BACOLOD City Mayor Evelio Leonardia welcomed any government agency and even the public who are willing to help the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) address the proliferation of jai-alai in the city.
Earlier, the mayor did not endorse the proposal of Councilor El Cid Familiaran, requesting for the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to help the city in its campaign against illegal gambling. "I did not necessarily endorse it but I did not object to it either," Leonardia said. He added it does not matter at all where the truth comes from, "if we are all after for the truth. I trust our police. If others will help us lead to the real truth, it will just be fine with me." Leonardia emphasized that he will not allow illegal gambling operation in the city. "This is a cat and mouse situation. When the cat is out, the mouse will play," he said. He reacted earlier when Bacolod City Police Office Director Celestino Guara declared publicly that there are eight jai-alai operators in the city. But when Leonardia confronted Guara, the BCPO chief clarified that those operators are not operating in the city but they just commission their bet collectors to operate in the city. Guara said BCPO has made numerous apprehensions against alleged jai-alai bet collectors. (Carla N. Cañet) Published in the Sun.Star Bacolod newspaper on September 28, 2010.
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