Brgy , SK winners named
BY NIDA BUENAFE & CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

As of midnight yesterday the names of Sangguniang Kabataan and barangay election winners in many areas were already known, but there were ties reported and these will require the tossing of coins or drawing of lots to determine the victor.

Commission on Elections Bacolod City registrar Mavil Majarucon said that, in case of a tie, the Barangay Board of Canvassers will reconvene on November 4 to resolve the matter. After all winners are proclaimed, Majarucon said they will have to wait until noon of November 30 to officially assume their position.

She added that no recount should be made on the result of barangay and SK elections unless the COMELEC orders it.

Village chief, tanod jailed;
Rampant vote-buying seen
BY CARLA GOMEZ

A barangay captain and tanod were arrested after a shooting incident that left one injured, rampant vote-buying ranging from P50 to P200 was reported, and 44 were nabbed for violating the liquor ban.

But, on the whole, the Sangguniang Kabataan and barangay elections in Negros Occidental yesterday were peaceful, Senior Supt. Rosendo Franco, Negros Occidental police director, said.

Gov. Joseph Marañon, who voted in precinct 39A of Barangay 2, Sagay City, also said reports he received were that the elections in Negros Occidental, for the most part, was peaceful and orderly.

Rebel escorts of bet nabbed
BY GILBERT BAYORAN

Three members of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade allegedly serving as security escorts of a candidate for barangay kagawad, were arrested by the police in Brgy. Jerusalem , Cadiz City , on Sunday.

Arrested were RPA-ABB members Rogelio Medina, 39; Carlos Sarabia, 60, and Leonardo Nogas, 37. Seized from their possessions were two .38 caliber revolvers with ammunition and two knives.

Chief Inspector Jefferson Descallar, Cadiz police chief, yesterday said the arrested suspects form part of a team of RPA-ABB headed by Danilo Borlas, who is running for kagawad of Brgy. Jerusalem , Cadiz City .