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DURING HIS TERM AS 4ID CHIEF
Villanueva to pursue peace despite breakdown of talks By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN de Oro City--Despite the breakdown of negotiations between the government and the Communist rebels, the newly installed commanding general of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) remains optimistic that the conflict in Mindanao will end as he vowed to pursue peace during his term. “We will seek for peace because
that’s what our government and the people want. If peace is elusive, we still seek for [it],” said Major General Ronald Villanueva. Villanueva, who headed the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP), replaced Major General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. as the 4ID commander, who was reassigned as the chief of the Southern Luzon Command. Lieutenant General Glorioso Miranda, the commanding general
Illegal drug buy bust in Misor nets police By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAGAYAN de Oro City-Law enforcers collared a police officer for alleged possession and peddling of illegal drugs during a “buy bust” operation in Tagolo-an, a coastal town of Misamis Oriental, Wednesday night, the police said Thursday. Police Chief Inspector Albert Tare, the police chief of Tagolo-an, identified the suspect as PO2 Arnold Almanzor, a police officer assigned in the sub-police station of Cugman in Cagayan De Oro City and a certain “Grace” who was with him at the time of his
arrest. Tare said that the operatives recovered 10 sachets of “Shabu” (Methamphetamine Hydrochloride), an illegal drug known as the “poor man’s cocaine” that abound in the Philippines. According to Tare, the police has been hunting a certain “Yoyong” who was reportedly known as the “ pusher ” of illegal Shabu in the town. The law enforcers have no idea who “Yoyong” was because the informants could not describe even his face until the buy bust operation Wednesday night, Tare said. “We [police] only See POLICE, page 11
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of the Philippine Army, graced the turn-over of command ceremony. The task to achieving peace may be daunting for the new 4ID leader, but Villanueva said he will work to attain it since “we don’t want war because we are all Filipinos.” The 4ID area of responsibility covers the Northern Mindanao and Caraga regions where the New People’s Army (NPA) has a strong presence. Villanueva said he will also
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By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
Senior Supt. Leony Roy Ga (right), Iligan city police director, receives the Best Senior Police Commissioner for Operations award from Deputy Director General Ramon Apolinario, the Philippine National Police deputy chief for Administration (center), while Chief Supt. Timoteo Pacleb, PNP-10 regional director, looks on, during the awarding ceremony held at Camp Vicente Alagar, Barangay Lapasan, this city, on Thursday, Aug. 24. The Iligan city police office was also awarded as the best city police office. Photo by Gerry Lee Gorit for Mindanao Daily News
CAGAYAN de Oro City-Iligan City is still on high alert as threats of terror attacks still prevail as the conflict between state forces and the ISIS-inspired Maute terror group in Marawi reached its third month, a ranking police officer said. Sr. Supt. Leony Roy Ga, the Iligan city police director, said law enforcers in his jurisdiction are still on high alert following the advisory from the Philippine National Police (PNP) high command. See ALERT, page 11
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killed during combat operations. Some 243 assorted firearms and 125 improvised explosive devices were also recovered from the enemies. With the cooperation of law enforcement agencies, the 4ID during Madrigal’s time was able to help in the arrest of 140 suspected drug personalities, and confiscation of different types of illegal substances, particularly marijuana and shabu
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continue the programs that Madrigal had started. “I’ll just have to follow it. All existing directives, policies will remain in effect until we see the need to replace it,” he added. During his 17-month term, Madrigal has “achieved numerous breakthrough results,” according to Captain Joe Patrick Martinez, the 4ID spokesperson. With Madrigal’s leadership, a total of 239 NPA members had either surrendered, captured, or
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