Negrense retains
world boxing title 
BY CEDELF TUPAS

Negrense world boxing champion Gerry Peñalosa of San Carlos City retained his WBO bantamweight title yesterday by stopping Thai challenger Ratanachai Sor Vorapin in the eighth round at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

The 35-year-old southpaw used his superior technical skills to repel the Thai's power punches and moved in for the kill starting the fourth round where he rocked the Thai several times with brilliant combinations until the bell sounded.

The fifth, sixth and seventh rounds followed a similar script with the Filipino veteran finishing strong, leaving Ratanachai winded as he headed back to his corner.

Region 6 police director Isagani Cuevas yesterday said he will recall the 10 policemen whose transfer to Negros Occidental, had been opposed by local government officials.

The assignment of 10 policemen who had been described as ‘ineffective” in their previous assignments in Iloilo and Guimaras, by their respective commanders, had been vehemently opposed by Governor Isidro Zayco and two members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Cuevas told the DAILY STAR that the recall of the Iloilo and Guimaras-based policemen was done after his dialog with Zayco Thursday.

Give the nation a break, spend the last two years of your administration redeeming yourself with the transparent dispersal of funds to address the rice crisis.

This was the call of  Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson    to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Saturday night, while in Bacolod CIty for the induction of the Negros Press Club officers.

On Friday, the president announced a P48.7 billion package  to stimulate  agriculture in the face of a looming food crisis.