The body of a 53-year-old woman was found hanging inside her house Monday in Brgy. Sto. Rosario, Bais City, Oriental Negros. Police identified the victim as Rosalinda Rodriguez who is believed to have killed herself because of poverty. Investigators said, Rosalinda's daughter, Gemlodette, discovered
her mother's body upon arriving home from school at about 6:45 p.m.
Monday. |
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Couple
jumps bail, A couple who had jumped bail was sentenced Tuesday to suffer a minimum prison term of 12 years and a maximum of 14 years by Regional Trial Court Branch 30 Judge Crescencio Tan Jr., for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Sentenced were Heraldo and Corazon Aguilar who, Tan said in his decision, failed to attend their scheduled arraignment Tuesday. Meanwhile, another drug suspect, Raul Olpos, was acquitted by
Tan after having been detained at the Dumaguete City jail for about
one year. |
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