PDEA files charges
vs. nine Cadiz cops
BY GILBERT BAYORAN

Police Chief Inspector Jefferson Descallar and eight other policemen were charged by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency before the Cadiz City Prosecutor's Office for the alleged delay and bungling of the prosecution of drug cases.

Supt. Roybel Sanchez, newly-installed PDEA regional director of Western Visayas, yesterday said the criminal complaint for alleged violation of Section 92 of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 against Descallar and eight of his policemen, stemmed from the delay in filing of drug cases against two arrested drug pushers, that led to their release from jail when the reglamentary period lapsed.

Ombudsman prober
soon at CLMMRH
BY NIDA BUENAFE

The Office of the Ombudsman has started its investigation on the complaint filed by the Hospital Watch on alleged anomalies and irregularities at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital.

The Corruption Prevention Unit, which forwarded the complaint to the Ombudsman, was informed that a subpoena has been sent to the chairman of the hospital's Bids and Award Committee, Fr. Aniceto Buenafe of Social Action-CPU said yesterday.

Investigation has started and we expect the investigator assigned to the case to be in Bacolod City this week, Buenafe also said.

2 toll gates in
southern highway up
BY CARLA GOMEZ

They're cropping up in the south.

More toll gates have been set up along the highway in southern Negros Occidental by two landowners demanding that the Department of Public Works and Highways pay them for the use of their land. Lawyer Ivan Solidum said Isabel Trompeta put up a toll gate along the highway in Sipalay that passes through her property and Jose Vasquez has done the same in Hinobaan starting Friday.

They are demanding payment from drivers of vehicles passing through the highway on their land.