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Issued At: 5:00 p.m., 01 December 2009

  Northeast Monsoon affecting Northern and Eastern Luzon.

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Partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated rainshowers
22°C to 32°C
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Northeast
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Dumaguete Local News

2 drug pushers found dead


TWO suspected drug pushers from Dumaguete City were found dead in neighboring towns Tuesday morning.


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Hold-uppers victimize night mass goers


POLICE officials and residents of Dumaguete City expressed alarm over the series of hold-ups few days before the celebration of Christmas.


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NegOr to build 4-storey hospital

THE Provincial Government of Negros Oriental will build a four-storey hospital building inside the compound of Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH).


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NegOr congressman favors Carp extension


REPRESENTATIVE George Arnaiz (2nd District, Negros Oriental) said that he is in favor of extending the government's Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) minus the compulsory acquisition compon


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Army on red alert vs NPA threats


THE military remains on red alert status despite the five-day unilateral ceasefire declared by the Communist Party


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Exec, traders blame BSP on bank holiday


REPRESENTATIVE George Arnaiz (2nd District, Oriental Negros) blamed the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for failure to monitor rural banks under the Legacy group.


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Family-centered Christmas in Valencia town

THE Municipal Government of Valencia is celebrating a family-centered Christmas this year, a town official said.


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Arnaiz bares projects for 2009


NEGROS Oriental second district Rep. George Arnaiz said his infrastructure projects for next year will focus on rehabilitation and construction of major roads.


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Mt. Kanlaon will benefit from Binhi program

THE Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park (MKNP) will benefit from the reforestation program of the Lopez family, said an official of the Energy Development Corporation (EDC).


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Farmers not happy with Carp extension


FARMERS in Negros Oriental are not happy with Congress's act of "merely" passing a resolution extending the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) for another six months.


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Customs excess P38M collection


THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental exceeded its collection target this year, despite the global recession affecting most countries, said a port collector.


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Rural Bank of Subangdaku re-opens

THE Rural Bank of Subangdaku (RBS) in Dumaguete City re-opened its transaction to depositors Monday, few days after it closed door Thursday.


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Bais rural bank to pay depositors

THE Rural Bank of Bais (RBB) will pay depositors but not the Montenegro family, according to Mayor Hector Villanueva of Bais City.


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NPA destroys water pipes in Guihulngan

THE Philippine Army accused the communist rebels based in the hinterland parts of Guihulngan as the ones responsible


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Energy firm to acquire 3 power plants


THE newly privatized Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is now aggressive in acquiring new assets to enhance its program for sustained and massive energy standing to benefit the consuming public.


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