Court dismisses
gov't center case
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

The Regional Trial Court has dismissed the case filed by the Kabalaka group seeking the nullification of the contract between the Bacolod City government and Hilmarcs Construction Corp.

In his 17-page decision dated Mar. 9, RTC Judge Rodney Bolunia said the plaintiffs do not have any right to institute the case against the defendants, nor can they validly claim to be directly and particularly affected by the contract, considering that they are not real parties-in-interest.

There is also no showing, he said, that the contract entered into between the city and HCC for the construction of the government center created and imposed an unreasonable burden upon the taxpayers of Bacolod City.

NEA terminates CENECO president,
manager; suspends 5 other officials
BY NANETTE GUADALQUIVER

Barely 10 days before their 30-day preventive suspension order was to lapse, board president Eddie Guillem and OIC-general manager Noriel Bermudez of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative, were ordered terminated by the National Electrification Administration for committing administrative violations.

At the same time directors Jobert Tagobader, Gregorio Duremdes, Gerardo Solas, Perlito Fuentespina and Eduardo Torrecampo were also ordered suspended for 31 days effectively immediately.

Guillem, who is currently in the United States, and Bermudez were suspended on Feb. 22, 2007, along with three other directors of the CENECO board, pending the resolution of the administrative charges filed against them relative to the adverse audit findings of NEA on CENECO, covering the period Jan. 1, 2002 to Dec. 31, 2005.

Cafgu killed after slay
of commander, civilian
BY GILBERT BAYORAN

A paramilitary trooper ran amuck on Wednesday killing an Army detachment commander and a civilian, before he was shot dead by a colleague in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.

Killed on the spot were Sgt. Jenny Cortez, commander of the Palampas detachment, CAFGU member Henry Daragoza and Bryan Egloria, 18, who was hit by stray bullets.

In his report to Negros Occidental police director Rosendo Franco, Senior Supt. Ricardo de la Paz yesterday said Cortez who was on a routine inspection of the detachment, saw Daragoza drinking intoxicating liquor at the sari-sari store of Melda Canas in Sitio Pamahawan of the barangay, although he was on duty.