'CA ruling needed
before test retake'
Nursing students call
GMA order 'heartbreaking'
BY CARLA GOMEZ

No retake!

That was the cry of about 200 Negrense nursing graduates who passed the June nursing board examination at a rally at the Bacolod Public Plaza yesterday morning.

The protestors, wearing black T-shirts as a sign of protest, also signed a manifesto calling on President Gloria Arroyo to reconsider her decision ordering the retake of Tests III and V of the board examination, amid a leakage scandal.

The Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing - Region 6 chapter also issued a statement earlier opposing a retake.

Suatengco, Ortiz
arrest warrants out
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Bacolod Regional Trial Court Judge Philadelfa Agraviador yesterday issued warrants of arrest for Negros Occidental Board Member Lorenzo Suatengco and teenager Marvin Ortiz who are facing charges for reckless imprudence resulting to homicide and damage to property before her court.

Bail has been set at P30,000 each

Suatengco's lawyer Roger Reyes, however, has filed a motion to quash the charges on the grounds that his client's case should have been filed before the Municipal Trial Court in Cities where cases punishable by imprisonment below 6 years should be lodged.

2 rebel leaders captured
BY GILBERT BAYORAN

Patrolling government troopers yesterday arrested a finance officer and a squad leader of the New People's Army Larangan Gerilya 3 in Brgy. Bandila, Toboso, Negros Occidental.

Lt. Col. Felicisimo Budiongan, Task Group North commander, identified the captured rebels as Dionesio Sabanal, alias Ka Nonoy, and Rowell Vergara, alias Rudy. Budiongan said a .45 caliber pistol with five magazines containing ammunition was recovered from Sabanal, a leader of Squad 2, Platoon 2 of LG 3.

Budiongan told the DAILY STAR that Vergara is the finance and logistic officer of squad 3,platoon 2 of LG 3 operating in northern Negros.