Caraga police,
military seize CNT-owned items
BUTUAN
CITY, Jan. 13 -- Four abandoned steel plates owned by the Communist Party of
the Philippines-New People's Army Terrorists (CNTs) were recovered by the
Caraga police and the 23rd Infantry Battalion (23rd IB), Philippine Army in
Nasipit, Agusan del Norte on Saturday, January 11.
The
operating troops of Alfa Company of 23rd IB discovered the abandoned steel
plates in the hinterlands of Sitio Tabon, Brgy. Aclan in Nasipit during the
conduct of the operation.
The
recovery of the said items was made possible through the cooperation of
barangay officials in the area.
According
to the investigation, the said steel plates are suspected to be used as force
protection during their conduct of tactical offensives and harassments to the
unwary police stations, checkpoints and military detachments.
(DMRosales/PRO13/PIA-Caraga)
Caraga police seize
illegal hot logs in AgSur
BUTUAN
CITY, June 13 -- An estimated P49,038.00 worth of logs acquired illegally were
seized by the Caraga police on January 12 in Trento, Agusan del Sur.
Through
the joint cooperation of the 1303rd Maneuver Company - Regional Mobile Force
Battalion 13, Trento Municipal Police Station, and present Department of
Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) personnel, assorted sizes of mixed
dipterocarp lumber were confiscated and resulted in the arrest of the four
suspects identified as Alpha A. Valisado, and three other minors whose
identities remain confidential from Brgy. Manat Trento, Agusan del Sur.
Seized
from their possession were four units of motorcycle Rusi-Chariot both color
red, without plate number, loaded with a total of 521 pieces of undocumented
lumber with an estimated volume of 2,451.9 bd ft.
The
identified suspect was handed over to the custody of Trento Municipal Station
while the three minors were referred to the Women and Children Protection Desk
of the said station. The confiscated items are temporarily placed at the
custody of Trento Municipal Police Station and will be turned over to the DENR
for proper disposition.
The
suspects will be charged for violating the Presidential Decree 705, also known
as the Forestry Laws, Rules and Regulations. (DMRosales/PRO13/PIA-Caraga)
Caraga Army to resume
operations vs CNTs as truce expires
BUTUAN
CITY, Jan. 13 -- The 402nd Infantry “Stingers” Brigade, Philippine Army is set
to continue its offensive operations against the CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) in
its Area of Responsibility (AOR) after the expiration of the holiday ceasefire
between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the
Communist Party of the Philippines-New Peoples Army-National Democratic Front
on January 7, 2020.
BGen. Maurito Licudine, 402nd Brigade Commander, expressed the determination of his troops to resume operations, especially after the CNTs violated the holiday truce.
"We adhered to the provisions of the ceasefire and saw to it that no violations will be committed by our troops. With the ceasefire officially terminated, our troops will continue our hunt for the CNTs as they have never ceased inflicting sufferings to our people,” he said.
The CNTs have failed to honor the truce as attacks happened in the different parts of the country, the first of which was in Labo, Camarines Norte on December 23, 2019. Attacks were also reported in Compostela Valley on December 30, 2019, and in Cabanglasan, Bukidnon on January 4.
In Caraga region, the reported attacks were concentrated on the province of Agusan del Sur. Civilian trucks were burned in Brgy Libertad, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur and recently, Datu Bontola Tinaghao Mansinugdan was killed mercilessly by the CNTs.
The national government has called for the CNTs to prove their sincerity in committing to honor official agreements should they wish to proceed with their operations in line with the preconditions set by the government of which was reiterated by BGen. Licudine.
“Time
and time again, the government has gone the extra mile to honor the requests of
the CNT but we are yet to see the same level of sincerity from their part. They
must show their ability to honor agreements so that innocent lives will be
spared and lasting peace can be attained,” he added.
President
Rodrigo Duterte declared a nationwide unilateral ceasefire as per the request
of the CNTs, effective from 12:00 AM of December 23, 2019, to 11:59 PM on
January 7, 2020. This also served as a confidence-building measure before the resumption
of the formal peace talks. (402nd Brigade/PIA-Caraga)
2 young NPAs surrender in Surigao Sur
By Lt.
Krisjuper Andreo J. Punsalan
TANDAG
CITY, Surigao del Sur, Jan. 13 -- It's a new life for the new year for the two
young New People’s Army (NPAs) who are included in the army’s watchlist and
chose to surrender on January 9, 2020 to 7th Special Forces “Spartans” (SF)
Company under 3rd Special Forces “Arrowhead” Battalion (3SFBn) in Barangay
Mararag, Marihatag town this province. They brought along with them one 5.56
M16A1 rifle, one M653 rifle, two long magazines with 86 rounds of ammunition.
Based
on the report, both surrenderees are members of the communist NPA terrorists,
CNTs’ Weakened Guerilla Front 19 (WGF19), Northeastern Mindanao Regional
Committee (NEMRC).
Alias
John who was only 17-year-old then and alias Dave, who requested anonymity for
security reasons, were buddies and both are residents of Barangay Mahaba in
Marihatag town.
Alias
Julian recruited them in the vicinity of Baliad in Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao
del Sur. As curious young individuals, they explored and joined the terrorist
group but regretted their decision in the end because of miserable experiences.
Starvation, exhaustion and the irrelevance of their existence as a terrorist
group were factors for their surrender.
They
had a chance to quit from the group when they were tasked to plead for food in
the far-flung communities outside their guerrilla base. Both became squad
leaders and stayed in the group from April to October 2019 and they formally
surrendered this year.
“Gutom,
pagod at takot sa aming buhay lang ang inabot namin. Mali talaga ang desisyon
namin sa pagsali. Kaya nang inutusan kaming kumuha ng pagkain, tumakas nakami
at ayaw na naming bumalik,” John said.
It can
be recalled that last December 2019, the Marihatag Municipal Task Force to End
Local Communist Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC) hosted a peace dialogue in barangay
Mahaba spearheaded by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA) Surigao del Sur as the lead agency for Poverty Reduction, Employment
and Livelihood Cluster. The Enhanced Local Comprehensive Integration Program
(E-CLIP) for NPA surrenderees was discussed and disseminated in the community
through leaflets distribution and the Community Support Program teams that were
immersed in the barangay last year.
Colonel
Allan D. Hambala, 401st ”Unite and Fight” Infantry Brigade commander, urged the
members of the task force to be more active in delivering the basic services in
the conflict-affected areas because the government’s visibility will surely
create an impact to disprove the CNT’s promises and will weaken the CNTs’ will
to fight which can induce for more surrenders in the future. (CMO-3rd
SFBn/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Revival sa mango processing
sa Carmen, gisugdan na
By Angel
Lyn F. Gaviola
DAKBAYAN
SA BUTUAN, Enero 13 -- Dala ang kadasig sa direksyon sa pagpalambu nga gitahak
sa probinysa karon, gisugdan na sa lungsod sa Carmen ang pagpakusog sa kampanya
pag-revive sa mango industry ang mahimong mag-una nilang programa pagpa-angat
sa ekonomikanhong kahimtang sa mga mulupyo ug tampo sa AGUSAN UP!, ang kampanya
sa kalambuan sa Agusan del Norte ubos sa administrasyon ni Gob. Dale B.
Corvera.
Ang
unang gihimong lakang sa lungsod mao ang pag revive sa mango processing plant
nga pipila na ka tuig nga wala nag-operate tungod sa pipila ka mga babag. Kini
ang magsilbing flagship project sa lungsod sunod sa Process! Process! Process!
Project ubos sa Agus 3Ps or Plant and Process for Prosperity, usa sa mga
flagship programs sa AGUSAN UP!
Ang
mango processing plant kabahin sa nahimong proyekto sa Philippine Cold Chain
Project sa United State Agency for International Development nga gi-turn over
na sa munisipyo.
Sumala
pa ni Joseph de los Santos, ang municipal agriculturist sa Carmen, nga dasunan
ang mango processing pagpalambu sa mga uma sa mangga pagseguro nga naay igong
suplay sa hilaw nga materyales nga iproseso sa planta.
Dugang
ni De los Santos nga ang tinuod tulo ka tuig na nga walay nananum og mangga sa
Carmen. Apan lapad na ang mga uma sa mangga sa lungsod ug ang mahimong tutokan
na lang mao ang pagpabunga sa kasamtangang nagbarug nga mga punoan.
Gawas
sa pagpabaskug sa kasamtangang mga punoan sa mangga mokampanya usab ang lungsod
pagpananum og ubang mga high value crops sama sa saging, cacao, pinya,
balanghoy, ug uban pa, isip supporta sa panawagan sa probinsya sa Plant! Plant!
Plant!, laing proyekto sa probinsya ubos Agus 3Ps, dugang ni De los Santos.
“Ang
atong mangga dinhi nag bear na gyud og fruits. Wala na kaayo nag-planting
dinhe, wala na ka expansion. Three years nga wala nay planting. Wala na sab
ga-require og planting materials sa mango, kanang pabunga na gyud. So kung duna
mi mga planting karon kaning programa lagi sa Agusan Up! nga Plant! Plant!
Plant! kadto nang sa banana, cacao, pineapple, cassava, calamansi mao to among
gi-require nga pwede daghan gyud motanom ato,” pasabot ni De los Santos.
Subay
niini, nagpadnagat usab ang Department of Agricultre (DA) og inputs pagpadaghan
sa bunga ug pest control, fertilizer lakip na ang suporta sa pruning, dugang ni
De Los Santos.
Nagtabang
usab ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sa pag-develop sa merkado sa
inisyal nga na-produce sa processing plant, sumala pa ni Mari Criz Obedencio,
Senior Business Counselor sa Negosyo Center sa Carmen.
Sa
bahin sa LGU sa Carmen, padayon ni De los Santos, nag-hire kini og mga tawo nga
mo-spray isip suporta aron mamunga ang mga mangga unya ang bunga maoy isulod sa
planta. Ug karon bag-o lamang, gipursige na gyod sa munisipyo nga masugdan na
ang revival sa processing plant.
Sa
kabahin sa probinsya, nahibaw-an gikan sa AGUSAN UP CORDINATING UNIT nga
nakatakda nga i-host niini sunod bulan ang panagtagbo sa mga stakeholders sa
industriya aron himoon ang kinatibuk-ang development roadmap sa industriya sa
mangga ug malatid ang angay himoon ug gikinahanglan pang mga suporta.
Gilatid usab niini karon ang panginahanglan sa kalsada sa mga uma aron
mapangitaan og paagi nga mahimo kining accessible.
Ang
AGUSAN UP! mao ang walo ka punto nga development agenda sa probinsya nga
gilangkuban sa upat ka flagship programs: 1. Agus 3Ps o Plant and Process for
Prosperity (alang sa ekonomikanhong kalambuan), 2. Amumang Agusanon (alang sa
sosyal nga kalambuan), 3. Lunhaw’ng Agusan (alang sa pagpasiuli sa kabaskug sa
kinaiyahan), ug 4. Hiniusang Lihuk Agusan (alang sa mga serbisyo pagpalambu sa
sistema ug proseso sa pagdumala).
Ubos sa
Agus 3Ps gipunting nga 125,000 ektaryas ang matamnan sa walo ka priority
commodities nga mao ang mangga, abaca, saging, kape, cacao, bulanghoy, coconut,
rubber ug kahoy pag-abot sa tuig 2027. Gipunting usab nga makapabarug og
pinakaubos 20 ka small, medium and large processing projects ilabina gikan sa
nahisgutan nga mga crops sa mosunod nga walo ka tuig.
Pinaagi
niini nga mga programa gipunting nga makab-ot sa probinsya ang panglantaw niini
nga mahimong agri-forest processing center ug economic zone sa Caraga pag-abot
sa tuig 2027, makunhoran ang gidaghanon sa mga pobreng pamilya ug matagamtam sa
mga Agusanon ang haruhay nga kahimtang sa pagpuyo. (AGUSAN UP, LGU Agusan del
Norte/PIA Agusan del Norte)
Revenue collection ng
LTO Caraga tumaas ng mahigit dalawamput-tatlong milliong pesos sa taong 2019
By Nora
C. Lanuza
LUNGSOD
NG BUTUAN, Enero 13 (PIA) -- Dahil sa pusposang kampanya ng Department of
Transportation (DOTr) Caraga sa iba’t ibang probinsya at bayan sa rehiyon,
tumaas ang kanilang revenue collection ng mahigit P23 milyon mula buwan ng
Enero hanggang Nobyembre sa taong 2019.
Ayon
kay DOTr director Nordy Plaza, mula sa mahigit P376 milyon noong 2018, umabot
sa P399 milyon ang kanilang collection sa taong 2019.
Dagdag
pa ni Plaza, sa taong 2019 nakapagregister din sila ng 286,580 motor vehicles;
at nakapag issue ng 190,695 licenses.
Naniniwala
din si Urbano Maglines Jr, ang LTO Caraga focal person for road safety, na
nakatulong sa nasabing pagtaas ng collection ang kanilang law enforcement
operations na umabot sa 7,411, mas mataas kompara sa 5,884 operations noong
taong 2018.
Kompyansa
si Plaza na mas tataas pa ang kanilang collection dahil sa patuloy na kampanya
at law enforcement operations nito kung kaya’t pinaalalahanan din ng
opisyal ang mga vehicle owners at mga drivers na magrenew ng kanilang
expired registrations at licenses. (NCLM/PIA Caraga)
