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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Friday, December 14, 2007 |
| Negros Oriental | |
 No transport strike in Negros Oriental BoC exceeds target collection at P72M Avail of coco planting project, farmers urged CFC enlightenment forum Sunday
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No transport strike in
Negros Oriental
BY RENE GENOVE
The entire Negros Oriental was not affected by the two-day nationally coordinated transport strike that kicked off yesterday.
Neither government officials and the transport sector in the province and Dumaguete City has declared the stoppage of transport operations, and pedicabs, jeepneys and buses continued to ply the streets.
The local chapter of transport group, PISTON, also did not declare a strike, unlike in Bacolod City where more than 96 percent of public transportation was crippled. 
| BoC exceeds target The collections of the Bureau of Customs in Dumaguete City hit a record high of more than P72 million as of November this year with a target collection of only P55 million. Customs collector Medolita Cabanag attributed the increase to three major tax contributors, palm oil, pryce gas and ammonium nitrate. Caban ag lauded taxpayers for promptly settling their obligation with the government. |
| Avail of coco The Philippine Coconut Authority in Negros Oriental is encouraging farmers to avail of the Participatory Coconut Planting Project, provincial manager Brendan Trasmonte said. Trasmonte said the PCPP is an innovative, incentive-based, participatory and produce immediate production. It is in line with the continued increase in the demand of coconut products in the world market, he said. Transmonte said every farmer who will avail of the program will receive P30 per seedlings. He added that the PCA will pay P5 for every good seednut sown by the farmers in their own seedbed. |
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