Edith Colmo

A group tasked to maintain cleanliness, order and sanitation in the Bacolod Public Plaza, will be organized by Bacolod City Administration Atty. John N. Orola, Jr. He calls the group Public Plaza Action Group (PPAG), to be composed of representatives from General Services Office, Public Order and Safety Office, Police Station 1, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSSD), and Secretary to the Mayor Moises dela Cruz, with Orola as head of the group.

Orola said, he already met with the group to discuss the existence of minors at the plaza during night time and the vendors who do not observe their rules to stay in one area of the plaza.

There is no irregularity on the funding request of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for the May 13, elections.

Thus said Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, supporting the reaction of Atty. Milagros Salud Villanueva, City Election Officer regarding her request for additional election fund.

Sayson said, the LGU is mandated to put an election reserve fund during elections. This reserve fund only appears every three years whenever there is an election. All local government units from the province, city/municipality and even the barangays are allocating the election reserve fund in preparation for the expenses during election period.

Last 2010 elections, Bacolod City has set aside P5 million election reserve fund. For the 2013 election, Bacolod City will do the same. As a matter of fact, it was already approved by the city council in the amount of P 5million election reserve fund, which Atty. Villanueva follows up with the city government.

‘Ravena Clarifies Golez’ Statement on Bacolod Report

By Editha B. Colmo

City Accountant Eduardo Ravena of Bacolod City corrected the statement of Cong. Anthony Golez during the congressional debate over Radyo Bombo, regarding the alleged erroneous travelling expenses of Bacolod City government amounting to P262,273,000.84.

Ravena said, actually the P262 million was the amount paid in 2005 to suppliers and creditors, and it was not spent for traveling expenses. It was misinterpreted because the said amount was posted in the slot for travelling expenses, Ravena also said.

Genuine justice works in God’s time. Thus said Col. John Aying, newly installed commanding officer of the 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army, regarding the arrest of Reniel Cellon, 44, alias Kumpol, resident of Brgy. Pinggot, Ilog, Negros Occidental.

Left, Couple Reniel Cellon, commander of Centro de Gravidad Platoon, and wife Mary Jane Magquilat, with their companions were arrested 8pm of Friday, April 5 at the joint AFP-PNP-COMELEC checkpoint at the national road in Dancalan, Ilog, Negros Occidental.* (Radyo Kumando photos)

According to Col. Aying, Cellon/Kumpol is a notorious charater, being the commanding officer of Centro de Gravidad Platoon of the New People’s Army (NPA) operating in the 6th and part of 5th districts in Southern Negros Occidental. He was arrested over the weekend at the joint check point along the national road in Brgy. Dancalan, Ilog, Negros Occidental. Cellon was with his wife Jane Magquilat y Flores, alias ChinChin, 38, resident of Brgy. Caliling, Cauayan.