MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XI, No. 072
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316 captured, surrendered firearms “demilitarized” By CRIS DIAZ Executive Editor
CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City: Exactly 316 captured and surrendered firearms of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) were “demilitarized” so they could not be used anymore, the military said Thursday. “Demilitarization” is the destruction of firearms by “cutting” its parts using a circular saw, whereby all firearm parts shall be rendered ineffective for use as a component or a complete firearm. Gen. Jose C. Faustino Jr,, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP), led the ceremonial demilitarization of 316
P15.00 Davao City college urges students to register for PhilSys
Saturday, October 30, 2021
firearms here Wednesday. Faustino said that the demilitarization of the firearms was part of the procedure that would ensure that the firearms could not be used anymore for other purposes. He said, that the demilitarization of firearms was a demonstration of the government’s commitment to end the local communist armed conflict by destroying the very instruments used to propagate terrorism against the people. Of the 316 demilitarized firearms, 88 were standard firearms, which were beyond economical repair and 228 were non-standard firearms Photo shows the military “cutting” into pieces one of the 316 captured and surrendered or firearms that were not in firearms of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in a ceremonial rites known as “ the AFP’s inventory. demilitarization” in Camp Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City. photo contributed
By JUDY QUIROS
DAVAO CITY — The Holy Cross of Davao College (HCDC) has expressed its support for the government’s Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). In a post on October 20, the HCDC called on students to register for PhilSys and get their national ID or Philippine ID (PhilID). “School has started again! And as students, you can make the best out of the school year by registering with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) and getting your PhilID! Want to know how?” the HCDC post read. The school further noted the benefits of having a PhilID like using it when applying for a scholarship, See URGES, page 11
Warehouse full of imported onions raided by Customs in Cag. de Oro By GERRY LEE GORIT Correspondent
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – After confiscating around P6 million worth of imported red onions from China, the Bureau of Customs in Cagayan de Oro has once again seized another batch of the agricultural product in a warehouse in Barangay Puntod recently.
Oliver Valiente, head of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service or CIIS, said the raid yielded about P5 million worth of red onions believed also to be from China. The raid was carried out on Oct. 22 based on the letter of authority issued by Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero.
The letter of authority has the same power as the search warrant and that it can be implemented anywhere in the country. Valiente said they can invoke the letter of authority in the conduct of raid in stores and warehouses to make sure that proper taxes are paid in the import of products.
Houses are outside the jurisdiction of the letter of authority. With the CIIS were personnel from the Phil. Coast Guard, Phil. National Police, and village officials. Also found at the warehouse were sacks of garlic, mung beans, and carrots. An applicant for the National ID enters her biometrics The agricultural products during Step 2 of the registration process for the PhilSys See RAIDED, page 11
or the National ID system. (PNA
file photo by
Gil Calinga)
DepEd-Panabo to punish own personnel if found guilty of harassing delivery man By SONY SUDARIA and OSCAR LEDESMA MDNN News Bureau
PANABO CITY, Davao del Norte - The Department of Education in Panabo, this city, condemned the bad and unethical behavior of one of its school principals in harassing and threatening to stab a delivery man with a scissor. This after the alleged unethical behavior of Celestino Revamonte, Jr. went viral on the internet. Mr Revamonte is the principal of Narciso Galapin Elementary School. Revamonte, the DepEd said in a statement, is now under investigation by its own disciplining committee as the delivery man, Bluemar Bayarcal asked the help of the institution on the Residents clean up graves at Bolonsiri public cemetery. The city government of Cagayan de Oro has ordered the reported bad and unethical temporary closure of Bolonsiri and other cemeteries from Oct. 29 - Nov. 2.
photo by gerry lee gorit
See PUNISH, page 11
IN HOT WATER. Celestino Revamonte, jr, Principal, Narciso Galapin Elementary School, is now in ‘hot water’ after allegedly threatening to stab a delivery rider with a scissor for a wrong item delivered to his wife, Mrs Revamonte, who ordered said item online.