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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Wednesday, April 2, 2008 |
| Negros Oriental | |
 PPA shuts down port 146 households get Eco-Kalan 17 from NegOr pass Bar exams Labor group may face cases, too
Preservation of water pushed |
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PPA shuts down port
RAPS SET VS. STRIKING PORTERS
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE
Fearing further bloodshed and destruction of property, the Philippine Ports Authority yesterday ordered the temporary stoppage of operations at the Dumaguete City port starting today.
The directive, which comes on the heels of a melee between striking union members of the port and the Dumaguete City Police Saturday, came from general manager Oscar Sevilla.
Sevilla said the decision was approved by top PPA officials in an effort to prevent further bloodshed and destruction of properties the port, and to ensure the security of its employees.
| 146 households get Eco-Kalan An Eco-kalans, or earthen stoves with environment friendly design, were given to 146 households in Barangay Agan-an, Sibulan, Negros Oriental recently. The Eco-Kalan is a project of the Rotary Club of Sidney, B.C., Canada, in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Dumaguete South, and the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office. They were distributed by inventor Becky Arietta-Vermeer, who said the stove is 100 percent environment and economically friendly, as it is cheaper than Liquefied petroleum Gas. |
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