SunStar Network News feed for Dumaguete, Philippines http://www.sunstar.com.ph en-us Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:07:41 +0800 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:07:41 +0800 MEDIA executive Ely Dejaresco said he has readied what he called as counter legal battle against Valencia Mayor Rodolfo Gonzales over the publication of the findings of the Commission on Audit (COA). http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/06/news/publisher.readies.counter.legal.battle.vs.mayor.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified VALENCIA, Negros Oriental -- Mayor Rodolfo Gonzales has declared that there are no anomalies committed under his administration contrary to published reports and aired in several Dumaguete-based media outlets. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/06/news/mayor.no.anomalies.committed.in.my.administration.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edmund B. Sestoso OFFICIALS and residents of Barangay Linantuyan in Guihulngan City expressed disappointment over the fact-finding team composed of foreign religious nationals of the California-Nevada Solidarity Mission. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/06/news/guihulngan.residents.dismayed.over.fact.finding.team.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE Dumaguete City council has ordered the Traffic Management Office (TMO) to regulate the traffic rules in the city after the riding public complained about "abusive" motorcab-for-hire (MCH) drivers. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/06/news/traffic.office.told.to.discipline.erring.drivers.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Victor L. Camion THE 2nd Negros Oriental Open Invitational Wheelchair Basketball Tournament will prove once again that the field of sports does not recognize weaknesses, but only strengths even in persons with disabilities. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/05/sports/negor.holds.basketball.on.wheels.‘08.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified THE local office of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has warned the public not to transact any business with “bogus” tri-media organization. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/05/news/dilg.warns.public.vs.bogus.tri.media.group.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edmund B. Sestoso THE Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Dumaguete City acquitted a publisher of the local newspaper in Negros Oriental for estafa. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/05/news/court.acquits.mediaman.for.estafa.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified DRIVERS of the motorcab-for-hire (MCH), locally known as pedicab, in Dumaguete City are now collecting P8 minimum fare following the approval of the new fare rate. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/05/news/trike.fare.in.dumaguete.now.p8.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Victor L. Camion THE underground New People's Army (NPA) has called on the Philippine Army to surface their missing comrade, citing as basis provisions and rulings on international conventions regarding captives in civil wars. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/04/news/npa.to.military.release.our.missing.comrade.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified GUIHULNGAN, Negros Oriental -- Two bishops from the Visayas said members of the Philippine Army, particularly those deployed in the mountainous Linantuyan village here, committed massive human rights violations. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/04/news/2.bishops.say.military.committed.rights.abuses.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edmund B. Sestoso TELETECH Holdings Inc. announced that normal operations resumed at its location in Barangay Calindagan in Dumaguete City, after a two-day temporary suspension of its operations. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/04/bus/teletech.resumes.operations.in.dumaguete.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edmund B. Sestoso BAIS CITY, Negros Oriental -- Mayor Hector "Tata" Villanueva said his administration was able to embark on new and innovative programs and projects in the areas of governance, administrative, capability building, social and economic development, and environmental management. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/03/news/mayor.bares.innovative.programs.projects.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified GUIHULNGAN CITY, Negros Oriental -- A team of religious leaders from Manila is in Linantuan to visit the peasants and farmers who are victims of alleged human rights violations in the countryside. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/03/news/religious.leaders.probe.human.rights.cases.in.guihulngan.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edmund B. Sestoso CAPITOL sports officials are in the thick of preparations for Negros Oriental's busiest month of this year -- July - as it will play host to the upcoming Philippine Olympics Festival. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/02/sports/2.000.athletes.to.join.negros.oriental.olympic.festival.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified A MEMBER of the New People's Army (NPA) believed arrested by the Philippine Army in Valencia town remains missing despite efforts of the family to locate him in several municipal jails of the province. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/02/news/arrested.npa.member.remains.missing.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified BAIS CITY, Negros Oriental -- Mayor Hector "Tata" Villanueva said his administration was able to embark on new and innovative programs and projects in the areas of governance, administrative, capability building, social and economic development, and environmental management. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/02/news/mayor.bares.innovative.programs.projects.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified GUIHULNGAN CITY, Negros Oriental -- A team of religious leaders from Manila is in Linantuan to visit the peasants and farmers who are victims of alleged human rights violations in the countryside. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/02/news/religious.leaders.probe.human.rights.cases.in.guihulngan.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edmund B. Sestoso THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Negros Oriental has intensified efforts in forming more agrarian reform communities (ARC) while the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) is technically "dead" as it expired last June 10. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/01/news/dar.intensifies.establishment.of.arcs.in.negor.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified VALENCIA, Negros Oriental -- Mayor Rodolfo Gonzales has increased the subsidy for electric rates to its consumers to cushion the impact of the increase of electricity in the province. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/07/01/news/town.increases.electric.subsidy.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edmund B. Sestoso THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Negros Oriental has intensified efforts in forming more agrarian reform communities (ARC) while the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) is technically "dead" as it expired last June 10. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/06/30/news/dar.intensifies.establishment.of.arcs.in.negor.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified VALENCIA, Negros Oriental -- Mayor Rodolfo Gonzales has increased the subsidy for electric rates to its consumers to cushion the impact of the increase of electricity in the province. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/06/30/news/town.increases.electric.subsidy.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edmund B. Sestoso THE government-owned Negros Oriental State University (NOPRSU) has devised a scheme that would enhance capabilities of its students while at the same time contribute to ease congestion at the provincial hospital. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dum/2008/06/30/life/norsu.opens.mini.hospital.for.nursing.studes.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified