Two environmental NGOs, Kahugpungan Para sa Kinabuhi ug Kinaiyahan (Kinaiyahan) and Friends of the Environment in Negros Oriental (FENOr), along with five coastal community members in Brgy. Tinago, submitted a 44-page complaint before the City/Provincial Fiscal last September 29. They are asking the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the Pantawan 2 extension reclamation project.
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SOCE FILING. A candidate for councilor of Dumaguete City files his Statement of Contribution and Expenses (SOCEs) with the Commission on Elections. The poll body said nine candidates in Negros Oriental and four in Dumaguete City failed to meet the deadline for filing on June 8. (Photo courtesy of Comelec-Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY - Nine candidates who sought various elective positions in the May 9 polls in Negros Oriental and four from here have failed to file their Statements of Contribution and Expenses (SOCEs) on June 8, the deadline set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec records showed that at the provincial level, those who failed to submit their SOCEs were Aldo Munoz for vice governor; Acer Estrella and Karen Estrella, for House of Representatives, 3rd district; Eric Jabel and Jorame Andalajao, 1st district board member; and Franklin Culanag, Renz Macion, Bonbon Legaspi, and Tynee Teves, for 2nd district board member. In Dumaguete, those who have not filed th
CITATION. The city council of Dumaguete, the capital of Negros Oriental, on Wednesday (May 25, 2022) unanimously passed a resolution citing the achievements of three local archers comprising the Philippine team who won gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Elizabeth Angela Bidaure, Gabrielle Monica Bidaure, and Phoebe Nicole Amistoso, all from Dumaguete City, bagged the top spot in the Archery Women's Team Recurve Competition.(Photo courtesy of Lupad Dumaguete Facebook) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Dumaguete City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution citing three local archers who earned gold medals for the Philippines during the recently-concluded 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. The resolution for commendation and due recognition was given to Pia Elizabeth Angela Bidaure, Gabrielle Monica Bidaure, and Phoebe Nicole Amistoso, all residents of this city, during the regular session of the city council. This is one way of recognizing lo