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TF formed to arrest IP killers in Surigao By CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City -- The local government of Surigao Del Sur has created a joint task force to speed up the resolution of the killings of three indigenous people (IPs) in the provincial town of Lianga last September 1, the military here said. Known as the “Joint Task Force “Tejero,” the task force would be composed of representatives from the military, police, LGUs of Surigao Del Sur, Capt. Patrick Martinez of the army’s 4th Infantry Division, said. He said that the task has a mandate to arrest and prosecute the principal suspect “Bobby Tejero,” the alleged ringleader of the group, believed responsible in the killing of three IPs and the
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CAGAYAN de Oro City--Eight people fall as government agents threw a drag net during a multiple anti-illegal drug raids here Thursday afternoon, officials said.
See killers, page A11
DBM approves PHP 5 Billion fund for Panguil Bay Bridge CAGAYAN de Oro City-The Department of Budget (DBM) has approved PHP 5.087 billion budget to fund the construction of the Panguil Bay Bridge in Misamis Occidental, Rep. Henry S. Oaminal of Misamis Occidental said Friday. In a telephone interview with the PNA, Oaminal said
that DBM Sec. Butch Abad has just approved the funding strategy and forward obligation authority for construction of Panguil Bay Bridge that would connect Lanao Del Norte and Misamis Occidental. Ouaminal said that the project, expected for completion in 2019, would
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have its fund through a loan from the Korean Exim Bank amounting to PHP 4.453 billion, while the national government would fund the remaining PHP 633 million as its counterpart. He s ai d t hat w he n completed, the 3.6 kilometers 2-lane-bridge would
A VISIT FROM PDEA – VICE GOVERNOR JOEY G. PELAEZ and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency headed by Regional Director WILKINS VILLANUEVA discussed updates on the drug situation in Misamis Oriental as well as the strategies on how to minimize, if not, eradicate, the use of prohibited drugs in the province. Vice Governor Pelaez strongly supports the efforts of PDEA as he wants to curb illegal drugs use, especially among the students in public high schools. Also present in were PAUL AVILA, ROSE BAJAO, NEIL PABILONA, and ARIEL SANTOS. provided photo
Wilkins M. Villanueva, regional director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), identified the suspects as Nassif Dagoyhoy Batata, 29, Januar Rey Namoca Labitad, 38, Patrick Osorio Navarette, 34, Alex Cadesim Aclo, 40, Rio Boniao Castil, 38, Aileen Chua Labitad, 26, Feliciano Ermita Braga, 38, and Jerald Mabunay Mayone, 40. See raids, page A11
See fund, page A11
5 Mindanao provinces under tsunami alert DAVAO City--A tsunami alert has been raised over 20 provinces, five of them in Mindanao, after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake rattled near the coast of Chile at 6:55 a.m. (Philippine time). Based on latest tsunami bulletin issued at 7:22 a.m., the threatened Mindanao provinces are Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao del See alert, page A11
CURBING CHILD WASTING IN SCHOOL: Energy-firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) together with its partners in the private and public sectors, launched recently a 120-day school-based feeding project (SBFP) designed to help curb the prevalence of child wasting in its host communities in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. “Wasting”, also known as acute malnutrition, develops as a result of recent rapid weight loss or a failure to gain weight. In children, it is assessed by low weight-for-height compared to the WHO international growth standards. About 173 children at the San Martin Elementary School will directly benefit from the feeding activities. The project is part of SPI’s continuing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program and undertaken in partnership with the LGU, DepEd, PBSP and Oriental Motolite Mktg Corp. photo supplied
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