ISSUE NO. 04, PIA-AKLAN BALITA, FEB. 16-28, 2019 .pdf

Volume VII

Issue 04

KALIBO, Aklan (PIA) -- The local government unit of Kalibo in Aklan province is appealing to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) to convert the Aklan Freedom Shrine, one of Aklan’s historical landmarks, into a national shrine.

This appeal to the NHCP is contained in a resolution of the Kalibo Sangguniang Bayan, recognizing that the commission has the final decision on the appeal based on Republic Act No. 10066 of the National Heritage Act of 2009.

The Aklan Freedom Shrine is located in Desposorio Maagma St. in Poblacion Kalibo town.

This year, the Aklan Freedom Shrine will turn 23 years old since its inauguration on March 23, 1926 as 19 Martyrs of Aklan Musoleum, later called as Aklan Freedom Shrine on May 3, 1960.

The skeletal remains of the 19 Martyrs of Aklan were interred under the statue of Gen. Francisco del Castillo.

The Kalibo SB resolution stated that historical shrines have historical sites or structures which are considered sacred due to stories declared by the NHCP. Should the NHCP declare the Aklan Freedom Shrine a national shrine, the Kalibo SB said there will be incentives for private support of conservation and restoration through the Conservation Incentive Program for National Culture Treasurers.

An official heritage marker will also be placed by the commission and in times of crisis or conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies, the government will be prioritizing the shrine’s protection and rehabilitation. (JBG/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

December is the new favorite month for marriage of couples in Aklan based on the record of the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Data from PSA showed that out of 2, 478 marriages happened in 2018, 381 or 15.3 percent took place in May, or an average of 12 weddings in a day.

Compared to 2017, weddings for this month increased by about 22 percent from 313 marriages previously recorded.

Following next is the month of May with 366 (or 14.8%), and January with 277 (or 11.2%).

The month of June, which is traditionallya popular marriage month, only rankedfourth with 263 (or 10.6 percent) weddings, while July placed 5th place with 195 or 7.9 percent

On the other hand, least favored months for marriage were observed in March and September with 102 (4.1%), and 130 (5.2%) weddings, respectively.

Meanwhile, of the total marriages took place last year in Aklan, the highest registration was recorded in Kalibo with 587 (or 24%), followed by Malay with 206 (or 8%), and Ibajay with 195 (or 8%).

At least 53 percent of couples tied the knot through civil rites, while 41 percent said their “I do’s” in Roman Catholic ceremonies.

Likewise, most of the brides got married at the age of 26, while groom wed at the age of 27.

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February 16 - 28, 2019

CAMP PERALTA, Jamindan, Capiz –The 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division under the leadership of MGen Dinoh Dolina has entered into two (2) inter-agency agreements recently.

On February 23, 2019, the AFP’s Joint Task Force SPEAR (JTF SPEAR) represented by MGen Dolina, the Task Force Commander signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) represented by Dir. Ma Evelyn Macapobre of Field Office VI and Dir. Rebecca Geamala of Field Office VII as the Regional Directors held at Hotel Del Rio, Iloilo City.

According to MGen Dolina, the said MOU will ensure the efficient and effective delivery of government programs and services in the regions.

“As DSWD’s active partner in promoting peace and development, the JTF SPEAR will help ensure the safety of the staff and resources of the Social Welfare Department during the delivery of basic social services to the disadvantaged, vulnerable, at-risk and poor communities,” MGen Dolina emphasized.

Further, the JTF SPEAR also agreed to provide logistics and personnel support during disaster relief operation and rehabilitation; coordinate with other branches of AFP for additional logistics and support in disaster relief goods distribution; provide technical assistance and resource person to DSWD on logistics management, communication and basic field survival skills; review and provide technical assistance to DWSD security protocol; provide security to field staff during community assembly and pay-outs in critical areas; and allow the use of AFP vacant buildings or warehouses to store Family Food Packs and other relief goods.

Last February 21, 2019, the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Continued on page… 04

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ILOILO CITY, Feb 21, 2019 — Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Dr. Renato U. Solidum, Jr. emphasized the importance of earthquake drill for disaster preparation in the country during the mock exercise which is now happening in Iloilo City.

"We need to prepare together because one city affected by the earthquake will indirectly affect other parts of the country", said Usec Solidum.

The drill aims to showcase how national and local government agencies and other key stakeholders work together in preparing for and responding to disasters such as an 8.2-magnitude earthquake.

The Usec further told the Ilonggo audience that the earthquake cannot be avoided and thus a need to prepare.

Dr. Solidum ended his speech saying "Together if we prepare, we will be safe".

Meanwhile in a radio interview, the head of Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Donna Magno said that Iloilo City was chosen by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as the pilot area for the first quarter nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill (NSED) for 2019 because of its historical record that it has experienced a very strong earthquake.

Five impact areas were identified during the drill – John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JBLFMU)Arevalo campus in cooperation with Barangay Santo Nino Sur, SM City Iloilo, Megaworld, Iloilo Mission Hospital, and the Iloilo City Hall.

Everyone was encouraged to do the duck, cover and hold approach during

Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental - Lieutenant Colonel Moh - Yusop R Hasan has assumed the post of the Army’s 3rd Civil-Military Operations Battalion (3CMOBn) in a Turn-over of Command Ceremony held at Headquarters 542nd Engineer Construction Battalion in Sitio Tuyuman, Brgy Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 10:00 am.

Lieutenant Colonel Moh - Yusop R Hasan replaced Major Udgie C Villan who will be designated as the Battalion Executive Officer of the 3rd CivilMilitary Operations Battalion.

Brigadier General Eric C Vinoya AFP, Assistant Division Commander of the 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division presided the turn-over of command

CAMP PERALTA, Jamindan, Capiz – Major General Dinoh Dolina, the Commander of the Army’s 3rdInfantry (Spearhead) Division is anticipating snowball of CPP-NPA Terrorist surrenders in Panay and Negros Islands.

“The growing number of former NPAs in the region receiving reintegration ass i s t a n c e u n d er t h e En h an c e d Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) will encourage the remaining communist terrorists to return to the folds of the law and live normal

lives.”

Recently, eleven (11) former NPAs in Negros Island who surrendered to 62nd Infantry Battalion and 3rd CivilMilitary-Operations Battalion received Twenty One Thousand Pesos (P21, 000.00) each worth of reintegration assistance from the Provincial Interior and Local Government Office of Negros Occidental.

Last January 29, 2019, a former rebel from the Municipality of Cuartero, Capiz who voluntarily surrendered to the gov-

the nationwide earthquake drill which was preceded by a ceremonial program at the Dinagyang Grandstand.

Other government officials who witnessed the drill were Office of the Civil Defense Executive Director and Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, Department of National Defense Usec. for Civil, Veterans and Retirees Affairs Reynaldo Mapagu, Disaster Response Management Group of DSWD Usec Feliciano Bodiungan, Usec for Peace and Order of DILG Bernardo Florece, Governor Arthur Defensor; and Mayor Jose Espinosa III. The DOST plays a crucial role in terms of providing information related to weather and geological hazards in the Philippines, mainly through its agencies Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and the Philippine Institute of Volc an olog y an d Seismolog y (PHIVOLCS), respectively. (DOST6/ JRAGabiota)

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which was attended by local government officials of the cities of Himamaylan & Kabankalan, PNP officials, Civil Organizations, partners and other stakeholders of the Battalion.

BGen Vinoya commends Maj Villan who rendered a level of selfless service and faced great challenges and responsibility and did the job with flying colors during his term as the Acting Commanding Officer.

On the other hand, BGen Vinoya expressed his confidence on the Leadership potentials of Ltc Hasan with his competence as a seasoned military Officer.

“I have high expectations that you will continue to be responsive to the requirements of this unit and our constituents.” Vinoya said.

BGen Vinoya reminded the 3CMOBn personnel to continue the same untiring support and cooperation for the new commanding officer.

In his message, Maj Villan conveyed his gratitude to the Commander, 3ID, MGen Dinoh A Dolina for the trust and confidence given to him to led the 3CMOBn; to the civilian stakeholders, different government agencies, nongovernment organizations for the collective efforts that contributed to the overall accomplishment of the unit and most of all to the officers, men and women of the 3CMOBn who shared their skills, knowledge and dedication as well as the teamwork and the experiences both shared and learned during his stint as the Acting Commanding Officer.

Meanwhile, Ltc Hasan in his message, vowed to continue the conduct of intensified and focused Civil-Military Operations and the unit’s mandated tasks by developing the unit’s thrust while sticking to the basic military doctrine, organizing, good leadership, working with intelligence and changing the narrative of the Communist NPA Terrorist’s group in order to accomplish the given mission and can create an environment conducive for sustainable development and a just and lasting peace. (CPT IVY D ARCANGELES (AGS) PA) ernment authorities also received financial assistance amounting to Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10, 000.00) from the Local Government Unit of Capiz.

“These E-CLIP beneficiaries are living proofs of government’s sincerity in helping those who courageously abandoned the senseless and bloody armed struggle. This sincerity will erase the reluctances of the communist terrorists to give up their selfish fight,” MGen Continued on page… 04

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Death incidence in Aklan contracted by almost 2 percent in 2018 based on the record of the Philippine Statistics Authority.

A total of 3, 981 deaths were reported last year, lower by 75 corpses compared to 2017 record of 4, 056.

The biggest decline in death was recorded in Banga with 21 percent (from 198 in 2017 to 157 in 2018), followed by Malay with 12 percent (from 204 in 2017 to 179 in 2018), and Batan with 11 percent (from 183 in 2017 to 162 in 2018).

On the other hand, the highest increase was registered in Lezo with 25%, followed by Madalag and Numancia with 16% and 15%, respectively.

Among the 17 municipalities, Kalibo, the capital town, recorded the highest number of deaths with 1, 786 (or 44%), Ibajay with 310 (or 8%), and New Washington with 182 (or 5%).

On the average, a total of 11 persons died daily in Aklan last year.

Most deaths took place in January with 406, translating to a daily average

KALIBO, Aklan, Pebrero 20 (PIA 6) - - Gin anunsyo it National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) nga nag naba eon ro numero it krimen nga obra it mga motorcycle riding suspect (MRS) sa Metro Manila ku 2018, Suno sa Hepe it NCRPO nga si Director Guillermo Eleazar, ro mga krimen nga gina imbolbaran it MRS hay nag naba it 53 porsyento halin sa 853 ku 2017 ag nangin 400 ku 2018 bangod sa intensibo nga mga operasyon kontra sa mga naka motor nga mga kriminal.

Ro MRS-related murder nga kaso ro may pinaka-mabahoe nga pag-naba it 85.21 porsyento halin sa 338 ku 2017 ag 50 lang ku 2018, samtang ro insidente it robbery hay nag-naba man it 16.96 porsyento halin sa 224 ag 186 lang, ag ro physical injuries hay 41.41 porsyento nga 128 ag 75 lang.

CAMP PERALTA, Jamindan, Capiz – The 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division under the leadership of Major General Dinoh Dolina is one with the Negrenses in condemning to the strongest possible terms the CPP-NPA Terrorist’s relentless killing rampage in Negros Island victimizing defenseless civilians. of 13 death occurrences.

This is followed by month of October with 373, April with 355, May with 346, and February with 344.

Meanwhile, most of those who died last year reside in Kalibo with 610 comprising about 15 percent of the total deaths, followed by Ibajay with 368 (or 9.3 percent), and New Washington with 316 (or 8 percent), and Banga with 273 (or 7 percent).

According to Provincial Statistics Officer AntonetCatubuan, data on death were taken from certificate of death submitted to PSA by local civil registry offices every end of the month.(PSAAklan)

Ro NCRPO hay nag dugang pa nga ro “cleared” cases hay may total nga 167 ka kaso ikumpara sa 159 ku 2017 samtang ro “solved” cases hay sumaka sa 120, kung siin mas mataas sa 84 ku 2017.

“Ro atong punto kara hay mabahoe ro gin-naba pero mas panama-on pa gid naton ro imbestigasyon. Gina taw-an gid it abong atensyon ku atong ka-pulisan ro pag-solbar ku mga krimen ngara nga obra it MRS," dugang pa ni Eleazar.

Sa pihak nga parte, si PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde hay nag lutsar ku “clean rider” nga kumpanya kung siin, naga tao it sticker sa mga motorsiklo nga owa it rekord o kaso.

Maeuwas pa sa gun for hire nga mga kriminal, ro NCRPO hay ma-id-id man nga naga kumpanya para ma-neutralize man ro mga grupo it mga kriminal.

(JBG/JERR/PIA 6 Aklan)

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The latest victims of their killing spree were Jonybert Sabeco, 40 years old, former Revolutionary Proletarian Army (RPA) member and a resident of Sitio Cara-an, Brgy Tampalon, Kabankalan City; and Reynaldo LoqueLoque, 30 years old of Sitio Abaca, Barangay Nalundan, Bindoy, Negros Oriental.

Sabeco was brutally killed by unidentified communist terrorists on February 19, 2019 while Loque-loque was shot to death outside of his own house on February 18, 2019.

“This is a very serious human rights matter wherein CPP-NPA Terrorist boastfully claiming the responsibility of killing civilians. It is a clear violation of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law on which the CPP-NPA-NDF is one of the signatories,” MGen Dolina said.

Dolina stressed “The CPP-NPA Terrorist and its support groups keep saying that they are freedom fighters and human rights defenders, but their words are in contrary to their deeds. These are deceptive slogans designed to mislead the people. The truth here is they don’t value human rights and human life.

They are the true murderers and human rights violators.”

Last January 29, 2019, the CPP-NPA Terrorist also heartlessly murdered a village watchman in front of his daughter in Brgy Carol-an, Kabankalan City.

“We challenge the Karapatan and its allied groups claiming that they are human rights advocates to denounce the brutality of the communist terrorists. If you are true human rights defenders, show up, dig deep and help the families of the victims attain justice,” he added.

Further, the Army Commander called on the Negrenses to continue cooperating with the government troops by providing information and whereabouts of the CPP-NPA terrorists especially those who are behind yet another brutal crimes to stop them from casting more atrocities. (CPT EDUARDO A PRECIOSO JR (INF) PA )

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Army’s 3ID… From page 01

KALIBO, Aklan, (PIA 6) - - Ginpamalibaran ni Pangueong Rodrigo Duterte ro mga kritisismo nga ro anang administrasyon hay naga-eapas it kahilwayan sa pagmahayag sa nasyon pagkatapos ku pag-aresto sa hepe it Rappler nga si Maria Resa para sa cyber libel nga kaso.

Sa sangka interbyu, si Duterte hay naghambae nga anad eot a imaw sa mga kritisismo halin pa ku imaw hay nag serbisyo bilang Mayor it Davao it pilang dinag-on.

Ro punong ehekutibo naghambae nga owa gid nana makilaea si Wilfredo Keng, ro tagreklamo sa kaso ni Ressa.

“Bukon ku imaw it kilaea ang owa ako kasayod kung ano ro anang kabangdanan sa pagpa-saka it kaso.”

Hambae ni Duterte.

Si Duterte nga sangka abogado man hay naghambae nga, normal malang sa korte nga mag isyu it warrant of arrest kung ro kaso hay ika-pasaka eon.

Ro Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 hay nag paguwa it warrant of arrest kontra kay Ressa ag sangka manunueat nga si Reynaldo Santos Jr, nga may kaso sa idaeom it probisyon sa content-related offenses kung siin kaibahan ro libel pinaagi sa computer o parehas nga pinaagi.

Raya hay nag guwa halin sa cyber liber nga reklamo nga gin pasaka ni Wilferdo Keng ku Oktobre 2017 kung siin,si Keng hay gin pangaeanan ni Santos sa anang artikulo nga “CJ naga gamit it mga SUV it “contobersyal nga negosyante” bilang tag ana it sangka sports utility vehicle nga gin gamit ku dating Chief Justice Renato Corona.

Ro artikulo hay gin-publish ku 2012 ag gin uman pa gid ku 2014.

Para sa anang temporary nga kahilwayan, si Ressa hay nag pyansa it P100,000 ku Huwebes pagkatapos na nga batikuson ro sistema it hustisya sa Pilipinas sa pag dakop kana. (JBG/ JERR/PIA 6 Aklan)

Committee where 3ID is one of the members also signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the creation of the Western Visayas Interagency Interdiction Task Force held at Camp Martin Delgado, Iloilo City. The aforementioned agreement will strengthen the efforts of the different law enforcement agencies in addressing the proliferation of illegal drugs, human trafficking and illegal recruitment in various airports and seaports of Western Visayas. (Phil. Army)

3ID Commander…

From page 02 Dolina emphasized.

Further, he reiterated its call to the remaining members of the CPP-NPA Terrorist to lay down their arms and avail the E-CLIP for them to start a new and normal life together with their family.(CPT EDUARDO A PRECIOSO JR (INF) PA)

December takes…

From page 01 Among foreign nationals involved in marriage, Australians are preferred by Aklanon brides and grooms with 0.5 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively.

These marriage data were derived from the certificate of marriage submitted to PSA by local civil registry offices every end of the month. (PSA-Aklan)

Sheila Q. Patoza Joselito Edwin R. Ramos Assistants