1st QUARTER
Bago, Silay police stations
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Julio Garnica of Bago City Bowlers Association/Plaza Arcade, and Firefly bet Tess Robles, downed their respective opponents to win the master bowler competition of the ongoing Knights of Columbus 5665 Invitational Open Bowling Tournament at the New Top's Millennium Plaza in Bacolod City.

Garlica who topped the elimination phase and earned the twice-to-beat incentive, crushed Allan Baer, of TC Silverado Active Solid Strikers, 115-111, for the master's title, as Robles defeated Corazon Romero, of ON-BACIBA, 129-104, for the women's plum.

For his part, Baer, ripped Norman Pineda, of Barangay 1/ASSFBI in the semis, 109-103, after Pineda subdued Pete Aplaon in the quarterfinals, 124-112.

Top qualifier, Sylvia Del Rosario overwhelmed Lars del Castillo in the women's bracket, 109-95. However, she bowed to Romero in the semis, 103-141.

The other qualifiers but failed to make it in the round of four were Fred Trecho, of TC Silverado/ASSFBI, Hernand Garciniego, of NPBC LJP Trading Tough Trucks; Boy Conag, Urban Knights; Boy Tisoy Villanueva, Active Solid Strikers; Celso Serfino, Knights of Columbus, and Dan Divinagracia in the men's division;

Jukiet Regollo, Lady Circle; Tess Aplaon, Lady Circle; Susan Robles, NPBC Kusina Trese; Sharon Janelo, and Margie Bayog.*

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Bacolod policemen
get IBP assistance

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Negros Occidental Chapter has assigned four of its members to assist troopers of the Bacolod City Police Office, an IBP press release said yesterday.

The lawyers are Ronnie Casusapin, Romeo Flora, Jerry Llena and Ernesto Treyes.

They will help the Bacolod policemen in the preparation, drafting and review of pleadings, motions, papers and documents; legal research; review and evaluation of evidence; and interview of the witnesses, if necessary, on cases being faced by members of the Philippine National Police in the city, the press release said.

The IBP-Negros, headed by William Mirano, tasked the four lawyers through an approved resolution during their meeting on March 10.

Senior Supt. Pedro Merced, police city director, acknowledged the concern of the IBP for the plight of the members of the local police force, the press release added.*

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