NOPPO tapes
muzzles of guns
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE

The Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office yesterday taped the muzzles of the firearms of policemen assigned to the headquarters in Agan-an, Sibulan, Negros Oriental, in compliance with a directive from PNP Region 7 director, Chief Supt. Marcelo Garbo.

The Provincial Mobile Group, Special Weapons and Tactics team, and police stations all over the province, have been directed to do the same, Supt. Roy Abella, deputy provincial director for administration, said.

Abella said the annual activity is conducted as a proactive measure against the indiscriminate firing of guns by police personnel during the Yuletide season..

Airlines ordered to
improve service 3

MANILA - Philippine authorities ordered airlines yesterday to feed and fully reimburse passengers of delayed or cancelled flights amid rising complaints about budget carriers that have driven robust aviation growth.

The "bill of air passenger rights" sets out the minimum to which passengers are entitled if they are bumped off seats or if their plane fails to take off on time, said Civil Aeronautics Board secretary Eldric Peredo.

Peredo told AFP the regulator had been swamped by complaints about the quality of service and unpalatable conditions attached to low-cost tickets.

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