SP hears corruption complaint
of brgy captain against kagawad
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE

The Dumaguete City Sangguniang Panlungsod conducted a preliminary conference on the administrative complaint filed by a barangay captain against one of his barangay kagawads during a special session Tuesday.

Vice Mayor Woodrow Maquiling said their main concern is an amicable settlement before the case goes into a full blown trial.

Administrative and criminal complaints were filed by Taclobo barangay captain Gregorio Suasin Jr. against kagawad Danilo Valino before the Ombudsman for alleged violation of Section 3 of Republic Act 3019, or the Anti-graft and Corrupt Practices Act..

SU launches
book on missionaries

The book, "Glimpses of Missionaries and Fraternal Workers at Silliman University, 1901-1998", was launched at the Udarbe Memory Chapel of the school in Dumaguete City, recently, a press release from the SU said.

It is authored by 1996 Outstanding Sillimanian in Chemistry, Ligaya Magbanua Simpkins, and is a product of months of comprehensive research, both in Silliman and the United States, the press release also said.

SU president, Dr. Ben Malayang III, describes the book as a rich resource about Silliman history that honors singularly the many Presbyterian missionaries and fraternal workers in Silliman University.

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