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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Tuesday, January 31, 2006 |
| Negros Oriental |
 Perdices
eyeing drug test for city hall employeesRobbers
molest woman Reduced
bus fare to start tomorrow Ex-market
TG member knifed dead
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Perdices
eyeing drug test
for city hall employees
About 15 to 20 city hall employees suspected to be drug users may lose their jobs at the Dumaguete City Hall.
Mayor Agustin Perdices said persistent reports indicate that these personnel assigned in the different departments of the city government have been using drugs and have already been told to undergo rehabilitation, or be laid off.
These employees are all casual but with plantilla, which means that they are enjoying several benefits, such as 13th month pay, and allowances, among others. A source who requested anonymity said some of these personnel are close relatives of Perdices' political allies and supporters.
The mayor said, these employees will be subjected to
a drug test anytime, and, if found positive, will be dismissed from
the service. 
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Robbers molest woman A couple was robbed and the wife raped by the suspects at gunpoint at about 8:30 p.m. Friday, in Bayawan City, Oriental Negros. The names of the victims, who are in their 20s, are being withheld by the DAILY STAR. Armed with long firearms, including a shotgun, the suspects identified
as Rufino Tigle Jr., 21, single, of Sitio Bananigan, Tayawan, Bayawan,
and Juvilon Lorenzo, 21, single of Tabuan, Bayawan allegedly demanded
for the wallets of the victims that contained P300. |
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Reduced
bus fare Despite the scheduled hike on the Expanded Value Added Tax starting this week, passengers of Ceres buses in Oriental Negros will be pleasantly surprised to find a reduced rate on their bus tickets. Samson Gargaritano, manager of the Vallacar Transit-owned Ceres bus liner in the province, said they are cutting down their current fare by 10 centavos per kilometer effective tomorrow. The reduction is for the benefit of the riding public in view
of repeated price increases last year and the impending hike on
EVAT now, Gargaritano said. "We want to lessen the burden of the
local passengers," he added. |
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