Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez and Philippine National Police chief Arturo Lomibao yesterday ordered an investigation into the beating up of five agents of the National Bureau of Investigation and two of the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation allegedly by about 15 members of the Negros Oriental police force at the Pamplona Golf and Country Club Saturday.

"I will not allow this to pass unchallenged, this is a disgrace to the law enforcement profession," Gonzalez told the DAILY STAR yesterday.

"I have ordered an investigation into the incident and charges will be filed against those responsible," Gonzalez said.

Talisay GSO head
gets Liga support
BY GUILLERMO TEJIDA III

TALISAY CITY -- Majority of the members of the Liga ng mga Barangay in this city yesterday issued a signed statement of condemnation against the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, tagging as "trumped-up" the accusations against arrested General Services Office head Archibald Tuvilla and Sannil Arcenas for alleged possession of shabu.

At a press conference at the Federation of Senior Citizens Association of the Philippines Center here, 18 of the 27 barangay captains yesterday sought justice for the two drug suspects arrested by PDEA operatives Friday night at Bangga CICM, Talisay City, Negros Occidental.

Detainee killed at precinct
BY D0NALYN GUERRERO

A detainee was shot dead allegedly by the Police Precinct 1 commander when he reportedly grabbed the service firearm of a police operative at the Intelligence and Investigation room of the precinct at San Juan Street, Bacolod City at about 9:20 a.m. yesterday.

The bloodied body of Romulo Sabino, 37, who was shot at the Investigation Section of Police Precinct 1 yesterday.*

Romulo Taballo Sabino, 37, of Purok Malipayon, Brgy. 35, succumbed to gunshot wounds in his right eye and right temple, allegedly inflicted by Chief Insp. Jimmy Fortaleza, following a commotion in the investigation room.

Sabino was arrested Sunday by Precinct 1 operatives for allegedly stabbing the nine-month-old sow of his neighbor, Nena Nicor Layasan, of Brgy. 35, police reports said. Fortaleza said he and his men were interrogating Sabino on the complaints filed by Layasan when he suddenly grabbed the 9mm Beretta pistol from the holster of PO2 Alexis Disomangcop.