'Cebu woman held hostage'

A government employee from Negros Occidental reported to the police that a certain "Michelle" from Cebu City is being held hostage in Negros Occidental for four months now.

The incident was reported to the Pontevedra Police Station yesterday by the complainant who requested anonymity.

The informant, in a blotter report, alleged that the victim was on her way to Pontevedra town from Oriental Negros, when she was met by a rich woman known as "Auntie Che".

The suspect, who is in her 70's, was able to persuade the victim that she is helping her because there are plans to abduct her. But "Michelle" ended up the one taken as hostage, the blotter, circulated to members of the local media, said.

"Michelle" is reportedly being held hostage in the rest house of Auntie Che in a compound in Oriental Negros which is being secured by three security guards.

The victim reportedly fell from the stairs of the resthouse and is now suffering from starvation. The complainant said that, at present, the suspect has not demanded for ransom except for P25,000 as goodwill money. He said any information leading to the location of the victim or the whereabouts of the hostage taker may be sent to 0921-2450061.*CGS

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2 'wanted persons'
apprehended

Two persons with pending arrest warrants for frustrated murder were separately arrested yesterday by the police in simultaneous operations in Ajuy, Iloilo and Brgy. 20 in Victorias City, Negros Occidental.

Nabbed by a tracking team of the Victorias PNP in Ajuy, Iloilo, on the strength of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Ricardo Alon was Ricardo Diaz, 44, of Brgy. 14, Victorias.

Senior Supt. Modesto Sanson, Victorias police chief, yesterday said Alon has recommended bail of P200,000 for Diaz.

Also nabbed at Hacienda Cuaycong, Brgy. 20, in Victorias City, by another police team was Eduardo Franco.

Alon also recommended P200,000 bail for Franco who is facing frustrated murder charges. Franco and Diaz are now detained at the Victorias PNP lock-up cell for failure to post bail, Sanson said.*GPB

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VS. CAIDSOTG
SK chair cries 'unfair';
to seek DILG assistance

A Bacolod barangay official, who allegedly refused to act as a witness in a drug raid in Brgy. 19 recently, yesterday claimed she was unfairly treated by the police.

Barangay 19 Sangguniang Kabataan chairwoman Ma. Corazon Dolorico told Aksyon-Radyo Bacolod, the charges set to be filed by the Bacolod City Anti-Illegal Drug Special Operations Task Group against her and two other barangay kagawads are "unjust and not fair".

Dolorico said she decided not to sign as witness in the drug raid because she did not personally see the sachets of suspected shabu and cash recovered by the police from the house of Liezel Garcia.

All she saw were nine live bullets for a 9-mm caliber pistol confiscated by a drug operative in a cabinet where Tupperware items were kept, she said.

She said she accompanied one of the police officers to the second floor of the house. When they returned to the living room, Dolorico said that was when she saw sachets of suspected shabu and money on the table, which were allegedly dug up from the garden.

"How could I sign as witness without seeing the items reportedly recovered by the police in the area personally?" Dolorico asked.

She said she will go to the office of the Department of Interior and Local Governments to seek assistance on how to defend herself.

Meanwhile, Brgy. 19 Captain Yuri Yanson told the DAILY STAR he called the attention of barangay kagawads James Uberas, Fred Depasu-ay and Dolorico yesterday, who all claimed they were discontented with the conduct of the raid by Bacolod anti-drug operatives.

Yanson said his barangay officials know their duties and it is up to them to face whatever charges are filed against them.

Meanwhile, SPO1 Nelson Grijaldo, CAIDSOTG team leader, yesterday said they will file charges for violation of Section 1, paragraph B of Presidential Decree 1892 against Dolorico, Uberas, and Depasu-ay before the Office of the Ombudsman today.*DMG

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