Former Rep. Apolinario "Jun" Lozada may challenge incumbent Ignacio "Iggy" Arroyo Jr. for the congressional seat of the fifth district of Negros Occidental, while Rep. Carlos "Charlie" Cojuangco yesterday said he is not running for any post in May.

The Liberal Party announced in Manila yesterday that it will field Lozada to run against Arroyo in the fifth district of Negros Occidental.

But Lozada told the DAILY STAR he has not decided yet which political party to join and is still looking at the political environment before deciding to run.

SuperFerry with 641
on board towed
BY CARLA GOMEZ

The SuperFerry 9 enroute from Bacolod to Iligan experienced technical problems 8 miles off Daog Point south west of Hinobaan, Negros Occidental, at about 2 a.m. yesterday and was being towed to Iloilo City by SuperFerry 1.

Jess Supan, vice president for security, safety and compliance of the Aboitiz Transport System, however, told the DAILY STAR that the details on the technical problems were not available as of press time.

He said their priority is the safety and convenience of the passengers.

Capitol still eyeing raps
for recovery of Paglaum
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Gov. Joseph Marañon yesterday said the Negros Occidental provincial government has not given up on its bid to take back and run the Paglaum Sports Complex in Bacolod City, and if worse comes to worst, the plan to file a case against the Department of Education will be carried out.

We will file charges in two months or after the elections if no agreement is reached, he said, reiterating that the DepEd has reneged on the provisions of the provincial government's deed of donation because it has failed to adequately develop and maintain the sports complex.

We are contemplating on going to court so once and for all we can resolve the issue through a friendly legal battle, he said.