Past Ceneco officials
told to pay accounts
SUE US, FORMER PRESIDENT SAYS
BY CARLA GOMEZ

Roberto Montelibano, president of Central Negros Electric Cooperative, yesterday bared measures taken to improve the economic viability of CENECO and bring down the cost of electricity to its consumers, and called for cooperation from the public.

He also asked local governments under the coverage area of the coop and 12 former members of the CENECO board to pay their accounts.

As of Aug. 31 CENECO figures furnished the media at a press conference yesterday showed that Bacolod City owes the cooperative P186,731,897, Bago City – P4,228,642, Murcia – P259,416, Silay – P7,385,854 and Talisay City – P13,394,441 or a total of P212,000,253.

Island owner denies
firing of M-16 rifles
BY CARLA GOMEZ

The owner of Pitogo Island in Barangay Talacagay, Hinobaan, yesterday denied that any firing of guns occurred there for three days as alleged in complaints filed Tuesday before Gov. Joseph Marañon and Lt. Gen. Hermogenes Esperon Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines chief.

Sugar leader Manuel Lamata said he filed the complaints for and in behalf of Claude Schulze, former Sugar Regulatory Administrator Nicolas Alonso, Talacagay Barangay Captain Editha Tacdoro, Carlos Vidaurrazaga, Dr. Ricky Gallaga, Paul Platt and 20 other residents.

Janette Tongoy said she owns 3 hectares of Pitogo Island and her family corporation owns 5 hectares, and not Peter Zmijewski as claimed by Lamata. She also pointed out that Zmijewski is an Australian and no foreigner can own property in the Philippines .

Caravan vs. STL
start of protests
BY NIDA BUENAFE & CHRYSEE SAMILLANO

A caravan spearheaded by the Catholic Lay Forum against the operation of the Small Town Lottery in Bacolod City passed through the main streets of the city yesterday as the group remained firm on its stand against STL.

Meanwhile, Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue yesterday had to rescind her proposed resolution calling for the deferment of STL operation in the city after some Sangguniang Panlungsod members cited her absence from last week's session when the STL endorsement was deliberated.

Vehicles from different parishes in the diocese including that of Bishop Vicente Navarra and the members of the clergy joined the caravan that passed twice in front of city hall.