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President Aquino signs EO 203 adopting compensation, position classification system for GOCCs,GFIs 2nd CAB signing anniversary celebration to be held in Cotabato City Russian martial art holds first national tourney in Davao City RG Alama ,Southern Mindanao South Cotabato eyes construction of water impounding facilities to address El Nino concerns Danilo E.Doguiles ,SOCCSKSARGEN PRO 13“Oplan Lambat Sibat” seize Php 44.5M worth of illegal drugs Noel Najarro, Caraga
P10M for AgNor town municipal hall OK’d Aimee B. Sienes, Caraga Lapuyan PNP hunt abductors of businessman, grandson Western Mindanao
BE HOPE to hold candidates’ forum in Basilan Rene V. Carbayas, Western Mindanao PNP chief meets Iligan City police force Lorry V. Gabule, Northern Mindanao
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DTI’s Go Negosyo: Setting up business easier for Bukidnon MSMEs By Famelah D. Villanueva and Margie G. Baldezamo
Search for youth goodwill ambassadors launched
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EDITORIAL ADVISERS
SEC. SONNY B. COLOMA Presidential Communications Operations Office JOSE MARI M. OQUIÑENA Director General Philippine Information Agency
EXECUTIVE EDITOR EFREN F. ELBANBUENA Cluster Head, Southern, Western & Central Mindanao Regional Director, PIA Region XI
MANAGING EDITOR ABNER M. CAGA Cluster Head, Northern & Northeastern Mindanao Regional Director - PIA Caraga Region
ASSOCIATE EDITORS NOEMI B. EDAGA Regional Director, PIA Region IX THELMA B. OLIVER Regional Director, PIA Region X OLIVIA T. SUDARIA Regional Director, PIA Region XII
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FRANKLIN P. GUMAPON, PIA Region IX ALMA L. TINGCANG, PIA Region IX ELAINE O. RATUNIL, PIA Region X RUDOLPH IAN G. ALAMA, PIA Region XI DANNY E. DOGUILES, PIA Region XII FRYAN E. ABKILAN, PIA Caraga Region
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SENIOR GRAPHICS LAYOUT ARTIST GERIE MAE G. COCO, PIA Caraga Region
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Cover Story DTI’s Go Negosyo: Setting up business easier for Bukidnon MSMEs By Famelah D. Villanueva and Margie G. Baldezamo
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ntrepreneurs or those aspiring to start their own business have a place to go if they need help with the opening of Negosyo Centers (NCs) in Bukidnon. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has strengthened its support to the province’s growing Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in starting their business and open opportunities for their potential expansion as it inks another Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Maramag local government unit (LGU) for the establishment of a Negosyo Center in town.
Under the MOA, both parties agreed to work hand-in-hand in promoting ease of doing business and in facilitating access to services for local entrepreneurs through the Negosyo Center. LGU Maramag shall provide a space for the Negosyo Center, assign a staff to man the center and facilitate the delivery of services, as well as conduct regular monitoring on the effectiveness of the services in the center. DTI on the other hand shall provide the funding assistance for the renovation of the area, equip the LGU staff to be assigned in the Negosyo Center with the necessary skills in business consultancy and advisory services to MSMEs,
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prepare the Manual of Operations, promote the services of the center, assist in the generation of business information and industry data relevant to the needs of MSMEs, and provide technical support to capacitate the LGU, including prospective partners to sustainably manage and operate the center in accordance with the objectives of the Negosyo Center. Promoting entrepreneurial empowerment DTI provincial director Ermedio J. Abang said, under the collaboration, MSMEs can also participate in community trainings that can further help them get started, grow, and contribute to the economic progress for the province and the country. “Through the Negosyo Centers, doing business is made easier for existing or startup entrepreneurs by centralizing business registration, business advisory and information services for product development, and networking opportunities. March 28, 2016
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The NCs also offer seminars and training, marketing linkages, links to financing support, and investment promotions—all inside one facility,” he said. In the area of financing, the Negosyo Center will pool financing institutions that can readily assist entrepreneurs, Abang added. Malaybalay Center
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In just five months of operating, the Malaybalay Negosyo Center—through ‘Financing One-onOne Consultation’— facilitated linkage between SMEs and financing institutions that led Rural Bank of Manolo Fortich approve a soaring P3.5 million total loan from DTIendorsed enterprises this first quarter of 2016. Through its product display, the Malaybalay NC also generated PHP
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12,000 average monthly sales of products from assisted MSMEs. Republic Act 10644 also known as the “Go Negosyo Partners in business Act” aims to foster national development, promote inclusive “DTI has always been our growth, and reduce poverty by partner in business. We are encouraging the establishment giving our full commitment and of MSMEs local job creation, assistance to this endeavor,” production and trade in the assured Roderico Bioco, president country. of Bukidnon Kaamulan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. The official has also called on to more financial institutions to take active involvement in the Negosyo Center. “We hope that our entrepreneurs, particularly the micro and small entrepreneurs, will have a place to go to for support, technological solutions, and access to larger markets,” Bioco said. Negosyo Centers had previously opened in Malaybalay and Valencia cities, and soon, DTI will lead the opening of Negosyo Centers in Maramag, Don Carlos, Quezon, Manolo Fortich, and Talakag towns. March 28, 2016
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UNIO launches “Barangay Diplomacy” and “Model UN 2.0” initiative
MANILA – The Office of the United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with Barangay San Antonio, Pasig City, and Barangay Wack-Wack, Mandaluyong City, hosted the launch of the first Barangay Diplomacy / Model UN 2.0 recently, at Barangays Wack-Wack and San Antonio, respectively. The initiative was supported (CDV), and Stout Risk Reduction by the UN Country Team (UNCT) Consultancy and Management – Philippines, the Diplomatic Services, Inc. League (D-League), the Philippine Association of International This initiative is intended Affairs students, the Corps to familiarize both of Diplomatic Volunteers Barangay officials and
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students on the relevance of the development and humanitarian work of the UN both at the global and grass-roots levels, and to develop new and innovative partnerships. Participants were familiarized with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) led by the UN. In turn the Barangays presented their own development and disaster management activities, highlighting their support of response, recovery and livelihood activities for Super typhoon Yolanda-affected Eastern Samar. Barangay Diplomacy was established to encourage and support fellow Barangays, to forge “twinning” relationships with overseas local authorities, and to partner with the DFA and UNCT. UNIO Assistant Secretary Jesus Domingo stated that he will find such twinning partners for Barangays San Antonio and Wack Wack in New Zealand when he assumes his post as Ambassador in Wellington next month. The two Barangays’ active role in support of their disaster-affected counterpart Barangays serve as the inspiration for Barangay Diplomacy,
added Assistant Secretary Jesus R.S. Domingo of UNIO. Model UN 2.0 is a platform to deepen the engagement of students with the UN system. Current Model UNs have students simulate the role of diplomats at the UN General Assembly and other deliberative bodies, while Model UN 2.0 gives them a deeper role as liaison officers and coordinators between Barangays and the UNCT. The CDV and D-League, respectively coordinate Barangay Diplomacy and Model UN 2.0 in partnership with UNIO. Representatives of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Interior and Local Governments (DILG), the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), and the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) also participated in the workshops. (DFA)
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President Aquino signs EO 203 adopting compensation, position classification system for GOCCs,GFIs
MANILA – President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Executive Order No. 203 series of 2016, “Adopting a Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS) and a General Index of Occupational Services (IOS) for the GOCC Sector that are covered by Republic Act No. 10149 or the GOCC Governance Act of 2011. Communication Secretary Instrumentalities with Corporate Sonny Coloma said the covers Powers or Government all Government-Owned or Corporate Entities including their -Controlled Corporations, subsidiaries. E.O. 203 (s. 2016) Government Financial serves as the counterpart Institutions, as well measure for GOCCs to as Government E.O. 201 (s. 2016), which
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modified the salary schedule for civilian government personnel and authorized the grant of additional benefits for both civilian military and uniformed personnel. Secretary Coloma said, the implementation of the E.O. shall be governed by the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG), which shall prescribe the “… necessary implementing guidelines on matters such as, but not limited to, hiring rates, overtime pay, night shift differential, merit increases, and Early Incentive Programs (ERIPs)…” taking into
consideration the prevailing practices in the private sector and principles outlined by the CPCS. Moreover, Secretary Coloma said that funds needed for carrying the compensation adjustment under the CPCS shall depend on the “…financial capability of the GOCC and their corporate operating budget…” as approved by the GCG and approved by the Department of Budget and Management for entities receiving allocations or subsidies from the National Government. (PIA)
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2nd CAB signing anniversary celebration to be held in Cotabato City
COTABATO CITY – Stand up for peace. Long live the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB)! This is the theme of the Liberation Front (MILF) that 2nd anniversary of the signing served as basis for the drafting of the 2014 negotiated political of the proposed Bangsamoro settlement between the Basic Law (BBL) and outlined Government of the Philippines socio-economic interventions (GPH) and the Moro Islamic and transitional justice and
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reconciliation mechanisms to ensure a just and lasting peace not only in Mindanao but across the country.
peace process throughout the decades have been tremendous. There is solid basis for the people of the Bangsamoro to remain hopeful and continue looking The anniversary will be forward toward a better, peaceful commemorated with an event future,” said GPH chief negotiator that will be held at the Notre Professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer. Dame University Gymnasium in the city on 28 March 2016. “Most importantly, the The actual signing of the CAB CAB binds the government and happened on 27 March 2014 but the MILF to a road map that due to the observance of the serves as the best deterrent Easter Sunday, both the GPH and to violent extremism and lays the MILF agreed to hold it on the down the needed social and following day. political reform that would see the full transformation of the “Even though the proposed Bangsamoro region into a center BBL was not passed by the of peace and development,” she 16thCongress, the gains added. achieved in the Bangsamoro March 28, 2016
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The celebration of the CAB signing anniversary will be the last under the current administration. Aquino is expected to step down in July to give way to the winner of the 2016 presidential election. Ferrer and the rest of the GPH negotiating panels are coterminus with the President.
committee to study the TJRC’s recommendations and how to put them into motion.
Also, since 2012, there has been zero skirmishes recorded between GPH and MILF forces except the Mamasapano incident which happened in 25 January 2015. Despite the firefight that BBL non-passage does not lasted hours and resulted in 67 diminish successes casualties, ceasefire was quickly re-established. Before the signing of the CAB, the GPH and the MILF launched Event Proper the Sajahatra Bangsamoro Program – a concrete socio- The CAB anniversary economic initiative aimed to celebration will feature several uplift the health, education, activities such as a photo exhibit and livelihood conditions of on the Bangsamoro peace residents in MILF communities. process and a public viewing of Moreover, the Transitional Justice select films and documentaries and Reconciliation Commission on the struggles and hopes of held earlier this month a public the Bangsamoro which will be launching of its report and followed by an open forum. Gates recommendations on healing the will be opened at 10:00 a.m. wounds of war and addressing while the actual film viewing will the legitimate grievances of the begin thirty (30) minutes after. Bangsamoro. The formal program will Office of the Presidential commence at 1 p.m. Bulk of the Adviser on the Peace Process program will be dedicated to (OPAPP) Secretary Teresita awarding plaques of recognition Quintos-Deles announced that and appreciation to local and concrete actions were being international actors who have undertaken with regard the been part of the Bangsamoro report. She also mentioned that peace process throughout the she would initiate an inter-agency years. Aside from the established
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peace and ceasefire mechanisms, Corps. past negotiating panel chairs have also been invited as honorees. There will be food booths within the venue that will provide Aside from Ferrer and MILF local delicacies and refreshments chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal, beginning 11:30 a.m. Several other expected guests include: groups have also been invited to PAPP Deles; representative/s of render cultural performances. the MILF Central Committee; members and representatives Invitations have also been of the ceasefire mechanisms; extended to: members of the members and representatives of National Peace Council as well mechanisms under the program as people from the academe, for Normalization; members and religious communities, security representatives of the Third- sector, civil society, indigenous Parties in the GPH-MILF peace people organizations, and Royal process; and members and Houses. (OPAPP) representatives of the Diplomatic March 28, 2016
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Gov’t agencies combine to control Mt. Apo Fire
DAVAO CITY- Personel from local government units and the national government has combined to control the raging fire in Mt. Apo. According to Edward Raga- Authorities are investigating sa, Park Operations Superin- the cause of the fire. tendent of the Mt. Apo National More than 900 climbers and Park, government agencies have porters have safely descended assessing and evaluating the ex- from the peak from the time the tent of the fire which has affect- fire started. ed 200 hectares in the national Ragasa said that firefighters park. could now start to build a fireline These agencies include the to contain the fire from spreadDepartment of Environment and ing. Natural Resources, Davao del Mt. Apo the country’s highSur Disaster Risk Reduction and est peak is visited by hundreds of Management Council, North Co- climbers during the Holy Week. tabato Disaster Risk Reduction (PIA/RG Alama) and Management Council, the Philippine Air Force and the Bureau of Fire Protection from Regions XI and XII. The Davao City Central 911 has been ordered by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to also help put out the fire. The fire started at around 1 p.m. Black Saturday (March 26).
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Russian martial art holds first national tourney in Davao City DAVAO CITY- Sambo, a form of Russian Martial art will hold its first national tournament in Davao City this coming March 31. Sambo is an acronym for Samozaschita Bez Oruzhiya or “self-defense without weapons.” It was developed by the then Soviet Red Army in the 1930s to improve their hand-to-hand fighting techniques. It integrates the techniques of judo, jujitsu and wrestling. Among its famous practitioner is Russian President Vladimir Putin who learned the sport at the age of 14. He was conferred the title Master of Sports for Sambo in 1973. Sambo is currently practiced in 105 countries with the Philippines being newly involved in the sport. Last year, the Pilipinas Sambo Federation Inc. (PSFI) was organized in Davao City with the blessing of Federal International Amateur Sambo (FIAS) as the world body’s official national organization in the country. Last November 12-16 2015, for the first time the country through PSFI participated in the World Sambo Championship in Casablanca, Morocco, the Philippines’ lone entry finished 7th in the Combat Sambo category. Pedro Quitain III, the presi-
dent of PSFI said the national tournament will help spread the awareness of the sport in the country. He said many teams from across the country are signifying their intention to join the tournament which will be held in Abreeza Mall in Bajada, Davao City. “Sambo’s fast rising popularity in the country may be attributed to its similarities to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), albeit with the protective gears.” Quitain said. According to Quitain, Sambo is the perhaps one of the very few sport whose national governing body is located in Davao City. He said they are working on getting accreditation from the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee. The First Pilipinas Sambo National Competition will have sport sambo (youth under 19) and combat sambo (men above 18) tournaments in the one-day competition. Winners for the event will represent the Philippines in the Asian Beach Games in Vietnam on October 2016. (PIA/RG Alama)
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DSWD, DepEd to construct 135 classrooms for IP villages in Region 12
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar 28– A number of indigenous peoples in the far flung villages of SOCCSKSARGEN Region are set to benefit from the new partnership between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Education (DepEd).
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Some 135 classrooms are being considered for construction as part of the support to the establishment of new public schools for the indigenous peoples in Mindanao. Gemma Rivera, DSWD-12 assistant regional director, said agencies are working together through technical sessions, meetings and other pre-construction activities to fast tract the project implementation. Rivera added that the project will be under the auspices of one of the agencies flagship poverty-reduction programs, Kapit-Bisig Laban sa KahirapanA Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), especially during the construction phase. The classrooms will be constructed in the provinces of Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato and North Cotabato and, cities of Koronadal, Tacurong, and General Santos, Rivera said. Dr. Arturo Bayocot, DepEd OIC regional director, said that these classrooms will be constructed in schools that are yet to be established in the IP communities, where villagers will take liberty in choosing the name, design, type and other
aspects in the classroom construction. “This is a unique project because it has to get the wisdom of the elders and community as a whole. We value the touch of the tribe in classroom construction,” Bayocot said. Bayocot recognized the contribution of DSWD, through Kalahi-CIDSS, in the construction of classrooms in the region that paved the way for the better quality of service delivery to school children and communities as whole. Since 2003, Kalahi-CIDSS has completed 179 school building projects in Region-12, amounting to Php263. 92 million funded by the World Bank, Australia’s Department Foreign Affairs and Trade and other local and international agencies. (HTEstacionKalahi-CIDSS/DSWD12/ DEDoguiles-PIA12)
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South Cotabato eyes construction of water impounding facilities to address El Nino concerns By: Danilo E.Doguiles
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Mar. 28-- In preparation for coming episodes of longer dry spells, the provincial government of South Cotabato is thinking about building facilities that would extend available water supply especially during long droughts. Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes has ordered the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) to create a task force that will conduct a study that would identify location where water impounding facilities may be constructed. “We have been warned. This will not be the second or last time that we’ll experience El Nino. It will only grow worse, especially if we do not carry out any intervention,” Gov. Fuentes told the council members. On Monday , March 21, South Cotabato was placed under state of calamity. Reported damage to agriculture from November to March 18 has exceeded Php284 million, affecting 11,011
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hectares of production areas and 9,380 farmers. Provincial Agriculturist Justina Navarrete and Social Welfare and Development Officer Nelida Pereira, admitted the destruction is more widespread than was reported because the areas reported were only those that have standing crops while the number of persons affected did not take account the farm laborers, plantation workers and households that have lost livelihood and source of sustenance due to the nearly four months of drought. Apart from creating a task force, Gov. Fuentes said she will also request the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture to conduct
a similar study that would identify locations where the provincial government could build such facilities to fill aquifers from which deposited water can be released during summer and dry seasons. “With water stored in our aquifers, our streams and rivers won’t easily dry up,” she said. “Having water impounding facilities and aquifers in strategic places, we may be able to delay the impact of El Nino by 1 to 2 months. In a 4-to 5-month drought, that would be significant,” she emphasized. Initially, the task force will look for vital locations for water impounding facilities in the province’s major rivers -Alah, Silway, Sepaka, and Marbel. Fuentes stressed that only water that causes flooding should be diverted to these depositories. “We don’t even need to build dams,” she
said. If DENR and DA could point out where these small water impounding facilities should be built, the provincial government may be able to construct three to four such facilities that cost Php 5 million to P 7 million each. Besides building water containment structures, the provincial government is also considering planting of trees that could help fight the effects of El Nino. “Environmental experts should recommend tree species that have better water retention capacities,” Gov. Fuentes said. (DEDoguiles-PIA 12)
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Advocacy campaign on downstream oil industry set in Caraga region
By: Nora L. Molde
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BUTUAN CITY -- The Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the Philippine Information Agency Caraga (PIA), will conduct a series of Multi-Sectoral Advocacy Campaign on Downstream Oil Industry (DOI) here on March 28 and March 30 in Surigao City.
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Part of the event is a radio hopping/guesting where officials form the DOE will also answer queries from the public/listeners. Also, the advocacy campaign was conceptualized in order to create and capacitate a critical mass of communicators/media practitioners that would serve as conduits in disseminating the benefits and developments in the industry. To maximize the campaign, other DOE stakeholders are also invited such as, Department of Trade and Industry - Bureau of Product Standards, Department of the Interior and Local Government - Bureau of Fire Protection, Local Government Units, Liquid Petroleum Products (LPP) retailers, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) dealers. The topics to be discussed
include, among others, the Overview on the Downstream Oil Industry, LPG Industry Regulatory Framework, Retail Rules, Metrology and Basic Principles on the Sealing and Calibration of a Dispensing Pump. The campaign was launched in Palawan and replicated in nine cities/municipalities in 2012. Following the successful conduct of these activities and the positive feedback it has created among the various stakeholders, Caraga region would replicate the same in Surigao del Norte and Agusan del Norte provinces. The activity is under the Communication Initiatives Program being managed and implemented by the DOE through its Oil Industry Management Bureau (OIMB).
PRO 13“Oplan Lambat Sibat” seize Php 44.5M worth of illegal drugs By: Noel Najarro
BUTUAN CITY-- Operation Plan “Lambat Sibat” (Oplan Lambat Sibat), which was launched on Thursday at the Police Regional Office 13, accounted for the confiscation for the large volume of illegal drugs worth millions of pesos and other significant accomplishments here in Caraga region. March 28, 2016
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Police Regional Office 13 launched the said operation plan on two venues -- at the Police Regional Office 13 headquarters at Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez and Dottie’s Place Hotel Convention Center, J. C. Aquino Ave., this city. The guest of honor and speaker of the launching was Police Director Benjamin Magalong of the PNP Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM) and participated by top police regional, provincial, city and municipal police station officials and other stakeholders, headed by PNP Caraga chief Chief Supt. Rolando B. Felix.
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The Caraga PNP however, started the soft implementation of the “Oplan Lambat Sibat” or the managing of police operations in an intensified anti-crime campaign on some selected pilot station since January 2016. From then to the present, according to a very recent data released by PRO 13 on Friday, signed by Supt. Daniel Peusca, the Officer-in-charge of the Regional Police Office 13, resulted in the confiscation of 3,775.885 grams of shabu and 384.06 grams of Marijuana, worth Php 44,576,003.00 based on the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) value; the arrest of 187 wanted
persons, 228 drug personalities; of 51 illegal firearms with a to25 illegal gamblers; 28 illegal tal of 77 firearms to confiscated. loggers and the confiscation also (PNA)
P10M for AgNor town municipal hall OK’d By: Aimee B. Sienes
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BUTUAN CITY -- For the additional budget for the on-going construction of Santiago Municipal Hall building in the municipality of Santiago, Agusan del Norte, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Agusan del Norte approved the P10 million pesos budget as counterpart of the province to finish the construction of the said building. This is part of the province’s was authorized by the Sangguniprogram of providing basic ser- ang Panlalawigan through Sangvices and facilities for the wel- gunian Resolution No. 072-2016, fare of its constituents and im- authored by Vice Governor Raprove its public service. The fund mon AG. Bungabong, to sign the was taken from the Non-Office said MOA defining the duties and appropriation, CY 2016. responsibilities of the two par A Memorandum of Agree- ties. ment (MOA) between the prov- The three-storey municipal ince of Agusan del Norte and the hall building will be constructed municipality of Santiago will be with an elevator for the conveentered into by the two parties nience of the Persons With Disfor the transfer of the said funds abilities (PWD) who will go up for immediate implementation of and down the building transactthe project. ing business in the municipal Provincial Governor Ma. An- hall. gelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba March 28, 2016
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P6-M PAMANA projects to be implemented in Baliguian town By Franklin P. Gumapon
DIPOLOG CITY – Two separate projects are slated to be implemented in Baliguian, Zamboanga del Norte under the Department of Interior and Local Government-Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (DILG-PAMANA) Fund 2015. This was learned during the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC)-9 meeting held at the Top Plaza Hotel here recently.
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construction of Level II Water System at Sitio Tumbaga in the same barangay with another P3 million allocation. PAMANA projects are intended to reduce poverty through community infrastructure and focused delivery of social services in conflict-affected areas. Both projects got the approval of the council and that the funds may now be downloaded from DILG-9 to the local government unit of Baliguian for the purpose. In the same meeting, the police and military officials have also vowed to protect the people against all forms of lawlessness in the region. In his report, Capt. Jason Mararac of the 101st Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army based in Del Pilar, Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte said that some politicians might “utilize the private armed groups during the 2016 elections, and criminalities may rise as election draws near.”
But Col. Jesus Mananquil, 101st Brigade commanding officer, was quick to say that both the police and military are ready for any eventuality. Zamboaga del Norte Governor Roberto Y. Uy presided over the RPOC-9 meeting with memberagencies like the Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Justice, National Bureau of Investigation, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippine National Police, Philippine Army, Philippine Information Agency, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, provincial governments of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay, private sector representatives and others in attendance.
Lapuyan PNP hunt abductors of businessman, grandson
LAPUYAN, Zamboanga del Sur – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has launched hot pursuit operation against the unidentified armed group who abducted a businessman and his grandson on the evening of March 23 in barangay Maruing, this municipality.
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Senior Inspector Roger Bartiana, chief of police said the PNP personnel will not stop until they can gather vital information that would lead to the victim’s safe recovery and would help identify the abductors. At 6:00pm on Wednesday, Bartiana said an unidentified armed group wearing PNP uniform stormed the house of Antonio Tan, a 75 year-old businessman and forcibly took him along with his grandson, Ri-an Tan Nuñeza, 25 years old. The perpetrators were on board two pump boats color blue with the Philippine flag raised at the back of the vessel. Bartiana said after they received the report, the PNP elements quickly responded and pursued the suspects but they escaped towards Sitio Limono, barangay Camanga, Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay. He said the Regional Police Service Battalion (RPSB) company assisted the PNP seaborne patrol but suspects skillfully managed to escape. Nasruddin Ismael, municipal disaster risk reduction management officer said at the time of the incident, the local government unit (LGU) immediately offered their rescue
equipment to the PNP personnel such as: waterproof swim gear, search light and life jackets to speed up their operation. Ismael said Vice Mayor Joel Sulong accompanied the PNP investigation team in barangay Maruing to gather vital information from the members of the family. “Punong Barangay Galang Bugao and the barangay tanods helped secure the family of the victims,” Ismael added. Ismael said as of this time, the family have not received any phone calls from the abductors
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and their demand for the safe release of the victims. Their mobile phones were also taken by the abductors. Prior to the incident, the family has received threats but they ignored it, Ismael said, quoting the statement of Rowe
Tan, son of Antonio and former municipal councilor. Bartiana said PNP elements conducted follow-up interview to witnesses in order to identify the suspects, and for possible filing of case.
BE HOPE to hold candidates’ forum in Basilan By Rene V. Carbayas
ISABELA CITY, Basilan – The Basilan Electorates for Honest, Orderly, and Peaceful Elections (BE HOPE) is set to hold a candidates’ forum on April 12 and 21 in Isabela and Lamitan cities, respectively.
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The forum intends to provide opportunities for local candidates to present their platforms of government and for electorates to raise issues and concerns and to propose actions and response. Candidates for congressional, gubernatorial and mayoral slates will be the direct participants of the fora. They are expected to answer questions related to the sustainable development goals and the Philippine Development Plan but contextualizing it to Basilan realities. Issues concerning economic, education and energy will be asked from congressional candidates, while concerns on peace and security, climate change and environment, health and social welfare will be asked from gubernatorial and mayoral candidates. Moreover, random questions relating to different concerns by specific sectors will be taken from the questions of the public through social media or are written before the start of the forum. Some 3,000 participants are expected to attend the April 12 forum at the Basilan State College in Isabela City while hundreds are also expected to attend the
April 21 fora in Lamitan City. Specific sectors will be invited to the forum to include the youth, tribal/indigenous peoples’ representatives, women representatives from different organizations or barangays, barangay LGUs, academe, cooperatives, professional groups, religious sector, fraternities, business sectors (including small and medium enterprise), farmers and fisher folks, and government and private sector employees. The police, in cooperation with the military said it will implement strict security measures inside and the periphery of the venue. It discourages people to bring bags and backpacks and will only allow transparent bags inside the venue. For the candidates’ commitment to pursue honest, orderly, and peaceful elections, a covenant signing will wrap up the forum. The election-watch group is composed of stakeholders from the police, military, academe, selected government agencies, and civil society groups.
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36 PWD, senior citizens receive housing units By: City Information Office
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Habitat for Humanity Philippines (H4H Phils.) turned over 36 single-detached housing units at Calaanan 3 Resettlement site in barangay Canitoan to the city government on March 22 whose priority recipients are homeless senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs).
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Shelter and Housing Development Multi-sectoral Task Force (SHDMTF) chair Ramon Fernandez shared that the project costs P4 million where the Habitat for Humanity served as the builder of the project. Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno led the distribution of Certificate of Awards together with Ermin Pimentel of the SHDMTF, H4H Phils CDO Project Coordinator Lerma Bernadette and officers of the
Homeowners Association in Calaanan. In his message, Moreno said that they are planning to evenly distribute the land so that every housing unit of the beneficiaries will have a separate title. So if in case something will happen, the beneficiaries will be able to pass on the title to their children, Moreno added in vernacular.
PNP chief meets Iligan City police force By: Lorry V. Gabule
ILIGAN CITY – Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) visited Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) at the headquarters in Camp Tomas Cabili, Tipanoy, Iligan City, 22 March 2016. Police Director General Ricardo Marquez was welcomed by PCSupt Lyndel A. Desquitado, regional director, Police Regional Office (PRO 10), with some of the staff entourage, and host PSSupt Edgar M. Daniel, Jr., ICPO acting city director at the foreground of the Iligan City PNP headquarters. Marquez said, his visit to different city/provincial police offices is to check the security preparations being done by the police for the upcoming national elections, and reiterated PNP’s position as non-partisan with its primary goal to have a secured and fair elections (SAFE) 2016. In his dialogue with the PNP
personnel in the city, PDG Marquez emphasized on the intensification of community policing, the development of Bantay Krimen application, its role in fighting crime and enhancing the collaboration between the police and citizens in promoting safer communities, and the strict implementation of Lambat Sibat. When asked on Oplan Lambat-Sibat, Marquez said it is a reinvigorated crime prevention effort using “deliberate, programmatic and sustained” police operations such as Checkpoint, Oplan Bakal-Sita, Mobile Patrol, Beat Patrol and Oplan Bulabog supported by scientific crime
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reporting from the Police Community Precincts (PCPs), to the stations, to the districts up to the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) and solving them based on statistics. Further, he discussed various plans and programs of PNP to boost the morale and welfare of all personnel, adherence to PNP P.A.T.R.O.L. Plan 2030. PATROL stands for “Peace and Order Agenda for Transformation and upholding of the Rule-Of- Law.”
Marquez also met Atty Anna Liza Barredo, city election officer of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Iligan City, Brigade Commander Col. William Alunday of 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army, and some stakeholders, including the press. PDG Marquez first leg of visit was in Marawi City in the morning and Iligan City in the afternoon.
Search for youth goodwill ambassadors launched MISAMIS ORIENTAL– The National Youth Commission announced the start of the annual search for youth goodwill ambassadors who will join this year’s Ship for Southeast Asian and Japan Youth Program (SSEAYP). “We are looking for 28 outstanding Filipino youth to join other youth delegates from Japan and ASEAN Member States. These delegates will not only represent the Philippines; they will also embody the Filipino Excellence and values that we are known for, and share that with their fellow youth,” said NYC Chairperson Gio Tingson. Chosen participants will embark on a journey that would take them to Japan and six other Southeast Asian nations in 52 days on board the luxury cruise ship Nippon Maru. Dubbed as the “ultimate
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cruise experience” SSEAYP gives an opportunity for the youth delegates on board MV Nippon Maru to discuss issues affecting young people in the ASEAN region and propose measures to address them. Aside from the activities on board the ship, participating youth are also treated to unique country programs in each port of call where they get to immerse with local youth and share best practices to foster youth development. Now on its 43rd year, the SEAYP is
a flagship program of NYC. It is annual cultural exchange program which started in 1974 as a joint statement between ASEAN Member States and Japan. Participated by young people from these countries, the program’s objective is to promote friendship and mutual understanding among them and the local youth in their respective countries. The Japan Government is the main sponsor of the yearly implementation of the program. ‘We have made available on our website all application requirements and we encourage young Filipinos to grab this once in a lifetime chance
to represent our country. This rare opportunity to do something meaningful and enjoy the experience at the same time is truly amazing,” Commissioner Earl Saavedra, head of NYC Committee on International Affairs, said in closing. Application forms for National Leader and Participating youth may be downloaded from the NYC official Website at www.nyc.gov.ph Deadline of submission of application forms for the 43rd SSEAYP is on April 15, 2016 (Saturday). (NYC)
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