Child abuse raps filed
vs. labor leader, strikers
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE

Police and social welfare authorities filed Tuesday a complaint against a labor leader and several John Does for alleged child abuse and related acts in relation to the participation of many children in the strike over the weekend at the Dumaguete port.

The charge sheet, signed by Laome Quijote, supervisor of the City Social Welfare Office, named as respondents Felizardo Calimpong, district supervisor of the Associated Labor Union-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines in Dumaguete, and several John Does, to include parents, strikers and other individuals.

I failed, PPA port
manager admits
BY ALEX PAL

"I accept I failed."

Tears rolled down the face of Dumaguete Port Manager Renato Tolinero as he announced the indefinite closure of the Dumaguete port Wednesday, citing unsettled disputes and the need to maintain order within the port premises as the cause.

The Port of Dumaguete, a vital link in President Gloria Macapagal -Arroyo's Strong Republic Nautical Highway, was ordered closed by PPA  General Manager Oscar Sevilla after violence broke out on Saturday  as police were enforcing a Temporary Restraining Order issued of the  National Labor Relations Commission.

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