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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Saturday, February 9, 2008 |
| Negros Oriental | |
 PNP firing range inaugurated Retain Buenafe, Macias insists Illegal arrest complaint not true, military says City mulls CLAP ordinance
Salonga talks about 11th commandment |
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PNP firing range inaugurated
BY MARICAR ARANAS
The PNP Provincial Command yesterday inaugurated the firing range located beside the PNP Provincial Headquarters building at Camp Fernandez Barangay Agan-an, Sibulan, Negros Oriental.
The construction of the project started last year, along with the multi-purpose building. Funds used came from Gov. Emilio Macias II, Rep. George Arnaiz (2 nd district, Neg.Occ.) and assistance from the Philippine National Oil Company.
Police provincial director, S/Supt. Melvin Buenafe, said the firing range was the first completed project under his tenure. He encouraged all policemen to use the facility to be more proficient in gun handling and marksmanship. 
| Retain Buenafe, Macias insists Negros Oriental Gov. Emilio Macias II yesterday reiterated his request for the retention of Philippine National Police provincial director, Senior Supt. Melvin Ramon Buenafe, at the 17 th PNP anniversary celebration held at Agan-An, Sibulan, Negros Oriental. In his keynote speech, Macias relayed his request to Chief Supt. Federico Terte, regional deputy commander of the PNP in Region 7, and said his letter had not been acted upon. Macias said that even if all the 250 officers throughout the region are in the list of recommendees, he will still choose Buanafe. |
| Illegal arrest complaint Lt. Col. Romeo Basco, commanding officer of the 61st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, yesterday denied accusations by a militant farmers' group that one of its members was illegally arrested and detained by Army soldiers in Sta. Catalina town in Negros Oriental. Basco was referring to a press statement by the Kilusang Mambubukid ng Pilipinas that said one of its members, Flaviano Arante, a member of the Nagkahiusang Mag-uuma sa Sta. Catalina or the municipal chapter of Kaugmaon-KMP, was apprehended in Sitio Lagasan, Barangay Nagbinlod in Sta. Catalina, on January 25. |
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