Golez filing 5 vital bills
to boost Bacolod dev’t
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

 “The true essence of our celebration during June 12, must be the attainment of a better country for all Filipinos,” Bacolod congressman-elect Dr. Anthony Golez Jr. said at the program for the 112th Independence Day celebration in Bacolod City Saturday, said.

Golez, who was guest of honor, said “In our own little way, we can also contribute towards that goal and we must start in our city by setting aside politics and by providing services and development and by instilling discipline in everyone.”

On his first day in Congress, he said he will file five important bills which include the division of Bacolod into two districts, the modernization of the regional hospital, the provision of PhilHealth for everyone, the development of a coastal road from Sibucao to Sum-ag, and the creation of a Department of Migration office that will handle matters or issues related to Filipinos working abroad.

The power problem, especially hitting the Visayas, should be among the priorities of President-elect Benigno Aquino III’s administration in his first 100 days in office along with the fiscal deficit, Senator-elect Franklin Drilon said yesterday.

Drilon, who won under the Liberal Party ticket of Aquino, told the DAILY STAR he will bring the Visayas problem to the attention of the executive branch.

He said he is aware of the constant brownouts hitting Negros Occidental lately.

Policemen seized P291,440 worth of illegally-cut forest products, believed abandoned by timber poachers in Brgy. West, Candoni, Negros Occidental, town police chief Inspector Ramil Robles said yesterday.

Robles said the confiscated lumber, in assorted sizes, have been estimated at 3,643 board feet.

Initial investigations by the Candoni Police Station showed that the forest products were reported to have originated at Spur 4 in Brgy. Bacuyangan, Hinobaan, and transported to its buyer, via Candoni town.