Governor bares
wish list in SOPA
BY MARICAR ARANAS

Negros Oriental Gov. Emilio Macias II announced six things in his wish list for the province when he delivered his third State of the Province Address, Thursday at the Provincial Capitol, in Dumaguete City.

In his 13-page report, the governor said his hopes for the province include the drawing up of a plan  for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the  local government units; to acquire additional equipment to make the Diagnostic Center at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital more reliable and dependable; completion of the four-storey Central Block at the  NOPH; focus on the implementation of the Mini Agricultural Communal Irrigation Access System; continue  the Paningkamot Caravan series to serve LGU’s that  have  not been  visited; and train more members for Search and Rescue  team  of  Negros Oriental  particularly  in disaster-prone areas.

IWRMC names beneficiaries
BY MARICAR ARANAS

The Integrated Water Resources  Management Council in  Negros  Oriental  has  identified areas to be  included  in  the  Ilog-Hilabangan Watershed pilot project in the province.

Environment and Natural Resources  Management Division chief,  Mercry Teves,  said they need  to identify  the specific  local government  units  included in the project.

Teves said  the LGU’s included in the pilot project are Bayawan City, Bindoy, Tayasan, Ayungon, Manjuyod and Mabinay.  The  Ilog-Hilabangan  river  was identified as the  pilot project  for IWRM  because  it  traverses  the  areas  of Negros Oriental and the Occidental side.

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