AT SEA GAMES
Five Negros boxers
walk out from finals
BY CARLA GOMEZ

They've had enough.

And six Filipino boxers, including five from Negros Occidental, stood up and made sure the boxing world would take notice.

Dismayed by perceived pro-Thailand decisions in the 24 th Southeast Asian Games boxing competitions, Bago City-born pugs Junie Tizon, Junel Cantancio and Joegin Ladon, Cadiz City's Godfrey Castro and Orlando Tacuyan Jr., who has roots in Bacolod City, “retired” from their respective gold medal matches against Thailand fighters.

Judoka wins eighth gold
BY CEDELF TUPAS

Veteran judoka John Baylon of Binalbagan town, Negros Occidental captured his eighth Southeast Asian Games gold medal in Nakhon Ratchasima , Thailand yesterday.

The 42-year-old Baylon, who represents Zamboanga City in national meets, summoned his vast experience and superior skills to beat three foreign bets to fan his SEA Games winning streak.

Chosen as the flag-bearer of the RP delegation during the opening ceremonies for his consistent performance in the biennial meet, Baylon underscored his might by overpowering Johanes Taslim of Indonesia in the gold medal match of the 81kg division.

Court clears
businesswoman, dismays cops
BY GILBERT BAYORAN

Policemen yesterday expressed dismay over the dismissal of charges against a prominent Bacolod businesswoman charged for violation of RA 9287, known as the amended illegal gambling act.

Businesswoman Sylvia Golez whose family owned a popular restaurant and two gaming centers in Bacolod , and her employee, Arnel Arguelles, were cleared of illegal gambling charges by Silay Judge Pepito Banzon who noted that the prosecution failed to establish their guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

Banzon, in his 12-page decision, however, found Edna Adelantar, caretaker of the Golez ancestral house in Silay City , that was raided by the police two years ago, guilty for violation of Section 1(d) of PD 1602, an Act Prescribing Stiffer Penalties on Illegal Gambling, as the prosecution had established her guilt for the offense beyond any reasonable doubt.