DAILY STAR: Negros Oriental

The Philippine National Police will submit a list of nominees for the next chief of police of Dumaguete City, after its former director, Supt. Crisaleo Tolentino, was assigned to Mandaue City in Cebu province recently.

Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office director, Senior Supt. Edward Carranza said Tolentino will not be reinstated to his former position despite the intervention of some local officials.

He added the PNP will not be influenced by politicians in the assignment of police officers.

1 killed in daytime
robbery in Sibulan
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW

A female employee of a courier service was killed in a hold-up incident at her workplace in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, at around 1:30 p.m. yesterday.

Sibulan police chief, Insp. Rodrigo Tubog, identified the fatality as Jeneveb Rosales Villafranca, 29, a sales associate of LBC-Sibulan, who died on the spot from a gunshot wound on her chest.

Tubog said Villafranca was alone when the robbery took place. The amount lost to the robber was not immediately determined.

NegOr officials bid
for Palaro hosting

A Negros Oriental delegation participated in the bidding in Manila for the hosting of the Palarong Pambansa in 2013 yesterday, a government press release said.

The group was composed of Gov. Roel Degamo, NegOr Department of Education Schools Division Supt. Salustiano Jimenez, Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria, and some members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Jimenez said Negros Oriental and Occidental are the remaining bidders for next year’s Palaro, after Cebu City withdrew and gave its support to the bid of Negros Oriental.

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