Vol. XIX No. 947 • Dumaguete City, Philippines • Aug. 5 - Aug. 11, 2018 • P15.00


Priest denies ‘threat’; declines security


Fr. Sulpicio Vincoy of the St. Vincent Ferrer Chaplaincy in barangay Camanjac has denied receiving threats to his life, and has declined the offer of the Philippine National Police for security detail.


Dumaguete City Chief-of- Police Supt. Jonathan Pineda investigated the reported threats on the life of Father Vincoy, allegedly due to his stand against the proposed sanitary landfill in barangay Candau-ay.


The investigation was done


upon orders of Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo “to establish the validity of the matter with the end view of protecting Father Vincoy’s person.” Supt. Pineda said they interviewed Father Vincoy three times, two times by Deputy Chief Senior Inspector Ian Paul Arapols. Father Vincoy denied directly receiving threats through phone calls, text messages, letters or other means. However, he learned from radio broadcaster Rex Cornelio that he received irate reactions from listeners threatening the


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Teves youngest ABC president


Arnulfo Teves Jr. of the 3rd district of Negros Oriental, ran unopposed and garnered 22 out of the 25 possible votes in last Monday’s election. Teves is the punong barangay of Malabugas in Bayawan City, a post once held by his father, prior to becoming a member of the House of Representatives.


Mabinay Mayor Ernesto “Jango” Uy hands over P100,000 in cash to Lola Leonila Lamatao of barangay Samac as her Centenarian Award from the Department of Social Welfare & Development, for reaching the age of 100. (Photo by Ma. Rosario Ocay)


Kurt’s vice president, Tanjay City Federation President Segfredo Buagas, got 21 votes. Charlito Yupo, Bacong Federation president, garnered 22 votes as auditor.


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The board of directors, who also ran unopposed, are: Chona Agustino of Ayungon, Dionie Amores of Dumaguete, Edgar Teves Jr. of Valencia, Jonah Pat Aviles of Zamboanguita, Lucille Credo of Dauin, and Teogenes Banaybanay of Sibulan.


Board Member Kurt Teves said he would try to do his best as the Liga’s head, and promised to consult with the officers for projects they might want to implement.


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Malabugas Brgy. Capt. Kurt Matthew Teves, 22, concurrent president of the Association of Barangay Captains in Bayawan City, takes his oath of office as member of the Provincial Board of Negros Oriental before Vice Gov. Mark Macias, after being elected unopposed last Monday as president of the Liga ng mga Barangay of Negros Oriental, garnering 22 votes. (Photo by Colleen Teves)


History repeated itself last week when the son of the former president of the Liga ng mga Barangay ran for, and won the presidency of the Liga, winning for himself a seat in the Negros Oriental Provincial Board.


gyud sa tawo (...Whatever projects that would be agreed upon...because I don’t want projects to be done in a haphazard or fraudulent manner but only those that are appropriate for the people),” he said.


his age as head of all Barangay Captains in Negros Oriental, Kurt said, “It’s just a number.” Meanwhile, Congressman Teves


said he advised his son Kurt to “be at par” with what he has achieved, or to do better, as he expressed


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