3 trucks torched in Surigao Norte town
By Fryan E. Abkilan
SURIGAO CITY, June 26 (PIA) -- Unidentified
armed men flagged down and subsequently torched three trailer trucks along the
highway in Barangay Pongtud, Alegria, Surigao del Norte at around 11:10 p.m. of
Monday.
Capt. Esteban Mangabat of the 30th Infantry
Batallion said the trucks were heading toward Davao City when flagged down by
around eight armed men. He said the perpetrators then fired shots in the air
and withdrew towards the east.
Reports reveal that the burned trailer trucks
loaded with copra were owned by Evaristo Tiu of Copraland-Surigao City.
Mangabat said government troopers nearby
responded to the crime scene and conducted a blocking and ambush positions
along the area where the enemy had withdrawn.
Mangabat said firefighters of Bureau of Fire
Protection of Alegria also responded to the scene while the police of the
Alegria Station are now establishing the identities and motive of the suspects.
As of this time, responding troopers are still
conducting hot pursuit and sweeping operation in the areas of Placer and
Kitcharao. (RER/FEA/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Gov’t is serious in curbing illegal logging,
mining activities in Caraga – Robredo
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, June 26 (PIA) -- Interior and Local
Government Secretary Jesse Robredo yesterday said the government is serious in
curbing illegal logging and mining activities in Caraga Region.
In yesterday's press conference held in one of
the local convention centers here, Robredo emphasized that in order for these
illegal activities to stop, the government has been coordinating with the
security forces such as the Philippine National Police (PNP).
The DILG chief also pointed out that those who
are involved in these illegal activities should be held responsible in
accordance with the law.
Robredo said government officials and employees
who are involved in illegal activities will be relieved of their positions, and
added that he will personally recommend to President Benigno Aquino III to
relieve the said officials and government employees from their positions.
Further, Robredo stressed that the local media
is of great help in the government's effort to curb illegal logging and mining
operations in Caraga Region. He requested the media present to be with the PNP
as they will serve as witnesses to the efforts of the police to stop these
activities.
Robredo was here in the city yesterday to grace
the Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness in Caraga Region.
The activity, which is anchored on two themes:
“Preparedness Saves Lives” and “Kaluwasan sa Katalgman Kinahanglan
Pangandaman,” also highlighted Robredo’s call to action in disaster readiness
and response, as well as the signing of the pledge of commitment by the
participants coming from the all local government units (LGU) in the region
emphasizing the urgency and significance of placing disaster preparedness on
top of the priority development agenda for LGUs as mandated under Department of
the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Circular 2010-143 dated December 9,
2010.
Said circular also aimed at strengthening LGU’s
capability, particularly of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s.
This is also pursuant to Republic Act 10121, otherwise known as the Philippine
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
Caraga LGUs receive Performance Challenge Fund,
Salintubig projects
By Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, June 26 (PIA) -- A total of 28
local government units in the Caraga Region received today the Performance
Challenge Fund (PCF) from Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo
during the conduct of the region-wide Tapatan on Disaster Preparedness.
In the provincial level, the Surigao del Norte
and Agusan del Norte qualified for the Seal of Good Housekeeping and received
the PCF amounting to P7 million each.
Also, five local government units (LGU) from the
city level, Cabadbaran, Tandag, Surigao, Bislig, and Bayugan, qualified and
received P3 million each.
Meanwhile, 21 municipalities also received funds
amounting to P1 million each. These are Buenavista, Las Nieves, and Nasipit in
Agusan del Norte; Bunawan, Esperanza, La Paz, Loreto, Prosperidad, Rosario, San
Francisco, San Luis, Sibagat, Talacogon, Trento, and Veruela in Agusan del Sur;
Cantilan, Hinatuan, San Miguel, Tagbina, and Tago in Surigao del Sur; and
Claver in Surigao del Norte.
The fourth to sixth class municipalities in
Surigao del Sur received same fund from the Department of the Interior and
Local Government (DILG) last December 2011. The city of Butuan, on the other
hand, also got same incentive fund late last year.
According to DILG-Caraga information officer
Florian Faith Bayawa, the PCF is an incentive fund to LGUs in the form of
counterpart funding to high impact capital investment projects in the Annual
Investment Program (AIP) and funded out of the 20 percent Local Development
Fund consistent with national goals and priorities.
Bayawa further said the fund prioritizes
low-income LGUs and those with high poverty incidence.
The municipalities of Talacogon, Trento and
Veruela in Agusan del Sur have also received the Salintubig project from
Robredo while the barangays of Bugsukan and Buntalid in Cantilan, Surigao del
Sur; Barangay Remedios in Esperanza, Agusan del Sur; and barangay Sta. Cruz and
Mabini in Tubajon, Surigao del Norte, also received the project.
The Salintubig is one of the flagship program of
the Aquino administration in line with the commitment of the national
government to achieve the targets set in the Philippine Development Plan as
well as the Millennium Development Goals to provide people access to water
supply and sanitation in areas of the country where water is not accessible.
(RER/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Ochoa midumili sa nominasyon sa
pagka Chief Justice sa korte Suprema
Ni Nida Grace B. Tranquilan
SURIGAO DEL SUR, Hunyo 26, (PIA) - Si Executive
Secretary Paquito “Jojo” Ochoa Jr. nagdumili sa iyahang nominasyon para sa
posisyon pagka Chief Justice sa Korte Suprema.
Sa iyahang sulat ngadto sa Judicial and Bar
Council (JBC) nga gipetsahan ug Hunyo 22, 2012, si Ochoa pormal nga midumili sa
nominasyon.
“Ang nagsulat nakadawat ug impormasyon nga ako
nominado sa posisyon pagka Chief Justice sa Korte Suprema sa Republika ng
Pilipinas,” (“The undersigned has received information that I have been
nominated for the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
Republic of the Philippines,” the letter read).
“Ako matinahuron sa pagdumili sa nominasyon” (“I
respectfully decline the nomination,”), dugang pa.
Matud pa sa report, nga usa ka Egay Bigay ang
maong responsible sa nominasyon.
Mahinumduman nga ang JBC mihatag ug ektensiyon
sa pagsumite ug nominasyon sa posisyong nga Punong-Mahistrado hangtod sa Hulyo
2 aron mahatagan ug kahigayonan ang publiko nga mohatag og nominado nga ilang
pambato.
Ang tagal sa pagsumite mutapos unta niadtong
Hunyo 18.
Ang JBC morelis sa mga listahan sa mga aplikante
ug mga nominado karong Hulyo 7. Kini gituohan nga isumie ang “shortlist” ngadto
kang Pres. Benigno Aquino III sa katapusan sa Hulyo. (PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Cebuano News: Aquino miingon suportahan sa
gobyerno ang Recto Bank gas exploration
Ni Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, Hunyo 26 (PIA) -- Ang negosyanteng
si Manuel Pangilinan hugot nga suportahan sa gobyerno kalabot na sa iyang mga
plano aron palapdan ang paghimo og gas exploration didto sa Recto Bank sa West
Philippine Sea kung masunod niya ang tanang mga guidelines sa gobyerno, sulti
ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III kagahapon Lunes.
Ang Recto Bank maoy kabahin sa territory nga
giawayan sa Pilipinas ug China. “This is a major project. There will a lot of
finances that are needed and it is incumbent upon him to source this financing
also. So, so long as it complies with the terms and conditions as stipulated in
the service contract, we have no issue with this venture,” ang Pangulo miingon
human niya gipangulohan ang oath-taking ceremony sa bag-ong mga miyembro sa
Liberal Party didto sa La Trinidad, Benguet.
Mahitungod sa mga isyu sa soberensya sa Pilipinas
sa Recto Bank, ang Pangulo miingon nga walay angay ipangutana mahitungod niini
tungod kay ang Pilipinas maoy mohatag sa service contract.
“It is our service contract. It is not a joint
service contract. So Mr. Pangilinan will be undertaking the venture based on
authorization coming from the Philippine government,” siya miingon.
Si Pangilinan miingon ang Philippine-based
Philex Petroleum Corp. (PXP) nangandam na aron makigtambayayong uban ang
state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) sa usa ka proyekto nga
madawat sa gobyernong Pilipinas ug China.
Ang maong lakang nagtumong sa dekalidad ug walay
bahid pulitika nga concession area samtang palapdan ang pinansyal ug makinarya
alang sa maong proyekto, siya miingon
Sa dili pa sugdan ang maong venture, si
Pangilinan mipasabot nga ang iyang grupo moklaro sa duha ka mga nasod ang
Pilipinas ug China nga sila dili kwalipikado ug awtorisado aron mosulti
mahitungod sa mga isyu sa soberensya.
Ang pagpalapad sa consortium gikinahanglan
tungod sa dakong gasto ug technical capability sa gas exploration, sulti ni
Pangilinan ug dugang pa niini kini magkinahanglan sa mga kumpanya nga adunay
kahanas sama sa CNOOC, Shell or Exxon Mobil. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
