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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Tuesday, February 5, 2008 |
| Negros Oriental | |
 Nanang
damage climbs to P55M Siaton man killed in mishap Police nab 5 for illegal drugs Governor lashes back at critics
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Mining requirements to
be strictly imposed
BY MAIRCAR ARANAS
The Provincial Mining and Regulatory Board in Negros Oriental will monitor closely companies that have applied for permits, provincial legal counsel Erwin Vergara said yesterday.
A report of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau revealed that at least five big mining companies have applied for mining permits in the mountains of Zamboanguita, Siaton, Bayawan and Basay, Negros Oriental.
Vergara said the mining exploration is to search for minerals like silver, copper, zinc and gold. The MGB-7 has already collected P1.6 million from the application fees of the five mining firms, he added. 
| Siaton man killed in mishap A man was hit and killed allegedly by a speeding automobile driven by a medical representative Thursday afternoon in Sitio Looc, Brgy. Giligaon, Siaton, Negros Oriental. The victim was identified as Hermie Belarmino, 37, single, jobless, of said place, and the driver as Annie Luz Fuliga, 26, single, of Davao City , an employee of the United Laboratories Inc. Police investigations disclosed that the accident happened about 12:30 p.m. when the Toyota Sedan from Bayawan City en route to Dumaguete City , was coasting along the national highway. |
| Police nab 5 for illegal drugs Five persons were nabbed by the police for possessing drug paraphernalia while on board a motor vehicle at 8 a.m. Thursday, in Barangay Poblacion 1, Bais City , Negros Oriental. The suspects were identified as Nico Cabrera, 29, single, Tito Cabrera, 32, married, Rico Senador, 24, married, Jestoni Academia, 19, single, and Randy Acab, 22, single, all of Brgy. Tambulan, Tayasan town. Police said they were arrested by a team of Bais PNP led by PO3 Restituto Abanto, at a checkpoint in the national highway of Brgy. Poblacion 1, Bais. |
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