Newsbriefs

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO

Boy faces arson rap

The Bureau of Fire Protection was expected to file last Monday a complaint for arson against a 16-year-old boy who started a fire that gutted a house in Barangay (village) Saguin here on Saturday. Superintendent Emmanuel Arrozal, Pampanga fire marshal, said a closed circuit television (CCTV) footage showed the boy setting the house of Erlinda Sarmiento on fire by burning a sofa. Tonette Orejas, Inquirer Central Luzon

BACOLOD CITY

Deadly land feud

Two security guards were killed, while five others, including an Army soldier and an Army reservist, were wounded in a clash on Monday over a land dispute in Hacienda Handumanan, Concepcion village, Talisay City, Negros Occidental.

Superintendent Thomas Joseph Martir, Talisay police chief, identified the slain security guards as Francis Lumangyao and Federico Mandate. Carla Gomez, Inquirer Visayas