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==[[Sarangani News]]==
==[[Sarangani News]]==
'''Ex-vice mayor of Sarangani town slain'''
'''Glan public market gets a makeover'''
*Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/83945/ex-vice-mayor-of-sarangani-town-slain
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=61563
*3:11 pm | Thursday, October 27th, 2011
*Friday, October 28, 2011
:by  Aquiles Z. Zonio
:by  PIA Press Release
Inquirer Mindanao




GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines—A former vice mayor of Massim, Sarangani province was shot dead by a lone assailant near the town hall there around 9 a.m. Thursday, the authorities said.
GLAN, Sarangani, Oct 28 (PIA) -— The new year will usher in another milestone for the municipal public market, which saw a major makeover in 2011 with the construction of an ice-maker and other additional facilities for both vendors and consumers.
Sawab Pangolima, 64, died while being rushed to a hospital, according to incumbent Vice Mayor Uttoh Salem Cutan.
Starting in February next year, the road shoulders around the public market will be concreted at the cost of P1.2 million and will serve as a permanent space for Maranaw vendors, who will be provided with uniformly designed stalls to prevent the area from turning into an “eyesore.”
He said that based on police investigation, personal grudge was the motive behind the killing of Pangolima, who served as Massim vice mayor from 2007-2011.
The local government has also set aside P2 million for the concreting of the interior road system to enable vendors to bring in their goods faster and at much lesser costs. The fish vendors will also be provided with a storage room to keep the newly renovated wet market “wet but clean.”
“Our initial finding was that the shooting was motivated by a personal grudge. Sort of a family feud,” he said.
But the centerpiece project is the proposed P8 million two-storey foodcourt that will feature all the amenities of a modern cafeteria not unlike those found at shopping malls in the big towns and cities.
Senior Superintendent Florendo Quidilla, Sarangani police chief, said a suspect had been arrested in connection with the killing.
“Our modernization program should really start in earnest sooner not later if we hope to keep up with the changing times.” And it should start with our show window, the public market, said Mayor Victor James “Tata” B. Yap, Sr.
“The suspect was arrested during … pursuit operation. He is now under the custody of the Maasim police,” Quidilla said.
The construction of the foodcourt will be jointly bankrolled by the office of Congressman Emmanuel Pacquiao, Gov. Migs Dominguez and the local government.
Meanwhile, a civilian agent of the Army’s Joint Task Force Gensan and his female companion were injured during a shooting incident here Wednesday evening.
Mayor Yap made the announcement on Thursday, October 27, at a meeting with over 400 market vendors at the Municipal Conference Hall, where he endorsed the candidacy of Barangay Captain and former councilor Joselito “Jongjong” Escobar for the board of directors of Socoteco 11, representing Glan.
Police investigators said Angelito Batan, 35, and Sherilyn Cercardo, 37, were on their way home with several others when attacked in Barangay Lagao by two men riding in tandem on a motorbike around 10 p.m.
“The board director should be an ally, not an enemy, of the administration, because, whether we like it or not, he or she can be a force for good or evil. That’s why I am appealing to you to vote for Barangay Captain Escobar,” said Mayor Yap.
The injured victims were rushed to private hospitals here for treatment.
The Socoteco 11 election, slated on Sunday, October 30, is also being contested by ex-Mayor Enrique “Yoyong” Yap, Jr. and retired police officer Bonjing Lara. (Glan Info and News Service/PIA General Santos City)
The police said the motive and the identity of the perpetrators were still being ascertained.


==Photo Gallery of Sarangani, Philippines==
==Photo Gallery of Sarangani, Philippines==
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