Arman Toga

Moises Padilla town Mayor Francisco Nazareno is facing graft and corruption cases before the Ombudsman in relation to the narrowing of the right-of-way in the town proper.

Barangay 1 (Poblacion) councilman Agustin Grande III filed before the Ombudsman-Visayas in Cebu City on May 2, 2013 supplemental complaints for cases entitled Agustin Grande III Versus (M. Padilla Vice Mayor) Cipriano P. Remo Jr., et al, with case numbers OMB-V-C-11-0656-K and OMB-A-11-0815-K.

May 5 NDB NEWS-INFO ALERT**

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1. Army 303rd Infantry Battalion commander Col. Jon Aying, gov't condemn Friday night's NPA attack at Philex Mining in Sipalay & the resulting Saturday morning clash with Army in that city that killed 5 soldiers & wounded 2 others; Aying admits some lapses on the part of responding troops; Says scene of the clash between 18 soldiers & about 30 rebels indicated there were also NPA casualties
2. 303rd IB Public Affairs Officer Capt Leo Christopher C. Cunanan said those Killed In Action (KIA) & Wounded In Action [WIA] in the Sipalay encounter were: KIA -
   1. Cpl Aljun G Francisco, 33, New Aklan, Glan, South Cotabato
   2. Pfc Charlie Magne V Jomento, 23, Jaro, Iloilo City
   3. Pfc Jan I Granzo,27, Himamaylan City, Negros Occ.
   4. Pvt Ramer P Aguilario, 25, Passi City, Iloilo
   5. Pvt Benjie D Tolog, 26, Kabankalan City, Negros Occ. Their remains lie in state at St. Peter's Chapel in Kabankalan City, Negros Occ. WIA -
      1. Cpl Jovimar G Latiza, 29, Mambusao, Capiz
      2. Pfc Romel Agustino, 25, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat. Both were brought in hospitals and are now in stable condition. There were also undetermined number of casualties on the enemy side based on reported blood stains seen at the NPA positions.
3. 6 firearms were taken by NPA rebels in that clash yesterday morning in Camindangan, Sipalay City; The NPAs were the ones who entered Philex Mining Friday night & burned 2 bunkhouses of mining firm guards, a tractor with drilling machine, a generator set, 2-way radio & a computer; Pursuit operations are still on
4. Prov'l COMELEC head Arceño says NPA attack in Sipalay alarming, Says to assess security preparations
5. #27 TUCP Party-list 1st nominee, Negrense Roland de la Cruz: "TUCP forged last May 1 a partnership deal with BPO industry stakeholders to advance the interest of 700,000 BPO workers"
6. Gov't says working vs. extra-judicial killings, impunity; Mediamen slam it on press freedom, FOI
7. Abang Lingkod party-list 1st nominee Stephen "Carapali" Paduano of Bacolod calls on leaders, supporters & members not to be deceived by malicious text messages; "Abang Lingkod will win this election by a landslide in Negros, thanks to the men in uniform & to media for voting #136 during the absentee voting"
8. Candidate for Bacolod City councilor, former councilor Jun Gamboa lauds MKK's 'Metro Bacolod' concept; Vows to work for education component.
9. Pulupandan Mayor Magsie Peña says Gov. Freddie Marañon is behind the search at their ancestral house where 89 firearms & 2 explosives were taken, To file charges; Gov. earlier questioned Peña for having such firepower.**

BRGY. UBAY, Pulupandan — A total of 89 high-powered firearms, several thousand rounds of ammunitions and two military-grade TNT explosives were seized from the 2-storey ancestral house of the family of Pulupandan Mayor Magdaleno "Magsie" Peña in Barangay Ubay yesterday.

A composite team from the Philippine National Police, CIDG and NOPPO was able to seize various firearms and ammunitions at the ancestral house of Mayor Magdaleno Peña in Sitio Ubay, Pulupandan early morning yesterday. * (Owen Segovia Bayog photo)

Two policemen at the area chanced upon by PNP-CIDG operatives were immediately relieved, and two security guards at the guard post and six civilians in the Peña compound were brought for questioning in Bacolod City.

Camp Crame-based Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) operatives armed with a Regional Trial Court (RTC) order conducted the raid from 6 o’clock in the morning which lasted by 5p.m. CIDG operatives were backed up by Special Action Forces (SAF) men in coordination with the Western Visayas Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) and Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO), CIDG Bacolod City and CIDG Negros Occ.

PNP Regional Director P/Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz told mediamen here that the raid was by virtue of a search warrant issued by NCR RTC Branch 85 Judge Ma. Felomina Singh, Second Executive Judge, RTC, Quezon City.

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[7066] April 28 NDB NEWS-INFO ALERT** (ndb-online.com) ::: (1) 18,000 voters nationwide, 575 of them mediamen who signed up for absentee voting, can cast their votes for senatorial candidates & a party-list starting 8AM today Sunday until 5PM Tuesday (2) Vice Gov. Alvarez thanks 3rd District Cong. Benitez for recognizing his ‘fiscal management capabilities’ in protecting gov’t funds & in running prov’l gov’t affairs, as Gov. Marañon calls Alvarez ‘irresponsible’ (3) Cauayan-Sipalay, Mambukal-Don Salvador Benedicto resorts teeming with tourists.