Police collar NPA ‘rebel’
for ‘extortion’ activities
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW

A man invited by the police for questioning on alleged extortion activities in a town in Negros Oriental was placed under arrest when he claimed to be a member of the New People’s Army.

Negros Oriental provincial police director Sr. Supt. Augusto Marquez, Jr., however, declined to disclose details on the man pending follow-up investigation.

He said barangay residents reported to the police the presence of a man acting suspiciously in their community, and whom they believe to be responsible for a series of theft and other criminal incidents.

‘Nobody exempted
from quarry permit’
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE

Negros Oriental legal officer Erwin Vergara said yesterday that provincial and local government units are not exempted from securing a special permit before extracting quarry materials in their areas of jurisdiction.

Vergara said he had observed that some LGUs have taken it upon themselves to extract quarry materials for their infrastructure projects, such as road rehabilitation and road building without first acquiring a permit from the province.

Only a few LGUs have applied for special quarry permits, when it is a known fact that infrastructure projects are being undertaken everywhere in the province, he added.

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