Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. and Vice Governor Genaro Alvarez  yesterday said other groups, including Ayala Land, are also interested in the provincial government-owned property along Gatuslao Street in Bacolod City that will be put up for bidding soon.

“Whoever has the best bid will get the property,” Marañon said.

SM Prime Holdings Inc. is offering to buy or lease 6.5 hectares of the Capitol’s property along Gatuslao Street  for the construction of a P2.5 billion   convention center and two hotels, its president Hans Sy said Tuesday.

The Intelligence Branch of Bacolod City police is investigating the alleged abduction of the wife of an Overseas Filipino Worker from Brgy. Sum-ag, who has reportedly been missing for three months now, IB head, Chief Insp. Leonardo Borromeo, said yesterday.

Borromeo said the complainant, whose name is being withheld, returned to the Philippines last month when he learned that his wife had been missing.

He said the complainant already has a suspect but they can not reveal the details.

Kidnapping charges are set to be filed by the Bacolod City Police Women and Children’s Complaints Desk today against a 22-year-old woman who allegedly took her stepson and sold him in Iloilo City.

WCCD head, Insp. Jovy Cabcaban said they went to Iloilo Tuesday but failed to locate the child.

Cabcaban said they are filing the case against the woman instead because the boy’s father does not seem to be interested in pursuing the case against his former live-in partner anymore.