Mayors lament IRA share cut
LEAGUE OF CITIES FILE SUIT
BY ROMY AMARADO

Dumaguete Mayor Agustin Perdices yesterday said the delivery of basic services might be affected by the unrealized increase in Internal Revenue Allotment shares of cities in the country this year.

Perdices said a big chunk of the projected increase in IRA for cities will not push through, due to the creation of about 16 new cities in the Philippines last year.

He said that, Dumaguete, for instance, will not be able to receive about P20 million of its projected P26 million increase in IRA share for 2008. The city is supposed to get about P206 million IRA, but this will be cut down to about P185 million.

Drug suspects deserve
due process: Malayang
BY ROMY AMARADO

Silliman University president Dr. Ben Malayang III yesterday expressed support for an investigation on the arrest last Wednesday of a speech instructor and a former employee of SU, for allegedly using illegal drugs in Barangay Piapi, Dumaguete City .

Arrested were speech teacher Agapael Orteza, and retired SU history instructor Clemente Balasabas. They were collared by Task Force 24 operatives allegedly while sniffing shabu  in the house said to be owned by Balasabas at Hibbard Avenue , Piapi.

Both suspects were subjected to inquest proceedings at the City Prosecutors' Office Thursday.

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