Two guards face charges
for stealing from Church
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW

Two security guards detailed at the St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, were caught on the closed circuit television cameras stealing from the contribution boxes in the church last month and will be charged with theft.

Cathedral rector, Msgr. Julius Perpetuo Heruela, yesterday filed a complaint at the Dumaguete City Police Station against the two security guards, whose names and agency are being withheld by the police, pending their arrests and the filing of the charges in court.

Heruela said he is leaving the investigation to the police but vowed to file criminal charges against the suspects in his capacity as a church official.

NFA assures
sufficient rice supply
BY MARICAR ARANAS

The National Food Authority in Negros Oriental has a sufficient supply of rice for Negrenses until the end of the year, and in case of calamities and other emergencies, its provincial manager, Carlos Cortes, said yesterday.

Cortes gave his assurance as NFA expects an increase in the request for rice allocation from local government units, after the filing of the certificates of candidacy of those running for elective positions until the May 2013 elections.

He said NFA is obliged to serve the needs of every LGU, depending on the request. Carlos said rice allocation requests of more than 500 bags will need clearance from the NFA regional office in Cebu.

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