BACOLOD City – Charged with grave slander, a businessman was arrested in Barangay 2, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental.
He was the 52-year-old Roberto Uriarte, a police report showed.
Officers from the La Carlota City police station caught Uriarte on the strength of an arrest warrant around 6:45 p.m. on Monday.
Judge Ma. Concepcion Rivera of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities issued the warrant.
Uriarte was brought to the La Carlota City police station where he was detained.
The court recommended an P18,000 bail bond for his temporary liberty./PN
