Cop killed, 5 suspects
caught in traffic snarl
BY GILBERT BAYORAN

A traffic snarl led to the capture of five suspects linked to the killing of a policeman Sunday in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, and the arrest yielded a cache of high-powered firearms and explosives.

The arrest took place half an hour after the shooting incident, Senior Supt. Milko Lirazan, provincial police director of Negros Occidental, said yesterday.

He said the five suspects were arrested after a brief chase by policemen in Hacienda Espinos, Brgy. Camandag, La Castellana, which is adjacent to Hinigaran town.

Guv informs Lacson
of P1.2B losses
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. yesterday said he has informed the office of rehabilitation czar Panfilo Lacson that super typhoon “Yolanda” had caused P1.2 billion in damages to Negros Occidental.

Marañon resubmitted the report on the damage after a representative of Lacson informed him that they had not receive any.

Provincial Administrator Enrique Pinongan said the provincial government had submitted its damage report to the National Economic and Development Authority earlier, and, that, perhaps, it had not been forwarded to the office of Lacson.

Ordaniel - I’ll wait for
mayor’s decision
BY SHIELA GELERA

The acting police director of Bacolod City yesterday said he will wait for the decision of Mayor Monico Puentevella and the Police Regional Office-6 on his status.

Senior Supt. Edgardo Ordaniel, who said he is still the acting director of the City Police Office, said it will depend on Puentevella whether to keep or replace him.

However, Ordaniel also said that, since the mayor has not yet decided on the matter, the PRO-6 may take action, and that is to send him a list of nominees for the position of city director.