Officers of the Negros Occidental High School Alumni Association, headed by Ricardo Yanson and Pompeyo Querubin, met with Negros Occidental Gov. Joseph Marañon Thursday to express their support to the decision of the province to repossess the Paglaum Sports Complex in Bacolod City.

They are supporting the stand of the province, Marañon said.

Marañon had earlier written to Fe Hidalgo, DepEd officer-in-charge, formally demanding that the Department of Education return to the province of Negros Occidental the ownership of the sports complex within 15 days from receipt of his letter.

There has been no reply from the DepEd yet, he said.

Marañon also said he hopes all the parties involved will agree to their proposal so that the provincial government can have the sports complex back and avoid a legal battle.

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has already passed a resolution granting Marañon authority to take the necessary legal steps to revoke its donation which came after reports that the DepEd has failed to properly maintain it as required in the deed of donation dated June 17, 1996.

The present management plan being proposed by the DepEd for Paglaum is for the Philippine Sports Commission to take over.

Marañon, however, said that they will not allow any other private or government entity to run the Paglaum Sports Complex because the provincial government can afford to develop and run it itself.*NLG

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