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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Thursday, March 6, 2008 |
NODRC inmates
cry ‘speedy trial’
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE
Detainees at the Negros Oriental Detention and Rehabilitation Center yesterday appealed to government officials to help them obtain speedy trials and early resolutions of their cases.
Inmates at the provincial jail said most of them have been languishing in jail for 10 years now, and could not be assured of early justice because some courts do not have judges.
A suspected drug pusher, Rogelio Amaya, said his case was transferred from one court to another in the absence of a presiding judge. He added that the police officer who busted him 10 years ago in Barangay Looc, Dumaguete City, was even convicted ahead of him.
| Climate change Dumaguete City Water District manager Esperato Dicen yesterday welcomed the move of the Negros Oriental provincial government to address climate change. The climate change issue should be everybody’s concern, because it directly affects the environment and people’s lives, Dicen said. The Negros Oriental Advisory Council on Climate Change will be holding a Climate Change Summit on May 9, to be participated in by local government officials from Negros island, and representatives from the private and non-government organizations. |
| Mayor dismayed over delays in Mayor Rodulfo Gonzales Jr. of Valencia, Negros Oriental, said yesterday that he was dismayed by the delay in project implementation in his municipality. The first quarter of 2008 is about to end, and they are just beginning to implement projects this year, he said. Development projects should be implemented immediately, especially those that directly benefit the people of Valencia, he said. Meanwhile, he said they have recently formulated the Executive Legislative Agenda for the year 2008. |
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