104 NegOr barangays
drug-affected: PDEA

The number of drug-affected barangays in Oriental Negros that has reached 107 comprise 33 percent of the total drug-affected barangays in Central Visayas which is 367, city police chief Dionardo Carlos said.

Carlos cited figures released by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency at a recent forum conducted by the Philippine Information Agency.

On the other hand, there are around 367 drug personalities in the watchlist of local law enforcers. They have increased in the past years, Fernando Martinez, action officer of the Negos Oriental Drug Abuse Prevention Council said.

Toll fees on oil tanker eyed
BY ROMY AMARADO

As an offshoot of the Guimaras oil spill, the Regional Development Council in Central Visayas wants the Maritime Industry Authority to consider the imposition of toll fees on oil tankers passing through its inner seas.

During its full council meeting in Dumaguete City, Tuesday, the RDC said in a resolution that the proposal to impose the fees should be among the preventive measures to prevent another oil spill.

The amount generated from toll fess could be used for clean-up activities in the event of another oil spill and for marine disaster mitigation, it added.

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