Barangays tapped in drive
on proper pyrotechnics use
BY ROMY AMARADO

The Philippine National Police is seeking the help of barangay officials in the campaign against injury and deaths from pyrotechnics during the Christmas and New Year revelries.

Police director for Negros Oriental, Senior Supt. Melvin Ramon Buenafe, said they are coordinating with barangay captains all over the province to designate “firecrackers zones” in their barangays.

Buenafe said residents have been complaining against indiscriminate firecracker explosions that pose danger, inconvenience, and annoyance.

Jehovah's Witnesses confab set
BY RENE GENOVE

The Jehovah's Witnesses will hold a convention for an educational event on the subject of how to follow Jesus Christ, tomorrow, at the Lamberto Macias Sports Center , at the Capitol Area in Dumaguete City .

Tomorrow will mark the start of the 2007 “Follow the Christ!” District convention of Jehovah's Witnesses, which follows a massive three-week effort to invite as many as possible from the community to attend.

The convention will show how the community had been affected by Christ's example and teachings and improved their family life, dealt with life's difficult problems, and drew closer to God. Local residents who studied the Bible will publicly symbolize their dedication to Jehovah God during a baptism ceremony on Saturday, organizers said.

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