Ten persons were arrested by the police for allegedly pasting election campaign materials in several establishments and structures along Araneta Street, Bacolod City, at about 6:10 a.m. yesterday.

The Bacolod City Mobile Group arrested Ernesto Alquisa, 38; Marlon Vargas, 37; Elmer Panaguiton, 25; Penguin Petilla, 29; Joan Rojo, 18; Vicent Frias, 25; Nerio Barilla, 34; Joey Suarez, 34; Mike Baylon, 69, and a 17-year-old boy, police reports said.

CMG led by PO3 Ritchie Gohee and PO1 Cris Caras arrested the suspects in the act of gluing the posters of former Senator Panfilo Lacson in areas not designated by the Commission on Elections.

Cano gives up plan to
run for city mayor
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Tan will take on the job offered by President Arroyo*

Transportation Assistant Secretary Ricardo "Cano" Tan said he has decided to give up his plan to run for mayor to heed the call of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to head the Land Transportation Office in the National Capital Region.

Tan said he reached the decision after lengthy consultations with his family and his leaders and supporters. It was a very difficult decision, but in the end, I could not turn down the request of the president who told me that she needed me at the LTO, he said.

Tan said he was told he would head the LTO in the National Capital Region concurrently with his being a DOTC assistant secretary.

Partylist groups file
raps vs. Army, RPA
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Leaders of four partylist groups yesterday filed a complaint before Commission on Elections provincial superintendent Jessie Suarez against the Philippine Army and the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade for alleged harassment of their leaders and members in Negros Occidental.

The complaint was filed by Alejandro Deoma, Bayan Muna Negros Occidental chairperson; Allen Mirasol - Anakpawis Negros Occidental coordinator; Nenita Cherniguin, GABRIELA Women's Party vice president for Visayas; and Joan Diamante, Kabataan Party Negros Occidental secretary general.

In their complaint, the partylist leaders said that, even before the campaign period for senators and party-list groups started, some elements had been harassing their members and leaders and they expect this to intensify in the coming days.