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Lawmakers: Verde Soko not waste recycling plant C
AGAYAN de Oro City--The Verde Soko Industrial Corporation (Verde Soko) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental is not a real waste recycling facility, thus the observation of some of the members of the House of Representatives during an on-site inspection last Thursday afternoon.
3 rape suspects killed By DIVINA M. SUSON Correspondent
ILIGAN City--Three police targets were killed in three simultaneous law enforcement operations, early dawn Friday (March 15), in Barangay Simpak, Lala, Lanao del Norte. Police identified them as Arnel Albarado, 47; his brother Rodante, 38; and Vinson Dela Cerna, 42,
Misamis Oriental second district Rep. Juliette Uy accompanied some members of the House of Representatives for an on-site inspection of Verde Soko recycling plant, a 4.5-hectare lot within the Phividec
Industrial Estate at sitio Buguac in Barangay Santa Cruz, Tagoloan. Uy said the plant was actually a makeshift made up of bamboo stalks and not really a recycling facility.
By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
ment and customs rules and regulations. Last Thursday (March 14), some committee members of good government and public accountability, local government, and ecology of the House of the Representatives arrived
See WASTE, page 11
Solons seek review of environmental law
See RAPE, page 5
Teacher, 3 others nabbed
CAGAYAN de Oro City-The illegal shipment of tons of garbage from South Korea PUBLIC HEARING. Misamis Oriental second district Rep. Juliette Uy stresses a to the port of Misamis OriPAGADIAN City, Zam- point during a Public Hearing in Cagayan de Oro City on the illegal entry and dump- ental prompted lawmakers boanga del Sur--A public ing of hazardous plastic garbage from South Korea in the Phividec Industrial Estate to call for a review on the school teacher and three in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental. Photo by Gerry Lee Gorit country’s law on environothers were arrested in an anti-drug operation in the town of Dumalinao, this province, police said Saturday. The Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police Office THE highly trained dogs of at the Centrio Ayala Mall The highly trained bomb identified the arrested pub- RVT K9 Services Provider, here. snipping dogs would sit lic school teacher as Ryan the only accredited K9 proThe dogs, all of them down beside any baggage or Gabunilas Cabilao--listed vided in Northern Mind- “bomb snipping” canines, object once an explosive is as a high-value target anao, topped the evaluation went a series of test to de- detected, Buena said. See TEACHER, page 11 test conducted on K9 dogs termine its capability and He said that the SOdeployed in various malls efficiency to detect bomb SIA evaluation team moves and ports here Wednesday. threats and explosive de- around the country to evaluate the efficiency of the Police Lt . Col. Virgilio vices. R. Buena, assistant Chief of Buena said that the dogs “bomb snipping” dogs in SCMD, Supervisory Office undergo evaluation tests order to assure the safety for Security Investigation every six months to check of the community. Buena underscored the Agencies (SOSIA), Camp its capability, efficiency and Crame, Manila, led the SO- to accurately detect bombs importance of the highly SIA’s evaluation team from and explosive devices ap- trained bomb snipping By DIVINA M. SUSON Manila during the test held propriately. See TEST, page 11 Correspondent
RVT K9 Services Provider tops SOSIA evaluation test
See REVIEW, page 11
2 women nabbed in buy-bust
ILIGAN City--Authorities arrested, around 4:00 pm on Thursday (March 14), two females in a buy-bust operation at KM 00 in Barangay Datu Saber, near a national high school in Marawi City. The operation was carried jointly by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-ARMM), See WOMEN, page 11
8 dead, 2 wounded as govt troops, terror group clash anew By DIVINA M. SUSON, Correspondent
MARAWI City––Eight were killed while two were wounded in an encounter between government troops and Dawlah Islamiya (DI) Lanao that started around 5 p.m. on Thursday (March 14) in Tubaran
town, Lanao del Sur. Four soldiers died while the other four were members of the terrorist group led by Owayda Benito Marohomsar, also known as Abu Dar. Abu Dar believed to be the
See CLASH, page 9
RVT K9 Services Provider owner Roger V. Tayanes, a retired Mediterranean Vessel Captain, tell a reporter of the rigorous training that his K9 bomb snipping dogs undergoes apart from the incurring maintenance expenses. Tayanes K9 bomb snipping dogs get a perfect score during an evaluation test on its efficiency to detect bombs and explosives during a test conducted by SOSIA personnel from Camp Crame, Manila, at the Ayala Center here. The other photo shows Tayanes “bombing snipping” dog “Bitey,” a black Labrador, with her handler in tow. Photo by Cris Diaz
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