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Aetas wanted for farmer’s slay
TUGUEGARAO CITY – Police have launched a
manhunt for four Aetas tagged in the Jan. 23 murder of a farmer in Pamplona
town. The victim, Eduardo Banglay, reportedly duped the Aetas into selling
their property, said Senior Police Officer 3 ElizaldeTagal, case investigator.
Banglay, who was reportedly asked by the
suspects to sell a platinum bar, did not return to inform them about the result
of the deal.
Tagal said Banglay was found dead with a
gunshot wound in the head in Barangay Curva.
The victim reportedly received threats from
the suspects before he was killed.
Meanwhile, in the town of Buguey, an
alleged police informant was shot dead by motorcycle-riding men.
Town police chief Senior Insp. Saturnino
Soriano said security guard Edwin Cepeda received threats before he was killed
in Barangay San Juan. – Raymund Catindig
Lingayen’s
‘Bagoong Festival,’ a celebration of pride
LINGAYEN Pangasinan — Pangasinan produces the
best “bagoong” (salted fish paste).
That is the claim of the proud producers of
the native delicacy in this capital town, which devotes an entire week every
year for its “Bagoong Festival.”
Among the highlights of this year’s
celebration, which ended Wednesday were the “Bagoong Banbanwit Street Dancing
Competition,” the float parade, the unveiling of the “Biggest Pasig of
Bagoong,” and the “TawayTaway Cooking Exhibition” and “Bagoong Making Demo.” – Liezle
BasaInigo
Baguio
chills at 10.4°C
BAGUIO CITY – This city’s temperature further
dropped to 10.4 degrees Celcius Tuesday morning from 11.4 degrees Celsius on
Friday.
The 10.4 mark is the coldest recorded so far
this year since the start of the cold months.
In the first week of November, the
temperature went down to 12.4 degrees Celsius, signaling the start of the
city’s signature chill.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration predicted that the temperature would
continue to drop until February, the last of the so-called “cold quad months”
in the highlands.
Baguio City recorded its coldest on Jan. 19,
1961 at 6.3 degrees Celsius.
Search
for best MP town prepared for disasters on
BONTOC, Mountain Province -- To promote
disaster preparedness among municipalities in the province, search for best
prepared municipality was recently launched.
Monitoring team from provincial government
visited municipalities last week to start first round of assessment.
The activity was approved during celebration of
Mountain Province Foundation Day and Lang-ay Festival.
Mountain Province with its mountainous
topography, rugged roads including risky driving of motorists had experienced
massive destruction of property, disruption of livelihood and services and loss
of human lives.
Natural events such as typhoons and
earthquakes leading to massive landslides are common.
Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Officer, Anacleto Tangilag said an institutionalized disaster risk
reduction plan made through coordinated efforts of stakeholders would lessen
effect of disasters. -- Erwin Batnag
900
poor kids given free vaccination
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan — The risk of
pneumonia, being one of the most dreaded diseases among children which may lead
to death, was addressed in this city earlier this week with 900 indigent
children, aged one to five, given free vaccination. Mayor Belen Fernandez said
the free vaccines administered by the City Health Office were donated to the
city by the Philippine Medical Society-Pangasinan Chapter and the Philippine
Pediatrics Society-Northern Luzon Chapter. – Liezle BasaIñigo
Paracelis
town fire station activated
BONTOC, Mountain Province -- The Bureau of
Fire Protection activated its first municipal fire station here in eastern part
of the province.
FO1 Mirasol M. Navarra, the Provincial
Information Officer of BFP- Mountain Province said that the municipal fire
station in Paracelis has been activated Jan. 20.
According to Navarra, Paracelis government
provided lot and building housing the Paracelis Municipal Fire Station.
She added that the newly- established
municipal fire station operates 24/7 with seven personnel in shifting duty. FO3
Charles Fidel C. Golocan who was assigned at the BFP- Provincial Office is
acting municipal fire marshal.
Navarra said the fire station is equipped
with fire truck and fire fighting gears. She said the bureau is working on
providing office supplies and additional fire-fighting equipment to include
first aid kits, trauma bag, stretchers and extinguishers.
In 2014, five fire incidents occurred in
Paracelis. These included burning of three residential houses, one Baptist
Church and a school.
With this, Navarra said BFP- Mountain
Province is hopeful that with activation
of fire station in Paracelis, fire
incidents in said municipality will be addressed.
He said fighting fire in Paracelis was hard
in the past because fire stations in neighboring municipalities of Barlig and
Natonin were not activated.
The BFP – having been created by virtue of
Republic Act 6975 - is mandated to establish at least one fire station with
adequate personnel, fire-fighting facilities and equipment in every provincial
capital, city and municipality subject to standard rules and regulations
promulgated by the Department of Interior and Local Government. -- Alpine L.
Killa
Power
grid lines expanded in Ilocos
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte — The National Grid
Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is presently constructing a 230 kilovolt
(kV) transmission line project plying from its San Esteban Sub-station in
Ilocos Sur to Laoag City Sub-station to accommodate the maximum capacity of
power generation from various wind farms in Ilocos Norte.
NGCP North Luzon Public Affairs Officer
Lilibeth P. Gaydowen said the new 230 kV line in the Ilocos region is the N-1
contingency line as required by the Philippine Grid Code for use in the
immediate restoration of power supply in case of emergency outage.
The 230kV line is added to the existing 115kV
lines installed from San Esteban Sub – station to Laoag City Sub-station.
“Aside from using these 230kV line to accept
the transfer of the maximum power generations from the different wind farms in
Ilocos Norte located in the towns of Burgos, Bangui and Pagupud to the grid;
this line is also use for immediate shifting of power load in case there is an
obstruction in the smooth operation of the other transmission lines in the grid
that resulted into unscheduled power brownout,” Gaydowen said.
Its construction and installation is expected
to be complete and fully-operational by the end of this year.--Freddie
G. Lazaro
DILG
Ifugao briefs PPOC members on rebel info system
LAGAWE, Ifugao -- Members of the Provincial Peace and Order Council here
were recently briefed about the Former
Rebel Information System (FRIS) for effective use of data as basis for assessing
needs of former insurgents and granting assistance through specific
reintegration programs.
Department of Interior and Local Government
OIC provincial director Rose Dumelod said FRIS
is important because government
has undertaken numerous reintegration programs, most of which targeted former
members of the New People’s Army (NPA), but until now there is no consolidated
database to store information on former rebels served by past reintegration
programs.
The FRIS is a user-friendly, flexible and
secure system that allows for efficient and standardized collection,
verification, storage, sharing, analysis and reporting of data on the profiles
and plans of FRs and their family members, help provided them and status as
they undergo integration in communities. --
DanielCodamon
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Pangasinan areas cleared of red tide
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan– The coastal waters
in this city and in Barangay Wawa in Bani town are now free of algae that
causes the red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said.
In an advisory dated Jan. 22, BFAR said
shellfish harvested from this city and Barangay Wawa are safe for human
consumption.
“Gathering, transporting, marketing of
shellfish from these areas are now permitted,” BFAR said.
The advisory also said that shellfish samples
collected from the waters of Bolinao and Anda, also in Pangasinan, remain
positive for the red tide toxin.
Local government units were advised to
require market inspectors, quarantine officers and administrators to demand
auxiliary invoice or clearance for domestic fish movement from fish and
seashell dealers and transporters.
The agency said fish, squid, shrimps and
crabs harvested from Bolinao and Anda are safe for human consumption provided
these are fresh, washed thoroughly and the internal organs removed before
cooking.
Mt
Province gov assures support for state college
BONTOC, Mountain Province -- - Gov. Leonard
G. Mayaen assured support of provincial
government to Mountain Province State Polytechnic College, the only state
college in the province.
In his message before the students during the
Criminology Day of the academe on Jan. 21, he said the provincial government
will be supportive of the college’s programs. “I stand as a father and as an
older brother, willing to walk with you and lead you,” he said.
He said he is not ashamed that he came from a
poor family, but that this didn’t deter him to pursue his studies and instead
urged him to achieve what he is now today.
The governor told students some among them
could be standing on stage in the future addressing the same crowd, not
necessarily a governor, but as a respected member of the community.
The governor urged students to excel and make
good so that nobody will be ashamed to identify themselves with them.
Meanwhile, MPSPC president Rexton F.Chakas
recognized the support of the faculty and students to the programs of the
college. Chakas said the administration is doing its best to provide quality
education to the students.
The college president also thanked the
provincial government for its support to the academe.
The provincial government earlier donated
crime laboratory equipment to MPSPC to enhance skill of students on proper gun
handling, crime scene investigation and interrogation processing. Aside from
these, the governor has also approved the allocation of P60, 000 as financial
aid for the criminology students’ review in 2011.
Also, most beneficiaries of the Mountain
Province Student Financial Assistance Program (MPSFAP) are enrolled at MPSPC.
This education assistance program has helped many students since its inception
in 1993 and its institutionalization in 2010. For School Year 2014- 2015, 774
students benefitted from this program and were given their stipend of P3,000
per semester.
In addition, the college president was
included as member of the Provincial School Board chaired by the governor.
This, as
Dr. Joni L. Pagandiyan, chairperson of
Criminology Department urged the faculty to motivate students to
graduate. --Alpine L. Killa
16 beached dolphins dead or wounded in Pangasinan
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan — At least 16
dolphins were reported dead or wounded along Lingayen Gulf since Monday, the
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources- National Integrated Fisheries
Technology Development Center reported Wednesday.
Dr. Westly Rosario, BFAR-NIFTDC chief, said
the beaching of the dolphins began Monday afternoon in Aringay, La Union, where
fishermen in the coastal village of Alaska found five weak whales ashore.
Out of the five, one dolphin died and another
was taken by fisherfolk. The dead dolphin was taken and buried at the
BFAR-NIFTDC Fish Cemetery later in the day.
Early yesterday morning, two more dead
dolphins were reported at Tondaligan Beach in Dagupan City and Binmaley. They
both bore fresh wounds. “It is more look like a wound from spears than bullet
wounds,” Rosario said.
In Lingayen, two weak dolphins were found
beached along the shore. One dolphin was reported taken by fishermen. The other
was brought to the BFAR-NIFTDC and treated in a chlorella tank.
In Sual, two more beached dolphins were found
very weak and then one more in Alaminos City. They were all being monitored and
given initial treatment.
In Barangay Pugaro also in Dagupan, four
bruised dolphins were treated and pushed to the sea to recover.
“Although they (dolphins) have a higher
percentage to survive in their natural habitat, we have to take them if we
think a special treatment should be done to revive them,” said Rosario.
The last reported mass deaths of dolphins
happened in 2000 in Sitio Sabangan, Barangay Bonuan Gueset in Dagupan City,
where nine died and two were rescued. -- JojoRiñoza
Abra
buckles up for CARAA meet
BANGUED, Abra-- The Department of Education
here with sponsorship of provincial government is preparing
coaches and athletes for
Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association (CARAA) meet this week.
A total of 467 coaches and athletes have been
identified to represent the province in CARAA meet Feb. 7-11 in Baguio City,
said Alfredo Alcos, DepEdAbra division sports coordinator .
Alcos said Abra team will be participating in
all sports events as athletes and coaches have been preparing
for this annual meet.
He added coordination with CrisAlbolote,
sports coordinator of provincial government and Vice-Gov. Rosario Bersamin was
conducted to ensure sports facilities and logistics requirements were in place.
According to Alcos, about 53 Abra teachers
have been recommended to form part of the technical team who will oversee
the conduct of CARAA meet. They were
trained for sports and shall serve as referees and umpires.
Gov. Eustaquio P. Bersamin will lead
Abradelegation in the parade and opening
program of the CARAA meet Feb. 7. --
Maria Teresa Benas
Pag-IBIG
Baguio bares raffle draw winners
BAGUIO CITY --The Pag-IBIG Fund Baguio
branch announced raffle draw winners
of Pag-IBIG’s two promotional campaigns during fund coordinators’ c annual general
assembly meeting last Jan. 9.
Winning a brand new refrigerator in the “May
Savings Ka Na, May Premyo Ka Pa” promo was Evangeline Nonog Martinez. Melani Sinadcop
Lumasok and Babielyn Gonzales Yaranon
are winners of television set and
cellphone, respectively.
Winners of P2,000 each were Emerita Basco Albas, Evelyn Litilit Taclobao,
Blesilda Soriano Espinueva, Aida Gelido Fernandez and Francis Masiglat De Vera.
For the ‘May Premyo sa Loan”, winners
are Bernadette Dela Cruz Sison for
P10,000; Bernadette Bello Velasquez , P7,000 and Frank Gem Pinas Bulay, P3,000.
Winners are advised to claim their prizes at
the Pag-IBIG Baguio Branch office during office hours. -- Maria Aprila Cruz
Red
Cross- Abra launches Million Volunteer Run 3
BANGUED, Abra -- The Philippine Red
Cross-Abra Chapter bared the Million Volunteer
Run 3 was set March 8.
The third nationwide fun run will be
conducted simultaneously by 105 local chapters of the PRC all over the country.
Pledges of support and participation were
drawn for projects of the Red Cross which will be carried out on different
occasions during the year.
The projects include thermometer for every
barangay, hygienic wash
demonstration, and the formation of
responders teams in the barangays.
Meanwhile, PRC Abraawarded with
gifts and certificates of appreciation donors and sponsors of the
Abrenio Run for Humanity, a fundraising activity conducted on November 30, 2014
for the operation of the blood bank
project.
Ivy Avedano, PRC-Abra OIC administrator, headed awarding Jan. 12 at Provincial Capitol
Social Hall.
Leading awardees was Gov. Eustaquio P.
Bersamin for providing funds from provincial government for the projects of the Chapter.
Other awardees includes various schools,
local government units , government and non-government offices, businessmen,
and individuals who supported the fun run.
While the Red Cross is known for its blood
program, Avedano gave a rundown of its major services, thus the need for public
support to the Chapter.
These are the disaster management services,
safety services, health service, social service, and volunteer service through
Red Cross Youth. -- Maria Teresa Benas
Nutri
council to establish radio station in Kalinga
PASIL, Kalinga -- The National Nutrition
Council has identified this town as partner for establishment of Nutriskwela
community radio station.
Dr. Valeriano Jesus Lopez, regional director
of the Department of Health- Cordillera Administrative Region, said the establishment of the Nutriskwela
Community Radio Station Network Program is a strategy of NNC to promote good
nutrition to address malnutrition and hunger in the country.
He said the program involves setting-up
non-profit, non-partisan community radio stations to empower communities by
disseminating correct, current and relevant information on nutrition and health
as well as educational and developmental information.
“Since 2008, NNC has established 25 radio
stations in 15 regions of the country licensed by the National
Telecommunications Commission and is now
expanding to 10 more areas in the country,” Lopez who is also the regional
nutrition committee chair said.
Two of these stations are in the Cordillera
particularly in Lagawe, Ifugao and
Lagangilang, Abra.
The criteria to establish the radio station
are: high prevalence of underweight children; absence or limited access to
commercial radio broadcasts; willingness of partner LGUs to provide counterpart
personnel, space and funds for the operations; pass the technical evaluation of
NTC; and feasibility of sustaining the operations of the broadcast facility.
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