Tourist arrivals up 6%
BY MARICAR ARANAS

Tourists arrivals in Dumaguete increased by six percent, with nationals from the United States of America, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and Australia topping the list, the City Tourism Office disclosed.

Tourism officer Imelda Jaybee Aquino said most of tourists love to stroll in the boulevard, go to beautiful beaches and other attractions in the mountains.

Some tourists also headed to other destinations in Oriental Negros such as Lake Balinsasayao in Sibulan and Lake Balanan in Siaton.

Noreco electrification program
benefits 30 families in Banilad
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE

At least 30 families in Purok Dap-dap, Barangay Banilad, Dumaguete City, will avail of the electrification program of the Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative through temporary connections while they are putting up their residences on a public land.

Residents have said that while the program has gone to remote areas, many of them in the urban areas have not availed of it.

Vice Mayor William Ablong responded to this by coordinating with NORECO 2 through general manager Ephraim Taclob. Ablong said the residents have agreed that when the lot will be utilized for public use, they shall surrender or relinquish their rights of possession over the land upon written demand from the city government.

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