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Last October 28, 2015, the Silliman University Salonga Center along with different agencies discussed the possibility of using 911 as the main emergency number for Negros Oriental. ‘Call 911’ initiated by Salonga Center The Salonga Center for Law & Development, along with different agencies, is recommending the use of the international code “911” as the main emergency number for Negros Oriental. The idea was inspired by Davao City’s Central Communications & Emergency Response Center. In his visit to Dumaguete in February, Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said 9-1-1 should be the numbers to call in case of emergency because it’s the code that comes to memory worldwide. 9-1-1 is the emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan, intended for use in emergency circumstances only.In over 98 percent of locations in the US and Canada, dialing 9-1-1 from any telephone will link the caller to an emergency dispatch center called...

Dr. Batongbacal delivered a special lecture entitled “Chinese Historical Claims to the South China Sea: Maps and Musings” during the 37th Annual Conference of the Ugnayang Pang-Aghamtao (UGAT) and 7th National Conference of the Philippine Geographical Society (PGS) hosted by Silliman University. Dr. Batongbacal is an assistant professor at the University of the Philippines College of Law and director of the University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea. He is on leave and affiliated with the East West Center in Washington as a U.S.-ASEAN Fulbright Initiative Visiting Scholar doing research on evolving US maritime security policies and their impact on the resort to international arbitration and the Rule of Law in the South China Sea disputes. source:http://amti.csis.org/author/jbatongbacal/

The city’s lack of adequate and efficient waste disposal system is a serious concern that requires immediate attention. The open dumpsite in Barangay Candau-ay beside Banica river has been condemned by many environmental groups and as a matter of fact has already received a Cease and Desist order (CDO) by the DENR for violating provisions regarding sanitary landfills inculcated in the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2001 (Article 6, Section 36-41) and the Sanitation Code (Presidential Decree 856). In lieu of this, Dr. Jovito Salonga Center for Law and Development of Silliman University and the College of Law held a roundtable discussion on Solid Waste Management, Sanitation and Hygiene last April 25, 2011 at the Salonga Conference Room of Silliman University. The discourse was intended to serve as an initial stride on solving the sanitary landfill problems of Dumaguete city and its neighbouring towns. The discussion started with a…