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ALL SET. The beaches of Sipalay City await those planning to escape from the city for the Holy Week break.

The owners of the lone dumpsite of Bacolod in Barangay Felisa are demanding payment from the city government for the use of their property within 30 days from receipt of their letter or they will be constrained to close it down.

Ester Lopez of Dynasty Agricultural Corp., in her letter to Mayor Evelio Leonardia, dated Feb. 22, 2008, said they are demanding compensation of P600 per square meter or a total of about P42 million.

Their property with an area of about 70,000 square meters has been utilized by the city as a dumpsite for free for several years now, Lopez said. 

The scheduled investigation by the Bacolod City Legal Office on the purchase of 10 dump trucks yesterday did not push through as the salesman of Commercial Motors Corp. failed to appear.

City Legal Officer Allan Zamora yesterday said the investigation was supposed to start at 10:30 a.m. yesterday but the legal counsel of Robert Balansag called him up at about 11 a.m. informing him that instead, they will be submitting an affidavit because it would be costly for his client to come to Bacolod.

Mayor Evelio Leonardia had informed CMC last month that the city was recalling the award for the purchase of the vehicles for the use of the Department of Public Services pending the result of an investigation.

ILOILO CITY-- A former Aklan town mayor accused in the murder of Negrense broadcaster Herson Hinolan  surrendered Wednesday  and yesterday asked the Kalibo Regional Trial Court  to be granted bail and released from detention.

Hinolan, a resident of Talisay City, Negros Occidental, used to be a defense and police beat reporter of Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, before he became the station manager of dyIN Bombo Radyo in Kalibo.

Lawyer Lou Tirol, legal counsel of former Lezo town mayor Alfredo “Fred” Arcenio, filed a petition before the RTC Branch 7 for his client to be allowed to post bail and released from the Aklan Rehabilitation Center..