Sipalay cops probed
for gambling: Franco
BY GILBERT BAYORAN

A police colonel and three of his men are now in hot water for gambling within the station headquarters of Sipalay City where they were caught on video footage by a television network last week.

Senior Supt. Rosendo Franco, provincial police director, yesterday ordered an investigation of Supt. (lieutenant colonel) Jomil John Trio, Sipalay police chief, and three policemen caught in the act of playing cards at the police station, as shown by ABS-CBN Bacolod.

Trio was included in the investigations under the principle of command responsibility, being the city police chief of Sipalay, Franco said.

‘Dismissal of
doctor still in force'
BY CARLA GOMEZ

The order of Gov. Joseph Marañon dismissing Dr. Vicente Ituriaga IV from the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City remains in force until an executory order saying otherwise is received, Jose Ma. Valencia , chief of staff of Marañon, said yesterday.

Valencia also said he is confident that the dismissal order issued by the Capitol will be sustained by the Supreme Court.

Valencia said the Capitol has not receive a copy of CSC Resolution No.07-2240 promulgated Dec. 4 that has been released to the media.

Paglaum burglary
investigated
BY PATRICK PANGILINAN

The police yesterday said they are still investigating a reported burglary at the Paglaum Sports Complex in Bacolod City that involved more than P300,000 worth of electrical and metal materials despite the denial of the break-in by school officials.

Police Station 1 commander, Chief Inspector Noel Manaay, said that even with the statement of Negros Occidental High School officials that no burglary happened at the ground floor of the sports complex's grandstand at Hernaez Street , they will investigate the incident further.

NOHS principal, Nilda Monge, told the DAILY STAR that the items cited by Ramon Balquin yesterday had already been reported last year as they have long been missing.