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Medical mission for the poor

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BOBON, Northern Samar- As part of his administration’s thrust to provide the health needs of his people, a free medical service will be held on April 13.

The medical and dental mission actually started last April 7 for the residents of Barangay Acedera and nearby villages. It was learned from Mayor Rey “Jing” Celespara that free circumcision will also be conducted during the medical and dental mission.  Residents from poblacion are advised to proceed to the rural health unit for them to avail the free services while those in the interior or car line areas are to proceed to the villages of Acedera and Dancalan, per information of Doctor Henry Novales, municipal health officer.  Val Conrad Celespara, a registered nurse of the Nurses Deployment Program of the Department of Health based this town said, “damo an mga nurses san Bobon, bas hibaruan san kadam-an—makonektado man sa gobyerno o pribado, andam pirme bumuleg ug magpartisipar san sugad sini nga misyon”.

Last year’s dental mission benefitted 181 young and old with some of them treated of gum infections and about 249 teenagers availed the free circumcision. During the mission, antibiotic, pain reliever and paracetamol, among other medicines, will be readily-available to be given free to the patients. Meanwhile, Mayor Celespara said that aside from holding the medical and dental missions, his administration is also had its opening of their summer sports festival for this year last April 11 at their town’s municipal covered court after a colorful parade of the participating teams around the town with their muses.

The following sports to be vied are basketball- Junior, Midget and Mosquito category(Inter-barangay) Inter- Barangay Football-High School and Elementary Level and Volleyball for Girls-(Bobon residents only) with prizes ranging from P10,000; P7,000; P5,000;P3,000 and P2,000 plus trophy respectively, for champions, 2nd and 3rdplacers. “Kaparte liwat ini san ak regular activity every summer, kadungan man liwat san ak pagselebrar san ak adlaw nga natawhan– Abril 13, tungod nga an kabataan bakasyon, salit yaon sira panahon nga makapahimulos ug mag-enjoy ngan matalwas san magraut nga epekto san egindedere nga droga, alcohol ug tabako”, the mayor said. (PETER D. PAREDES)

Army official seeks support from LGUs, agencies against fight on insurgency

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ORAS, Eastern Samar – A top Army official based this town said that he would continue to work with other government agencies to ensure that peace will be achieved.

Lt.Colonel Peter Burgonio, commanding officer of the 14th Infantry Battalion, based this town, said attaining peace and order is not just their duty but is a collaborative effort by other stakeholders. He said that ending the armed struggle being put up by the rebel group, the New People’s Army, will not come to a stop by mere armed fight. Instead, this could be attain if other stakeholders like local government units and other agencies of the government will work together. In particular, Burgonio said, necessary infrastructures should be put into place, especially in remote villages where NPA rebels are commonly sighted. “I will continue to solicit the help and offer partnership to the various sectors so as to immediately put in place the needed government services to the people,” Burgonio said.

He said that soliciting support from other stakeholders is now immediate at this time considering that the people in the villages have openly extended their support to help end the problem on insurgency. “We need to double our efforts since the reason why the conflict has become manageable is because the people trust the government and this is where the challenge really comes on how we are going to sustain this,” Burgonio said. “This can be sustained through serious implementation of government programs, bringing the needed services to the people and showing that the government cares for them,” he added.

The Army official expressed his gratitude for the support and commitment of the provincial government under Governor Conrado Nicart, Jr. on their campaign against insurgency. “Yes, it is very true that the provincial government has strongly supported the AFP in the fight to curve the insurgency problem in the province, but we have to also push for the needed intervention such as infrastructure projects which are very essential especially in the hinterland barangays,” Col. Burgonio said.(JAZMIN BONIFACIO)

Calbayog son among this year’s PMA graduates

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CALBAYOG CITY-One of this year’s graduates of the elite Philippine Military Academy (PMA) hail from this city. Rogelio Agarao, Jr., was one of the 171 men and women who graduated on March 12 whose class as known as “Sundalong Isinilang na may Angking Galing at Lakas na Handang Ipaglaban ang Bayan” or Sinaglahi. Agarao,22, did not hide that he belong to a poor family in Purok 5, Barangay Nijaga as he took it as a challenge to achieve his goal and help his family live comfortably.

“Life was hard at the military camp but I survived to fulfill this dream for my parents who inspire me with prayers, love and sacrifices,” Agarao, who now hold the rank as a 2nd lieutenant, said. The newly-minted PMA graduate is the eldest among the brood of seven siblings. His father, Rogelio, Sr., works as a fisherman while his mother, Edna, is a plain housewife.

He said that the work of his father could be the reason why he chose the Philippine Navy. “Our family remains existent by the grace from the waters, so I will be of service to protect it”, Agarao said. In 2010, Agarao finished high school at the Calbayog City National High School. And in spite of their condition, his determination to finish college continued.

Months after graduating high school, he took the entrance examination for entry to the PMA. “I took the PMA examination not only to earn the chance of becoming one of the future leaders of the 140,000 strong military, but initially, to take advantage of the full scholarship it also offers. I always knew that if I take another course, my parents will find it hard to send me to college,” Agarao stated.

“This is for me, I am born to become a leader,” he said. Agarao, during his one-month stay in Calbayog, visited different schools encouraging graduating fourth year students to follow his path and serve the nation.
(AIMEE A. CATALAN)

Army declares Tabango in Leyte as insurgency-free area

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TACLOBAN CITY – The town of Tabango became the latest town in Leyte to be declared as insurgency-free by the military. The declaration of Tabango as insurgency-free was made on March 30, making the town as the 10th municipality in Leyte to gain such status. Earlier, the military together with their respective municipal officials declared the towns of Merida, Matag-ob, Palompon, Tabango, Matalom, Bato, Dulag, Inopacan, Tabon-tabon, and Hindang under the insurgent-free classification. Col. Dinoh Dolina, commander of the Philippine Army’s 802nd Brigade based in Ormoc City, said that ending insurgency in some Leyte towns is a joint effort of soldiers and civilians.

“This is also coupled by good governance and convergence of efforts of all stakeholders in moving forward towards a just and lasting peace and security,” Dolina said in a mobile phone interview. “The peace we gain will surely pave the way for sustainable development, progress and prosperity in these areas,” Dolina added. Insurgency in Leyte has been manageable since 2006 and government troops concentrated on community service projects to “win the peace.” “We even challenged the New People’s Army to join the government’s efforts since we have the same development objectives,” Dolina said The army official said there are still 50 armed rebels in Leyte, particularly in upland areas of Ormoc City, Burauen, Carigara, and Jaro. The last encounter between NPA and Philippine Army was on November 2014 in Carigara town. (SARWELL Q.MENIANO)

Soldier shot dead by still unidentified suspects in Catbalogan City

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CATBALOGAN CITY- A soldier, riding on his motorcycle, was shot dead in Catbalogan City on March 30 with authorities have yet to establish who could be the suspects.

Killed was Sgt. Romeo Tan who was the detachment commander of the 52nd Infantry Battalion based in Talalora, Samar. Tan was on his way to the nearby town of San Jorge town to visit his family when he was flagged down and shot at close range by still unidentified suspects in Barangay  Mahayag,Catbalogan, said Captain Andrew Linao, assistant public affairs chief of the 8th Infantry Division. Several empty shells of Caliber 45 were recovered from the scene of the crime. Tan died on the spot.

Tan was said to be active in his peace and development works among villages in some rebel infiltrated communities in Samar. Both the police and military are now conducting an investigation in order to establish motives of the killing and his perpetrators. The incident took place happened a day after the 46th founding anniversary of the New People’s Army last March 29, 2015. Soldiers in the region were warned by their superiors about the shoot-to-kill (STK) order by the NPA and to remain vigilant against the armed group’s planned attacks against “soft targets” such as unarmed soldiers.

Reportedly, the STK list was recovered in some encounters in Samar areas. And the list includes names of active soldiers, policemen and civilians who are accused as military informants. Last year, five soldiers were killed due to “liquidation” mission by the NPA while two others were abducted.
For this year, one soldier was killed.
(JAZMIN BONIFACIO)

US agency initiated anti- trafficking summit in Tacloban

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TACLOBAN CITY- At least 15 municipal mayors together with other social workers and community leaders in Eastern Visayas gathered for a two-day Anti-Trafficking in Persons Summit here in the city on April 8.

Participants of the summit were from the towns covered by the 222-kilometer Samar Secondary National Roads Development Project funded by over $214 million grant from the American government through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).  The towns include Hinabangan and Paranas in Samar, Borongan, Maydolong, Balangkayan, Llorente, Hernani, General MacArthur, Sulat, Taft, San Julian, Quinapondan, Salcedo, Mercedes and Guiuan in Eastern Samar. Since the road project started more than two years ago, no cases of human trafficking were reported. Violation on the part of contractors would mean termination of service on top of facing a charge on human trafficking.

The Millennium Challenge Account-Philippines (MCA-P) and non-governmental organization Philippines Against Child Trafficking (PACT), organizers of the summit, said that the event was part of the trafficking in persons mitigation activity of the MCA-P for the Samar Secondary National Roads Development Project carried out under a trafficking in persons awareness partnership with PACT.” Maria Salome Ujano, PACT national coordinator, said that solving human trafficking issues in the country needs “multi-agency efforts” particularly if dealing with powerful and influential offenders.

“Psycho-social support to the victims is very important considering the lack in number of social workers in our local government units and counseling is least of their priority,” Ujano told reporters during the weekly “Kapihan ha PIA” held at the regional office of the Philippine Information Agency held on April 7.

Aside from poverty, Ujano said that increasing number of human trafficking can also be traced on higher incidence of out- migration, too much exposure to internet and materialism, family violence, travel and tourism, lack of knowledge on law and fear of retaliation, among others. In the same conference, Tacloban City Prosecutor Ruperto Golong, who also heads the regional task force on human trafficking, disclosed that after supertyphoon “Yolanda” in November 2013, they have monitored eight cases of human trafficking pending trial while before Yolanda they have 39 cases.

Restituto Macoto, assistant director of Department of Social and Welfare Development in the region, maintained that their agency continues to give assistance to victims and would-be victims of trafficking. “We have temporary shelters for the victims whose cases are on-going trials, help desks, and other programs like ‘Balik Probinsya’,” Macoto said. (RONALD O.REYES)

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