Silay bizman killed,
wife, child spared
BY SHIELA GELERA

A businessman, who was with his wife and daughter on their way to the Bacolod-Silay Airport, was gunned down by two unidentified men on a motorcycle at about 5:30 a.m. yesterday at Mckinley Street, Panaogao, in Brgy. 4, Silay City, Negros Occidental.

Alberto Amazona, 50, of Brgy. 4 in Silay, an agent of the 2Go Company, sustained a lone gunshot wound on his head, and was rushed to the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival, the police said.

Investigation showed that Amazona was driving his blue multicab with plate number YBZ 476, with his wife Leyne and daughter Kie, when the suspects waylaid them and shot him, Police Officer 3 Randy Zambra, Silay police investigator, said.

Teachers protest set Monday
BY SHIELA GELERA

A protest will welcome the opening of classes on Monday with teachers in Negros Occidental joining a nationally-coordinated mass action.

The teachers under the Alliance of Concerned Teachers-Western Visayas are calling for an increase in their basic salary from P18,549 to P25,000 per month and that of the non-teaching staff from P9,000 to P15,000 per month.

Gualberto Dajao, ACT regional president, said yesterday that teachers will wear black arm bands at the start of class, as a sign of mourning over their fate under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.

Call for ouster from Murcia
diversionary tactic - priest
COUNCILOR DENIES OPERATING JAI ALAI
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Murcia officials who met yesterday afternoon stood pat on the call for the removal of two Roman Catholic priests from their town, while parish priest Fr. Greg Patiño called the move a diversionary tactic from the real issues that should be addressed.

What he and several pastors in Murcia are calling for is to put a stop to the proliferation of illegal drugs and gambling in the town, Patiño said.

They did not pinpoint any individuals in their campaign, he is surprised that the mayor has reacted the way he has, he said.