UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI! LIBRARY ¿M arianas GVarietm Micronesia^ Leading Newspaper Since 1972 tati/· Vol. 20 Nq.35" Saipan, MP 96950 ■'.1991 Marianas Variety; July 16, 1991 Serving CNMI for 19 Years House seeks to fine-tune salary act by Rafael H. Arroyo tain pay levels. vision of salary adjustment and no such conversion will be ef­ by the Civil Service Commis­ Rep. Manuel C. Sablan also conversion, as identified as 1 fected until a Personnel Audit sion, no conversions will be The Seventh Northern submitted an amendment that CMC Section 8214. finds said conversion is justified awarded. Marianas Commonwealth Leg­ would increase the salaries of According to the bill, the sal­ under Civil Service regulations. islature passed last Friday a bill the various executive directors ary schedule established in the For the purpose of this section, Another amendment raised that would seek to rectify certain from $48,000 to not more than section shall be implemented the term “equivalent” shall mean was that of Section 4 concerning problems which have been $60,000 annually. based upon the pay level assigned the same dollar amount, but if professionals hired in govern­ identified with the recently According to the draft, certain to all positions on the affected said amount is not available in ment service, whereby the gov­ signed Salary Act, now Public provisions in the salary act are in date of the chapter. the converted pay level at any ernor will be required to request Law 7-31. conflict with the existing rules Employees may be converted step, the step having the closest that salaries in excessofthesalary Dubbed as the “Salary Act and regulations promulgated by to a higher pay level at the step higher amount shall be awarded, capbeapprovedby the chairmen Amendment of 1991”, the bill the Civil Service Commission. whose annual compensation is according to the bill. of the legislature’s fiscal com­ was introduced by House Rep. These provisions would create equivalent to a two step increase The amendmentalso suggested mittees. Jesus T. Attao to take care of the difficulties in administration of in theadjusted salary forthe level that a Personnel Audit of all Civil According to the Act, this deficiencies contained in the the ACT and have the potential and the step the said employee Service System positions will be measure that involves the certi­ public law such as the freezing for creating problems of morale occupies as of the effective date conducted within 120 days of the fication to the presiding, officers of the salaries of government among employees. of this act effective date of this Act, and Continued on page 11 employees after attaining cer­ One point raised was in a pro­ This is provided, however, that that until such audit is adopted Ex-DPW Chief P a n g e l i n a n l a i d f a r e s t by Rafael H. Arroyo Torres, and Thomas Villagomez. Gov. Larry Guerrero ruled a The flag of the CNMI flew at state funeral for Pangelinan ac­ half mast yesterday as the whole cording to 1 CMC, Section 451 Commonwealth mourned the et. seq. which authorizes the passing of one of its most dis­ holding of state funerals for tinguished statesman and public outstanding citizens who have servant. performed exemplary service for In fitting rites, former Direc­ the people of the CNMI. tor of the Department of Public “He was a man who placed Works John C. Pangelinan was duty first above himself, work­ laid to his final resting place ing late into the night and many yesterday afternoon after a high times into the morning to ensure mass officiated by B ishop Tomas the delivery of public service,” A. Camacho. Guerrero recalls. Among those sighted in at­ Continued on page 11 Pangelinan State Funeral. Hundreds of people gathered yesterday to pay their last respects to the late tendance were several officials John C. Pangelinan, former Director of the Department of Public Works. from government namely, Lt. Governor Benjamin Manglona, Senate President Joseph S. Inos, House Speaker Pedro R. Guerrero, Superior Court Judge MPLC approves Obyan Beach project Alex Castro, Sen. Juan S. Torres, by Rafael H. Arroyo Commerce and Labor Director to deposit in a jointTCD account experienced” developer and that investment group is not with the MPLC, the said amount Joaquin Torres, Acting Finance it has taken credit to a. total of healthy. The Board of- Directors of as initial payment for the land Director Pete P. Reyes, and Reps, some 20 first class resorts such According to Torres, the Marianas Public Land Corpo­ lease. 1 csus Attao, Juan Reyes,Stanley as the Mauna Kea Beach Resort corporation has been work­ ration has approved lastFriday According to Concepcion, the in Hawaii and the Kahala Hilton ing on the proposal for over the proposal of Haas and / proposal only needs approval by in Honolulu. two years and have already Haynie Corporation (HHC) to the legislature, after which the One of those who was per­ leased 100,000 square develop a golf resort in Obyan project is expected to be under­ ceived to havenotedHHC’sgood metersofprivatebeachfront Pacific Beach. ; way. performance as a developer was land at Obyan. - The MPLC thus expects the; Thelandlease, which will span Sen. Juan Torres, who earlier It was also said that HHC ; corporation to deposit 25 years, involves a master plan was reported to have written played a leading role in the Governors1 $3,000,000 as dejjosit guar­ . pac^ep^posal^^yClbpthe MPLC Board Chairman Jose I. development of Hawaii antee, which is a requirement area inbaw^ldCl^golfresort, Guerrero' last May, endorsing during the 60s and the 70s as before negotiation and cxecu- o is . HHC for the project a major tourist attraction. tion of a lease agreement , is also expected to address local . Torres!, letter maintained that He further noted that an meeting in commenced. needs, as inputted from various the; Commonwealth should approval of the proposal In the approval letter dated ' local communities. welcome a major American de­ would help increase gov- ,1991 to HHC Execu­ The said proposal was sub­ veloper to help diversify the ernmentrevenuesand would Saipan tive Vice President DavjdL. mitted lastMarch by HHC along economy. give the CNMI an image of Wickline, MPLC Executive with two Other proposals earlier , ■'>: The senator apparently said in an international destination Director Bill R. Concepcion received by the MPLC also with the letter that the CNMI is very resort. disclosed that the winning respect,totheObyan project. vulnerable to the economy and On the other hand, David : cancelled proposer has until the close of The San, Francisco-based in vestmentappetiteofJapan,and bankinghoursonJuly22,1991 corporation was viewed a “very that over-dependence on one Continued on page 11 (story on pago 7) R l c · h i c u j s p a p e r s h i c k s 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-TUESDAY-JULY 16,1991 TUESDAY, JULY 16,1991-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 Unruly Korean mauls Filipino, kicks responding cop Saipan delegation mulls PSS fund reprogram by Rafael H. Arroyo offense is being readied by a po­ Urbano flagged down Police Two charges of assault and ion-went for a dip. The letter stated that the sys­ Marianas High School; and change orders for the projects were lice officer, who was allegedly Officer JamesDLGuerrero, who battery have been filed against According to Police Chief by Rafael H. Arroyo Such was disclosed during the tem located a surplus of $129,909.87 for San Vicente El­ reportedly made without con­ A Korean businessman is cur­ kicked and pushed by the Korean happened to pass by the area, the suspect Reyes, the suspect was able to Third Day Session of the Third $214,733.44, ementary School. rently in hot water as he faces as he responded to the scene. arid complained that he was In another development, a cart away two bags of personal The Public School System Senatorial District Delegation, sulting the Delegation about the an amount which, as per advice Members of the Delegation assault andbatteiy charges against Investigation showed that beaten up by his employer. burglary was reported earlier that bek>ngings-onecontaining$150 may not be able to use some which was convened Friday. availability of funding. of the Commonwealth Authority him inaviolence-maired incident Arturo F. Urbano, a twenty-year But as the officer accompa­ same day by a Japanese who in cash, a Walkman cassette $214,733 in surplus funds after The session was attended by were initially divided on which is “There are other schools, such that happened late last Sunday old Filipino was allegedly beaten nied Urbano to pacify Young, went out swimming over at the player,-six cassettes, and a cam­ the Third Senatorial delegation some 10 members, including its (CDA), cannot be diverted to pay the proper way to have the issue as San Antonio and Tanapag, evening. up by employer Young over an the Korean allegedly became Ladder Beach. era; and the other containing T- remained undecided on a reso­ Chairman, Sen. Herman R. for the shortfalls in other capital resolved. which both need funding imme­ improvement projects unless the Young GeeYanz is being com­ undisclosed matter. combative, turned to Guerrero, The victim, Kume Okada said shirts, a towel, some cosmetics, lution being sought to authorize Guerrero. Some members wanted to have diately, hence their requests Delegation authorizes such a re­ the Committee on Ways and plained by one of his Filipino According to Police Chief and pushed and kicked the po­ that he lost two bags containing and a set of room keys.