NPA leader surrenders to Army in SurSur
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TAGO, Surigao del Sur, April 12
(PIA) – A Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-New People’s Army (NPA)
Terrorist (CNT) leader identified as Jomar Martinez Mapando voluntarily
surrendered to 36th Infantry “Valor” Battalion Headquarters based in Barangay
Dayoan, Tago around 5:00 PM, April 6, 2019, 36IB Civil Military Operations
(CMO) officer said.
Lt. Jonald Romorosa, CMO officer
of 36IB, said that Mapando also known as “Peter” is a resident of Sitio
San Isidro, Barangay Anilong, Rosario, Agusan del Sur. He brought with him a
homemade shotgun, and a .357 pistol with ammunition and other documents with
high intelligence value.
Based on the report, Mapando
joined the terrorist organization when he was 17 years old out of his
curiosity, aggressiveness, and adventurism. Mapando further said that he joined
the NPA because of promises for monetary support and alleviation from poverty.
But when he reached 25 years old,
Mapando has decided to surrender because the promise he longed for never
happened.
According to Romorosa, Mapando is
currently under the custody of the 36IB while he is undergoing the process of
enrolling the Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), the
government intervention package intended for former rebels who decided to
return to the government folds.
Since January 2019 up to present,
a total of 75 CNT active members and supporters including Mapando have
voluntarily surrendered to 36IB, it was learned. (PIA-Surigao del Sur)
DOH, ibang ahensiya magbibigay tulong sa mga drug dependents ng Caraga
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Abril 12 (PIA) -
Tututukan ng Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)
Caraga kasama ng ibat-ibang ahensiya ng pamahalaan ang pagbibigay ng tulong sa
mga drug dependents sa oras na matapos na sa kanilang pagpapagaling sa
loob ng Drug Treatment at Rehabilitation Center.
Ito ang sinigurado ni DOH-CHD
Caraga regional director Dr. Jose Llacuna Jr., kasabay sa isinagawang turn-over
ceremony ng nasabing rehab center sa Barangay Alegria, San Francisco, Agusan
del Sur.
Ayon sa opisyal, patuloy din ang
koordinasyon ng DOH at lokal na pamahalaan ng Agusan del Sur, kasama ng TESDA
sa pagpapatupad ng mga naaayon at nararapat na programang ibibigay para sa drug
dependents. Tulad na lamang ng pagbibigay ng libreng trainings para mahasa ang
kani-kanilang at makapagtrabaho at magkaroon ng pangkabuhayan.
Tutulungan din ng lokal na
pamahalaan at mga kinauukulang ahensiya ang mga gustong bumalik sa pag-aaral.
Suportado naman eto ni Usec. Roger
Tong-an ng administration and finance management ng DOH.
“Patuloy din an gating
koordinasyon sa lokal na pamahalaan, Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) at Commission on Higher Education (CHED) sa pagbigay tulong
sa mga drug surenderers sakaling gusto nilang kumuha ng vocational o college
courses paglabas nila sa rehab center,” sabi ni Tong-an.
Dagdag pa ng opisyal, may
koordinasyon din sila sa mga state universities ng rehiyon kung saan maaaring
mag-aral at maturuan ang drug surenderers sa larangan ng fisheries,
agriculture, at maging sa pagnenegosyo. Magbibigay din ang pamahalaan ng
subsidized fund para dito. (JPG/PIA-Agusan del Sur)