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Duterte on land reform: Distribute gov’t lands to farmer-beneficiaries

March 8, 2019 admin carp, castriciones, cloas, DA, DAR, duterte, Land Reform, Latest News Stories, Nation, Negros Occidental

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 16:10:32 +0000

SAGAY CITY, Negros Occidental—President Duterte has ordered the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to distribute government lands including those in the mountains to agrarian reform beneficiaries within the remaining three years of his term.

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Negros Occidental governor bans coal power plants in province

March 6, 2019 admin Alfredo Marañon, Coal, coal power, Latest News Stories, Negros Occidental, news, Regions

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:34:18 +0000

Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. issued an executive order Wednesday declaring Negros Occidental a coal-free province.

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Tornado hits Negros Occidental town

March 4, 2019 admin Bacolod City, Latest News Stories, monday afternoon, Negros Occidental, philippines -- a tornado struck 20 houses and ripped parts of the roof of a community rice mill in san enrique, Regions, san enrique mayor jilson tubillara said.

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 02:24:15 +0000

A tornado struck 20 houses and ripped parts of the roof of a community rice mill in San Enrique, Negros Occidental, Monday afternoon

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Priest removed from parish in Negros Occidental for alleged child molestation

February 27, 2019 admin cadiz city, Latest News Stories, local news, molestation, Negros Occidental, Philippine news updates, priest, Regions

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 09:36:39 +0000

A priest has been removed from his parish in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental after the police filed charges against him for allegedly molesting a four-year-old girl.

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Alleged leader of Negros Occidental drug ring gunned down

February 21, 2019 admin drug ring, Latest News Stories, manguntawar, Negros Occidental, news, police, Regions

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 00:12:43 +0000

The alleged leader of a drug group operating in northern Negros Occidental was gunned down by still unidentified men in San Carlos City

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Negros media groups slam arrest of Maria Ressa

February 14, 2019 admin Bacolod, Latest News Stories, maria ressa, media freedom, National Press Club, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, Negros Occidental, Philippine news updates, rappler, Regions

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 07:03:54 +0000

The National Press Club in Negros Occidental has denounced the arrest of Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa for violating the law that was passed before the alleged offense was committed.

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Negros media groups slam spread of list of ‘drug personalities’

February 13, 2019 admin drug personalities, Latest News Stories, local news, media groups, Negros Occidental, Philippine news updates, Regions, social media

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:17:48 +0000

Negros Occidental media groups on Tuesday issued a unity statement denouncing what they called the malicious spreading through social media of anonymous lists of purported drug personalities, which included the names of at least 15 members of the media.

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