18 March 2019
No ongoing voter
registration activities: listing over Comelec
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday advised the public
that it is no longer holding voter registration activities for now.
“Comelec registration ended as early as last year. There is no
ongoing registration of any kind. We don’t have an ongoing biometrics
registration now,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in an interview.
“So if there are those in your barangay inviting you to have your
biometrics taken so you can vote on Election Day, that is not true,” he added.
The last time the Comelec conducted voter registration was from July
2 to September 29, 2018.
Jimenez explained that only the Election Day Computerized Voters'
List (EDCVL) being held by the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) is the
legitimate list.
He noted that the public should not believe the list being claimed
by some people or their barangay as the EDCVL is the only true list they should
look at.
“But the list from the barangays are not the basis if you can vote
or not. The list we are using is the one held by the Board of Election
Inspectors (BEI),” Jimenez said.
He added that the use of the “fake” voters list is to prevent
people from voting.
“Its purpose is actually to defeat your right to vote by
preventing you from voting, by telling you that you are not a voter,” the
Comelec official said.
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Dry spell damages 84 hectares
of crops in Zamboanga City
The Office of the City Agriculturist here said at least 84.6
hectares of assorted crops worth PHP2.5 million have been damaged by the
prolonged dry spell brought about by the El Niño weather phenomenon.
Carmencita Sanchez, OIC city agriculturist, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) that 73.1 hectares of the damaged area are planted with rice worth PHP2.06 million. The affected rice fields are located in the barangays of Ayala, Cabaluay, Culianan, Talabaan, Licomo, and Limaong.
Sanchez said 9.5 hectares are planted with corn worth PHP395,200; and two hectares planted with assorted vegetables worth PHP66,700.
She said damaged farms planted with corn are located in barangays Lamisahan, Sibulao and Vitali, while those planted with vegetables are situated in Cabaluay, Salaan, Manicahan, Bunguiao, and Tagasilay.
An information caravan has been conducted to help farmers cushion the effects of the El Niño, the official said.
“We will continue the advocacy so that the effects of El Niño would not drastically change the lives of our farmers because they are informed and prepared,” she said.
She added that the local government will also provide palay and vegetable seeds, food-for-work and training programs to help the farmers recover. (PNA)
Carmencita Sanchez, OIC city agriculturist, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) that 73.1 hectares of the damaged area are planted with rice worth PHP2.06 million. The affected rice fields are located in the barangays of Ayala, Cabaluay, Culianan, Talabaan, Licomo, and Limaong.
Sanchez said 9.5 hectares are planted with corn worth PHP395,200; and two hectares planted with assorted vegetables worth PHP66,700.
She said damaged farms planted with corn are located in barangays Lamisahan, Sibulao and Vitali, while those planted with vegetables are situated in Cabaluay, Salaan, Manicahan, Bunguiao, and Tagasilay.
An information caravan has been conducted to help farmers cushion the effects of the El Niño, the official said.
“We will continue the advocacy so that the effects of El Niño would not drastically change the lives of our farmers because they are informed and prepared,” she said.
She added that the local government will also provide palay and vegetable seeds, food-for-work and training programs to help the farmers recover. (PNA)
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LTO to implement Motorcycle
Crime
Prevention Act of 2017
By Letty Militante
The Land Transportation Office or LTO is only the enforcer or agency for the implementation of Senate Bill
No. 1397 or the Motorcycle Crime
Prevention Act of 2017.
The SB No. 1397 authored by Senator Richard
Gordon and Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Vic” Sotto was approved by 21
affirmative votes, zero negative votes and no abstention.
In na interview, LTO Regional Director
Atty. Aminola “Alex” Abaton said that
LTO will monitor progress in the implementation of SB No.1397 because it
willl still needs the Implementing
Rules and Regulations or IRR which will be under the DOTC-LTO.
Abaton said that actually LTO nationwide still
has a huge back log of some 12 million plates for single motorcycles way
back from year 2015.
Wherein out of the total more than 12 million
back log 302,918 are for region 9, Abaton said.
The SB No. 1397 which was already signed by
the President Rodrigo Duterte mandates LTO to issue bigger and
reflectorized plates to every MC and
scooters in the country.
These plates should be readable from distance of
between 12-15 meters on both front and rear parts of MC and scooters.
It is mandated to devise a color scheme of
plate numbers for every regions to easily identify where such MC and
scooters registered with an alpha numeric
system for easier identifications and recollection by the general public.
Motorcycles have become crime machines because of its smaller plate
numbers where criminal can easily free from the crime scene without fear of
being detected or recognized by witneeses to crimes.
Under the SB No. 1397 driving with
out plate number is prohibited and shall be punishable by 4 months and 1 day to 2 years and 4
months imprisonment or fine not less
than 50,000 and not more than 100,000 or both.
If the MC was intentionally used in the
commission of crime those who participated shall be punished for at least 12 years and 1 day up
to 20 years imprisonment under the revised penal code.
Owner who also failed to reports the
theft of his vehicles will also be held liable.
As this developed, Abaton said that LTO will
be looking on the consensus in the drafting of the IRR.
Abaton added that it is the right of every
riders to make a protest considering
there is no IRR yet and this will still be discussed at the House of
Representative / Senate. (Letty M.Militante)
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Teacher, 3 others nabbed
Zambo Sur anti-drug ops
A public school teacher and three others were arrested in an
anti-drug operation in the town of Dumalinao
The Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police Office identified the
arrested public school teacher as Ryan Gabunilas Cabilao--listed as a
high-value target (HVT) -- and his three alleged accomplices: Edmundo Rais
Abalos, Sweet Ann Basco Resuelo, and Mia Grace Buligan Panganuran.
The four were arrested in a buy-bust operation around 9:30 a.m.
Friday inside a hotel in Brgy.Paglaum by a joint team of policemen and
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency operatives.
Recovered from them were some PHP34,000 worth of suspected shabu
weighing five grams and packed in 33 transparent heat-sealed plastic sachets
and other pieces of evidence, police said.
The suspects were detained at the PDEA lock-up cell in this city
pending the filing of charges against them. (PNA)
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2 hurt as troops,
ASG clash in Sulu
Two soldiers were wounded in a clash with Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
bandits in an island town of Sulu
The Joint Task Force Sulu (JTFS) said the clash happened around
6:40 p.m. Friday in Sitio Kabahayan, Barangay Bakkan, Simusa Island
The JTFS said the troops were conducting clearing operations when
they clashed with the ASG bandits led by sub-leader Salip Mura.
Two soldiers-- Cpl. Syruss Valenzuela and Pvt. Jude Louise
Nabalan-- were slightly injured during the clash.
The ASG bandits, who fled to different directions, were believed
to have suffered casualties.
The firefight occurred a day after Marine troops intercepted a
motorboat loaded with bomb-making components off Simusa Island
Loaded with 38 sacks of ammonium nitrate, the boat came from Laminusa Island
Ammonium nitrate is being used by lawless elements like the Abu
Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) to assemble
improvised bombs although it is predominantly used in agriculture as a
high-nitrogen fertilizer.
Meanwhile, some 104 families evacuated to a safer area following
Friday's clash.
The JTFS said village officials have already provided relief aid
to the evacuees.
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LTO
competition
until March 29
The Land Transportation Office IX will still receive entries for its Road Safety- Song Competition until March 29,
2019.
LTO-IX Regional Director Atty. Aminola “Alex”
Abaton the said that the office
for the Road Safety Song Competition has already received seven (7) entries.
The competition is good for solo artiests of
for bands or musical groups.
Abaton who initiated the said song
competition said the move is to support , promote and intensify the campaign on Road Safety programs in the country .
It will be recalled that Abaton who
conceptualized Road Safety Congress recently was the first ever program launched in the country for the past
years.
This Road Safety Congress will also be
presented by Abaton in the forth coming Regional Director Conference which will
be in Davao City
According to Abaton , winners for the
Road Safety Songs Competition will be announced on May 4,2019 during the
Road Safety fun run in line with the United Nations Road Safety Week
wherein there is one champion and two runner ups.
Abaton said that among the criteria for a
winning entry shall have the concept on Road Safety and shall be in a lively or
marching type song.
Abaton added that it was further extended to
give chance for those who want to join since this is open to other areas
in the region. Letty M.Militante
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Ex-Zambo Sur town mayor,
partner nabbed for drugs
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 10
(Northern Mindanao) and local policemen nabbed a former mayor of the town of Midsalip
Liwaya Angcap, former mayor of Midsalip town and her common-law partner, Leander Lumantas, were arrested after a search based on a warrant was conducted in their store and residence in Barangay Talairon, Oroquieta city.
Wilkins Villaneuva, PDEA-10 regional director, said Liwaya is the daughter of incumbent Mayor Leonida Angcap of Midsalip town, Zamboanga del Sur, who was among the officials on the narcolist released by President Rodrigo Duterte inDavao City
Villanueva said Liwaya was a member of the Kubal Drug Group under Ardot Parojinog, which is operating in this province, and listed as a high-value target for alleged illegal drug activities.
Liwaya is also a cousin of Mary Ann Angcap, a barangay chairman of Labuyo inTangub City
Villanueva said the two Angcaps -- Liwaya and Mary Ann -- were "downlines" of Ardot Parojinog.
Parojinog had reportedly visited Liwaya Angcap's residence in Midsalip town in the past.
Villanueva said they have been monitoring Liwaya for a month and that she “does not sell to small users but supply drugs to sellers.”
Liwaya yielded 15 sachets of shabu with an estimated street value of PHP125,000, an M4 rifle, four empty magazines, caliber 5.56 and .45 caliber ammunitions, the PDEA-10 official said.
Earlier, incumbent Mayor Leonida Angcap of Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur, vehemently denied connection with illegal drugs activities. The elder Angcap said she was not mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in the conference but was shocked after knowing her name was included in the distributed narcolist.
Leonida said she strongly supported the President’s anti-illegal drug campaign and even jailed a few of her close acquaintances.
Leonida admitted that the Parojinog couple -- Ardot and his wife --attended a barrio fiesta with acquaintances in her town and met with her to talk with the latter's plan for a mining application in Midsalip. (PNA)
Liwaya Angcap, former mayor of Midsalip town and her common-law partner, Leander Lumantas, were arrested after a search based on a warrant was conducted in their store and residence in Barangay Talairon, Oroquieta city.
Wilkins Villaneuva, PDEA-10 regional director, said Liwaya is the daughter of incumbent Mayor Leonida Angcap of Midsalip town, Zamboanga del Sur, who was among the officials on the narcolist released by President Rodrigo Duterte in
Villanueva said Liwaya was a member of the Kubal Drug Group under Ardot Parojinog, which is operating in this province, and listed as a high-value target for alleged illegal drug activities.
Liwaya is also a cousin of Mary Ann Angcap, a barangay chairman of Labuyo in
Villanueva said the two Angcaps -- Liwaya and Mary Ann -- were "downlines" of Ardot Parojinog.
Parojinog had reportedly visited Liwaya Angcap's residence in Midsalip town in the past.
Villanueva said they have been monitoring Liwaya for a month and that she “does not sell to small users but supply drugs to sellers.”
Liwaya yielded 15 sachets of shabu with an estimated street value of PHP125,000, an M4 rifle, four empty magazines, caliber 5.56 and .45 caliber ammunitions, the PDEA-10 official said.
Earlier, incumbent Mayor Leonida Angcap of Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur, vehemently denied connection with illegal drugs activities. The elder Angcap said she was not mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in the conference but was shocked after knowing her name was included in the distributed narcolist.
Leonida said she strongly supported the President’s anti-illegal drug campaign and even jailed a few of her close acquaintances.
Leonida admitted that the Parojinog couple -- Ardot and his wife --attended a barrio fiesta with acquaintances in her town and met with her to talk with the latter's plan for a mining application in Midsalip. (PNA)
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3 soldiers, 2 Maute gunmen
killed in Lanao del Sur clash
Two Islamic State for Iraq
Col. Gerry Besana, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom)
information officer, disclosed the firefight broke out around 5:04 p.m.
Thursday in Barangay Dinaigan, Tubaran, Lanao del Sur.
Besana said the firefight with 10 Daesh-inspired Maute fighters
erupted while the troops were on security operations in Barangay Dinaigan,
Tubaran. It lasted for over an hour and resulted in the death of three soldiers
and two Maute followers.
He said the troops recovered the remains of the two slain Maute
followers as well as two M-16 Armalite rifles with attached M-203 grenade
launchers, a caliber .45 pistol, a hand grenade, a rifle grenade, several types
of ammunition, and a bandolier.
He said three other soldiers were reported “missing in action”.
The military declined to release the identities of the slain and
missing soldiers, except that they belong to the Army’s 49th Infantry
Battalion. The remains of the slain soldiers were taken to Iligan City
“We condole with the families of our departed comrades, who fought
valiantly and paid the ultimate sacrifice. We lost not only brave warriors but
comrades who served the nation with such devotion,” said Lt. Gen. Arnel Dela
Vega, Westmincom chief.
“We are advancing upon the enemy target with deliberate
offensives, hitting and inflicting heavy casualties on Maute fighters,” dela
Vega said.
He said they are more motivated to continue the fight against
spoilers of peace and progress here in Mindanao
despite the death of the three soldiers. (PNA)
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Midsalip, Zambo Sur mayor
denies link to illegal drugs
The town’s re-electionist Mayor Leonida Angcap of Midsalip,
Zamboanga del Sur, has vehemently denied allegations that she is connected to
illegal drug activities.
Angcap told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Friday that the accusations hurled against her were all politically motivated.
Angcap is the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) mayoralty bet in this town.
She said she was not mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in the conference but was shocked after knowing that her name was included in the list of narco-politicians that were distributed to law enforcement agencies.
The mayor said she strongly supports the anti-illegal drug campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte that she even jailed a few of her close acquaintances.
Following her inclusion in the list of 23 mayors stripped of power over police for alleged drug links in 2017, Angcap said she has sought a re-validation and re-investigation.
Angcap also disclosed that she was even visited by Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido in 2018 after gathering information on the visit of Ozamiz City Councilor Ardot Parojinog and his wife in this town.
Parojinog was arrested inTaiwan
Angcap admitted that the Parojinog couple attended a barrio fiesta with acquaintances in the area and met with her to talk about his plan for mining application in this town. (PNA)
Angcap told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Friday that the accusations hurled against her were all politically motivated.
Angcap is the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) mayoralty bet in this town.
She said she was not mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in the conference but was shocked after knowing that her name was included in the list of narco-politicians that were distributed to law enforcement agencies.
The mayor said she strongly supports the anti-illegal drug campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte that she even jailed a few of her close acquaintances.
Following her inclusion in the list of 23 mayors stripped of power over police for alleged drug links in 2017, Angcap said she has sought a re-validation and re-investigation.
Angcap also disclosed that she was even visited by Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido in 2018 after gathering information on the visit of Ozamiz City Councilor Ardot Parojinog and his wife in this town.
Parojinog was arrested in
Angcap admitted that the Parojinog couple attended a barrio fiesta with acquaintances in the area and met with her to talk about his plan for mining application in this town. (PNA)
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Marines intercept bomb-
making parts off Sulu
Sea
Philippine Marine troops have intercepted a shipment of
bomb-making components at the Sulu Sea ,
military officials said Friday.
Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) spokesperson, Col. Gerry Besana, said the shipment was intercepted offSimusa
Island
Besana said the Marines’ 83rd and 84th Inshore Boat Companies were on seaborne patrol when they chanced upon a motorboat with four people on board.
He said the motorboat was found to be loaded with 38 sacks of ammonium nitrate when the troops inspected the watercraft.
The ammonium nitrate is being used by lawless elements, such as the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), to assemble improvised bombs, although it is predominantly used in agriculture as a high-nitrogen fertilizer.
Besana said the ammonium nitrate fromLaminusa
Island in the town of Siasi
He said the four people aboard the motorboat -- whose names were withheld -- were turned over to Col. Armel Tolato, commander of the Philippine Marine Ready Force - Sulu.
The four were placed under custodial debriefing at the tactical command post of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 1 and will be turned over to the Banguingui municipal police for disposition and filing of appropriate charges.
Lt. Gen. Arnel dela Vega, Westmincom chief, said the shipment of bomb-making component came after the Navy and Marine troops boosted their maritime patrols to secure the waters ofWestern Mindanao .
“Sailors and Marines operate in maritime areas of Western Mindanao to curb smuggling and other illegal activities that affect the security and development inMindanao ,” dela Vega added. (PNA)
Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) spokesperson, Col. Gerry Besana, said the shipment was intercepted off
Besana said the Marines’ 83rd and 84th Inshore Boat Companies were on seaborne patrol when they chanced upon a motorboat with four people on board.
He said the motorboat was found to be loaded with 38 sacks of ammonium nitrate when the troops inspected the watercraft.
The ammonium nitrate is being used by lawless elements, such as the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), to assemble improvised bombs, although it is predominantly used in agriculture as a high-nitrogen fertilizer.
Besana said the ammonium nitrate from
He said the four people aboard the motorboat -- whose names were withheld -- were turned over to Col. Armel Tolato, commander of the Philippine Marine Ready Force - Sulu.
The four were placed under custodial debriefing at the tactical command post of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 1 and will be turned over to the Banguingui municipal police for disposition and filing of appropriate charges.
Lt. Gen. Arnel dela Vega, Westmincom chief, said the shipment of bomb-making component came after the Navy and Marine troops boosted their maritime patrols to secure the waters of
“Sailors and Marines operate in maritime areas of Western Mindanao to curb smuggling and other illegal activities that affect the security and development in
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DILG sets dialogue of gov’t agencies to talk federalism
·
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set
to convene 200 key representatives from 76 national government agencies (NGA)
for a two-day conference on federalism to ensure the commitment of the
different government agencies in the advocacy campaign to shift towards a
federal system of government.
DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said the activity is in compliance
with the directive of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to the DILG, as the lead
agency of the Interagency Task Force on Federalism (IATF), to harmonize,
consolidate, and strengthen the advocacy campaign for federalism with the
active support and involvement of the concerned agencies of the government.
“The NGA Conference will be an avenue to discuss among the
government agencies the fundamental principles of federalism, the need to shift
from a unitary to a federal form of government, and their significant role in
the advocacy campaign for federalism as one of the President’s primary agenda,”
Año said in a statement on Sunday.
The IATF is composed of the DILG Secretary as chairperson;
Secretary Menardo Guevarra of the Department of Justice (DOJ), as
vice-chairperson; and the heads of the Office of the Cabinet Secretary;
Presidential Management Staff; Presidential Communications Operations Office;
Office of the Presidential Spokesperson; Presidential Legislative Liaison
Office; Office of the Political Adviser; Commission on Higher Education;
Development Academy of the Philippines; and University of the Philippines Law
Center.
In October last year, Malacañang issued Memorandum Circular 52
creating the IATF that is tasked to integrate, harmonize and coordinate efforts
toward federalism and constitutional reforms.
The two-day conference will be held at the Heritage Hotel in Pasay City
To deliver the keynote speech on the Federalism National Advocacy
Campaign is DOJ Undersecretary Emmiline Aglipay-Villar, while former Senate
President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel will give an inspirational message.
One of the highlights of the activity is the presentation on the
Lessons from the Devolution of 1991: Fundamental Considerations in the Shift to
a Federal System by Dr. Alex Brillantes of the University of the
Philippines-National College of Public Administration to be followed by a
discussion on the Direction of the Federalism Campaign for 2019 by DILG
Undersecretary Jonathan E. Malaya, who is also the administrator of the DILG
Center for Federalism and Constitutional Reform.
After which, there will be a breakout session to discuss and
develop necessary strategies per cluster to raise public awareness on
federalism and constitutional reform.
Other resource speakers and their respective topics are: former
Consultative Committee member Dr. Julio C. Teehankee -- Limits of Unitarism and
the Challenge of Federalism; Foundation for Economic Freedom fellow Gary Olivar
-- Serious Economic Imbalance Among Regions Resulting from the Unitary System;
Federalism Institute Fellow Atty. Alberto Oxales -- Federalism as the Solution
to Uneven Regional Development and Severe Inequality.
Other invited speakers and facilitators are: Atty. Salma Rasul,
Director, Islamic Legal Studies, UP Law Center; Prof. Eric Daniel C. de Torres
from the Far Eastern University; Federalism Institute fellow Atty. Vincent
Revil; Prof. Alfredo S. Sureta Jr.; Institute for Political and Electoral
Reform Executive Director Prof. Ramon C. Casiple; Education for Life Foundation
Senior Educator Fr. Edicio dela Torre; and DILG NCR Regional Director Maria
Lourdes L Agustin. (PNA)
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