DENR, Army distribute land titles in Negros Occidental
DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct 22 (PIA) -- Troopers from the Alpha Company of the Philippine Army’s 11th Infantry (Lapu-Lapu) Battalion based in Brgy. McKinley, Guihulngan City joined hands with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the distribution of land titles in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental.
Twenty-five land titles were handed out to farmer beneficiaries of Barangays Quinten Remo and Macagahay, all of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on October 15.
The land titles distribution is in line with the “Handog Titulo Program” which aims to improve the lives of farmers and their families living in the countryside by bringing government services closer to the people.
Under the program, farmer beneficiaries receive their free patents right in their own communities without having to go to DENR offices or the Land Registration Authority (LTO).
Moises Padilla Mayor Cepriano Remo during the turnover said the activity addresses the needs and concerns of residents in the town’s hinterland barangays.
On the other hand, Susan Fernandez of DENR thanked the soldiers of the 11th IB led by 1Lt. Von Ryan Gomez for facilitating the land title distribution and helping the department engage the different stakeholders and local government units that are involved and have contributed to the success of the program. (RMN-PIA7 Negros Oriental)
===========
Negros Oriental school gets P29.9-M for development projects
By Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct 22 (PIA) -- Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) received P29.9 million from its partners and several stakeholders for the implementation of the university’s development projects.
This was revealed by NORSU President Don Vicente Real during the general faculty and staff meeting held on October 20, said NORSU Information Officer Joy Perez.
In a statement, Perez said the highest donor is the Commission on Higher Education which gave P15 million.
Of the amount, P8 million is allotted for business process outsourcing while P7 million is for the Training Center for Industrial Electronics of the College of Industrial Technology, she said.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment also gave P3.5 million for the forestry development project in Brgy. Dauis in Bais City, while the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources turned over P2.8 million for the fisheries development project of NORSU Bais City Campus.
The local government of Guihulngan City gave P2.3 million for the building of classrooms at the NORSU Guihulngan Campus that were hit by the February earthquake while Gov. Roel Degamo extended P2 million for the enhancement of the crime laboratory of the Criminology Department at NORSU Main Campus I in Dumaguete City.
Other sources of funds came from the following: City Government of Bais with P1 million for different university projects in NORSU Bais; City Government of Bayawan with P1 million for projects at the NORSU Bayawan-Sta. Catalina campus; Third District Cong. Pryde Henry Teves with P1 million for classrooms at the NORSU Bayawan-Sta. Catalina campus; Federation of University Parents Teachers Association with P1 million for the university clinic at the NORSU Main Campus 1 in Dumaguete; and the local government of Sta. Catalina with P300,000 for several projects at NORSU Bayawan-Sta. Catalina.
In the same meeting, Real revealed that two internal university projects costing P6.5 million have turned to the NORSU fund, namely: payment of the P4.5-million school bus and the P2 million budget for the completion of the electrical tower and rewiring of the electrical posts at the main campuses. (RMN-PIA7 Negros Oriental)