Pamaskong Handog ni Mayor Ian Paul Laguatan-Dy sa mga kapuspalad na magsasaka at ina ng tahanan ang masayang tinanggap nila

sa local chief executive ng Alicia,

Isabela noong nakalipas na buwan ng Disyembre.Munting regalo pero pinagsasaluhan sa Araw ng Pasko. Kasama ni Mayor Dy sina Vice Mayor Joel Amos Alejandro at
buong ONE ALICIA team ng Sangguniang Bayan. Valley Hot News lensman, jgd

Pamaskong handog sa Alicia,

libu-libo nakinabang na mahihirap
ALICIA, Isabela - Bawat taon pagsapit
ng mga buwan ng Ber marami na ang
umaasam na Aliciano lalo na ang libolibong kapuspalad na silay minsan
pang dadalawin ni Mayor Ian Paul
...sundan sa p./2
Laguatan-Dy.

Teenager nagbigti sa
Balay Namnama
ng Santiago City

Malamig ang Pasko tuwing Disyembre, pero mainit naman ang pagtanggap ng mga taga barangay ang Pamaskong
Handog ni Mayor Ian Paul L. Dy ng Alicia, Isabela habang nakangiti din sa kanya ang mag-ina na tumanggap ng
munting regalo sa Pasko. Valley Hot News lensman, jgd

SANTIAGO CITY Kung isasalin ang

katagang
Balay
Namnama sa salitang
Ingles ibig sabihin House
of Hope Namnama is
HOPE may pag-asa sa
sinumang makulong dito
para sa PAGBABAGO ng
isang nilalang, tulad ng
mga taga Santiago City,
higit sa lahat ang mga
nakaupong opisyal na
nangako
din
ng

pagbabago sa bayan.
Kabalintunaan
naman ang nangyaring
pagpapakamatay ng
isang alias Jonel na
matagal ng nasa poder ng
Balay Namnama sa Brgy.
Balintocatok, Santiago
City.
Ayon sa police blotter, si Jonel 17 anyos,
binata
ay
may
nakabimbing kasong
...sundan sa p./2

MARAMAG ST., SAN FERMIN,

CAUAYAN CITY, ISABELA
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January 1 - 2, 2017

Handog Pamasko...
...mula sa p./1
Nakasalamuhang muli, bagamat lagi naman ang dalaw
ng batang alkalde sa mga barangay ng Alicia sa maraming
pagkakataon, kakaiba ang Diwa ng Pasko-Araw ng
pagbabatian at mainit na yakapan at kumustahan sabay ng
bigayan ng simpleng Handog Pamasko sa lahat.
Abot tenga sa saya ang bawat mabiyayaan ni Mayor
Dy at hindi kayang palitan ng ginto at salapi ang alay nito
sa Handog Pamasko.
Bukas sa kanilang mga palad ang supot na kaakibat
din ang mga nagdaang kalamidad sa kabila ng ilang beses
na sinalanta ng tag-tuyot at nasundan ng naglalakasang
super typhoon ang buong Isabela.
Dito na nasuplementuhan ang hinaing ng isang biktima
ng mga kalamidad.
Kasama ang buong Team Nagkaka-isang miyembro
ng konseho sa ilalim ni Vice Mayor Joel Amos Alejandro
at walong Sangguniang Bayan, halos hindi magkandaugaga ang staffs na sina Mrs. Elsie Umipig at Mr Vilma
Gaffud ng DSWD sa dami ng mga pumila ng maayos para
distribution ng Handog Pamasko galing sa puso ni Cong
Napoleon Sanchez Dy at Mayor Ian Paul Laguatan-Dy.
Sa loob ng halos limang araw na eschedule na
pagdalaw nina Mayor Dy sa mga barangay, iisa ang
kanyang ipinararating sa kanila na ang diwa ng Pasko ay
pagmamahalan at pagkakaisa-One Alicia ay isang
tagumpay at isang layuning para sa lahat. Valley Hot News/
dzrh news, Joe Dasig

FULL OF JOY ON HOLIDAY SEASON: Mayor Ian Paul Laguatan-Dy of Alicia town in Isabela was with his
staffs and officials of DSWD under Ms Vilma Gaffud joined in merry making as the mayor tagged along bunch
of food packs for their yearly Handog Pamasko for his constituents. Farmers and housekeepers in many barangays
shared this Handog Pamasko with Cong. Napoleon S. Dy who too never failed to deliver as many food packs in
Aurora and Callao and other towns. Valley Hot News lensman, jgd

Palace: Duterte orders all mayors

nationwide to go to Malacaang
PRESIDENT Rodrigo
Duterte
summoned
mayors from all over
the country to appear in
Malacaang
on
Wednesday, a Palace
official said on Tuesday.
All mayors have
been invited], the official told SunStar when
asked to confirm if all
mayors have been asked
to go to Malacaang on
Wednesday.
He, however, refused to provide further
details when pressed
further if the invitation
to them was developed

following the Presidents

remark that his next move
on his anti-drug efforts
was to have a one-on-one
meeting with the mayors
and let them look for
themselves if they are included in the drug list.
In a speech delivered
at the Palace on Monday,
Duterte revealed his plan
to have an executive
meeting with the mayors
to show them his thick
drug list.
Duterte said he would
not hesitate to kill them,
if he is able to prove that
they are connected to illegal drug sale.

I will call the mayor,

lock them in. It will only
be us and I will really tell
them, You know, I have
a thick [drug list], find
your name, mayor. Son of
a b****, if your name is
there, you have a problem, I will really kill
you, Duterte said.
Either you resign or
make a clean breast of everything, come up with a
clean nose and well
talk... I tell you, do not
fool me. I will deprive
you of the supervisory
powers over the police.
Second, I will get rid of
your security, he added.

Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella

said Dutertes pronouncement against the mayors
linked to drugs was
merely his messaging
style to underline his intentions.
Again, it is to say
matter of the leadership
style and messaging style
of the President. However, its just meant to underline his seriousness in
making sure that nobody
is corrupt and involved in
criminalities, the presidential spokesperson said
in a chance interview.
Sunnex / Sunstar

President Rodrigo R. Duterte

Summit on lessons learned from Lawin set

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan The provincial government here is set to conduct a two-day Agriculture and
Climate Change Summit to discuss the lessons learned during the onslaught of Suprt Typhoon Lawin and to plan for
a more disaster-resilient province.
Governor Manuel Mamba said the Cagayanos have once again showed to the nation their resiliency and preparedness when it comes to disaster as seen in the low number of casualties from the typhoon.
There is more to be learned and there is a need for a more comprehensive plan on disaster management,
Mamba said.
He said the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH),
Department of Environment and Natural Resources and other private agencies are helping the provincial government
to carry out the summit.
Meanwhile, Mamba assured that the financial support donated by different groups and personalities will be
spent judiciously as this manifest their trust to the provincial government. Gene V. Baquiran

Teenager nagbigti...
...mula sa p./1
paglabag sa RA 9165 o Comprehensive Anti Illegal
Drugs Law ng 2002 at kinasuhan sa piskalya subalit sa
murang edad, minabuti ng awtoridad tulad ng DSWD
na manatili muna umano ang biktima na ilagak sa Balay
Namnama hanggang sa dumating ang drug user/pusher
sa umanoy tamang edad.
Noong nakalipas na January 8, 2017 pasado alas
dose ng tanghali isang Mrs. Leonida Tadena, 41 anyos,
napansin nito ang isang nakabitin na lalaki sa pasilyong
covered court na hinihinalang nagpakamatay gamit ang
kulay orange na sinturon sa kanyang leeg.
Si alias Jonel isa sa mga ibinahay ng home for the
youth o Children in Conflict with Law(CICL) na dapat
masusing binibigyan ng karampatang ayuda para hindi
sila mabaliw o mawalan ng pag-asang mabuhay ng normal sa kanilang paglaya.
Taga Sitio Kirat po si Jonel sa Brgy. Rizal, Santiago
City at doon na po nakaburol sa isang kamag-anakan sa
Sitio Kirat kuwento ng isang reliable source mula sa
grupong Kabayan.
Ayon sa source ang mga magulang ni Jonel ay
kapwa na nakakulong sa BJMP District Jail sa Brgy.
Batal, Santiago City na may kahintulad na kasong
paglabag sa illegal drug pushing o pagtutulak.
Ayon sa grupong Kabayan, malaki ang pagkukulang
umano ng CSWD ng Santiago City sa ilalim ng
pamamahala ni Mrs. Marilyn Caliboso sa pagtrato nila
sa lumolobong bilang ng CICL-Children in Conflict with
the Law na sa kanilang direct supervision ang lahat ng
mga inmate na kabataang sangkot sa droga.
Sana kung mga drugged ang mga kabataan doon
sa Balay Namnama, marapat lamang na lahat ng
aspetong pagbibigay ng drug rehabilitation efforts at iba
pang gawain sa loob ng Balay Namnama ay nabigyan
ng tamang pondo at tamang aruga sa mga CICL youth,
sabi ng isang taga Kabayan na tumangging magpakilala.
Isang malaking sampal sa liderato ni Mayor Joseph
Tan na naging bahagi ang Santiago City sa katatapos na
Most Child Friendly City ang Lungsod ng Santiago City
na isang national awardee pero ang tanong ng simbahan
tama nga bang maigawad ang naturang parangal gayung
sandamakmak na street children ang naglipana sa mga
kalye.
Kasunod nito, libong kabataan na ang nagumon sa
illegal na droga particular ang talamak na bentahan ng
shabu ilang dekada na ang nakalipas sa kasaysayan ng
Lungsod ng Santiago.
Ang Sitio Looban sa Barangay Mabini ang sentro
ng bentahan ng shabu hanggang sa kinilalang drug den
ng ilang residente doon.
Nalipat ang Purok Looban sa Sitio Quirat, Brgy.
Rizal at tuloy pa rin umano ang bentahan ng drogakaliwat kanan hanggang sa salakayin nan g joint forces
ng PDEA at PNP SWAT ang buong Purok Looban sa
Mabini. Valley Hot News/dzRH news, jgd

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Sa palpak na road concreting-maintenance

th

DPWH 4 Isabela, pinagpistahan ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan

ILAGAN CITY, IsabelaHindi unabis nakaporma
sa kanilang mga paliwanag
sina District Engineer
Bernardo Moreno at private contractor Jess
Palomo sa ginawang Inquiry ng Sangguniang
Panlalawigan sa FNDy
session hall.
Giit nina BM Atty.
Karen Abuan, Atty. Randy
Arreola at BM Roldano
Tugade sa kanilang
paunang statement, malaki
ang pagkakasala ng mga
naturang opisyal sa

paghawak ng road maintenance at road concreting sa

tagal ng panahon na
kanilang ipinasubasta ang
malalaking road concreting
sa kahabaan ng Daang
Maharlika sa bayan ng
Cordon.
Anila hindi gawang
biro ang pagbubungkal ng
mga lansangan lalo nat
gamit na gamit ang ating
national highways mula sa
pagpasok ng Rehiyong
Dos.
Kinastigo kasi ng SP
members ang di umanoy

sanhi
ng
maagang
kamatayan ni Mayor
Rodolfo Bernardo Jr ng
Palanan, Isabela bunga ng
madugong
trahedya
habang pauwi na sila mula
sa Official Business travel
sa Maynila.
Inabot ng mahigit sa 4
na oras na nasa hot seat
sina Moreno at Apolo na
halinhanang tinanong kung
bakit saksakan ng bagal sa
road re-blocking at palpak
na maintenance na sakup
ng 4th Engineering District
sa Isabela.

DE MORENO IN HOT SEAT AND IN TROUBLE: Hindi pinaporma ng mayoryang

miyembro ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan si District Engineer Bernardo Moreno ng
Isabela 4th Engineering District sa kanyang pagsalang ng Inquiry hinggil sa serye
ng mga naaksidente sa kanyang AOR bunsod ng kaliwat kanang batikos ng libong
motorista sa mga ginagawang national highway sa Santiago City-Cordon stretch.
Kaharap ni Moreno sina BM Rolando Tugade, BM Atty. Karen Abuan at BM Abigail
Sable habang nagpapaliwanag si Moreno sa unang regular session ng provincial
board. Valley Hot News lensman, jgd

Ayon kay Moreno,

natengga ng matagal ang
22 meter length road concreting kung saan sumaltud
ang unahang gulong ng
Toyota Fortuner hanggang
sa
sumabog
ang
mugwheels at gulong sa
unang saldak sa medyo
malalim na winasak na
kalsada.
Kaya nga po your
honors na hindi na ginalaw
ang kalahating section ng
national road eh wala pong
budget eh baka naman
kami kuwestyunin ng ating
ahensya at ng COA at
nitong 2017 na lang
naisama sa funding kaya
ngayong taon masisimulan
ang
construction,
paliwanag ni DE Moreno
sa public hearing sa
kapitolyo.
Ginawa ni Moreno
ang paliwanag matapos
tanungin siya nina Atty.
Abuan at BM Tugade kung
bakit sila nagkamali ng
sukat at section na
gagalawin, hindi sana
nagkaroon ng trahedya na
ikinamatay ng ilang motorist kabilang si Mayor
Bernardo.
Tanong ni Abuan kay
Moreno bakit pinabakbak
pa ng DPWH sa private
contractor na si Palomo

kung wala naman palang

pondo ng sa ganoon hindi
iniwan ng matagal na
nakatiwangwang.
Sana
kung
pinabakbak na ng DPWH
sana itinuloy tuloy na ni
Mr. Palomo, kasalanan
niya eh kaysa marami pang
magaganap na sakuna tulad
ng madugong aksidente ni
Mayor Bernardo sabi ni
Atty. Abuan.
Tampok sa Inquiry
ang iba pang bahagi ng
kontrata sa bahagi ng
Kapirpiriwan, Cordon,
Isabela hanggang sa tapat
ng INC chapel na saksakan
ng bagal na tapusin ang
ilan pang private contractor ng 4th ED Isabela.
May napabalita ding
dalawang mag-asawa ang
nasawi sa kasagsagan ng
konstruksyon
na
sinasabing kasalanan din
ng isang contractor na
walang maayos na warning
signs para bigyan ng
babala ang mga motorista.
Ayon sa mayorya ng
Sangguniang Panlalawigan
posibleng ituloy nila ang
million pisong damages at
criminal liabilities laban sa
mga tag DPWH at kasunod
na sasampahan ng kaso ang
pribadong kontratista para
panagutin ang dapat

managot sa pagkamatay ni
Mayor Bernardo.
Kung matatandaan,
patay na ng ilabas ng
rumespondeng Rescue ng
Santiago City sa loob ng
SUV na sinasakyan ni
Bernardo kasama ang tatlo
pang iba. Tanging ang
alkalde ng Palanan ang
binawian ng buhay habang
ang tatlong kasama sa
biyahe ay mabilis na
nakaligtas.
Tumayong acting vice
governor at presiding officer si BM Faustino
Dondon Dy at maging ang
board member ay pinatikim
din ang nasa hot seat ng
malinaw na katanungan
kung bakit saksakan ng
bagal ang constructions sa
4th Engineering District ng
Isabela kumpara sa iba
pang DPWH Engineering.
Tinawag na The
Longest Road in the Philippines ang kahabaan ng
Cordon to Santiago City na
inabot na umano ng halos
limang taon at hindi pa rin
natatapos hanggang sa
ngayon. Giba, gawa
bakbak-gawa ang madalas
mapansin ng mga motorist
na madalas ding mapansin
na usad pagong at daloy ng
trapiko. Valley Hot News/
dzRH news jgd

DILG to launch MASA MASID

CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela In its aim to heighten community involvement by mobilizing the support of the various sectors in the war against corruption and illegal drugs, the
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) here is set to launch the
Mamamayan Ayaw sa Anomalya, Mamamayan Ayaw sa Droga (MASA MASID) on January 20.
Elpidio Durwin, DILG Isabela director, said the MASA MASID is a governments
anti-corruption and anti-illegal drug program which encourages multi-sectoral partnership to intensify the spirit of volunteerism at the community level.
MASA MASID also aims to intensify the advocacy and education campaign in the
community, mobilize the community in gathering information by installing a reporting
mechanism on the illegal activities in the locality, Durwin said.
He said MASA MASID will support and encourage sharing of available resources to
hasten the implementation of the community-based rehabilitation program.
He said participants from the various sectors in the province like the DILG cluster
and field officers, religious organizations, local planners, Liga ng Mga Barangay Presidents, non-government organizations and several others from national government agencies are expected to attend the said launching. Merlito G. Edale Jr.

PSA commences Natl Labor Force Survey

CABARROGUIS, Quirino
- The Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA) has recently started the Labor
Force Survey in the province.
The Labor Force Survey is a nationwide quarterly survey of households
which gathers data on the
demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of

the population.
The LFS is designed to
gather demographic data on
the status of Labor Force,
the characteristics of their
Labor Employment, and the
numbers of employment.
Following revisions
and modifications, PSA has
come up with a new questionnaire with more precise
concepts for measuring la-

bor force.
The PSAs second
level training on the survey
matter is set on December
26-28, 2016 followed by
the third level on January 57, 2017. Thelma C.
Bicarme

ALU lauds duterte for approval of SSS pension

hike; urges SSS to cut fat bonuses to improve fund
LABOR group Associated Labor Unions (ALU) lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for approving the other day a one
thousand peso increase of pension for 2.3 million pensioners of Social Security System (SSS).
We thank President Duterte for listening to the needs of pensioners. We welcome this as it is an answer to the
promise he made to pensioners during the campaign. It will help pensioners to cope with some but not all of the burdens
caused by rising prices of basic commodities and cost of services, ALU spokesperson Alan Tanjusay said.
However, the ALU argued that the government should have fixed the system first and institute reforms within SSS
before requiring new contributions from 14 million paying members out of the 34 million registered members.
Tanjusay said they urge SSS management to institute reforms within the system by trimming down excessive
bonuses and introduce reasonable perks to all its top executives, improve its collection efficiency by pinning down nonremitting employers, stop corruption within and act on 7,000 delinquent employers now pending in the courts.
There would be significant improvement in the life fund of SSS if these reforms are enforced. Resorting to
quick fix and the path of least resistance raises doubts about ability of SSS commisisoners ability to trim corporate
fat. We suggest that President Duterte to direct the SSS open their books and consult with workers since its workers
moneythat the SSS is doing placements on, Tanjusay said.
He said the workers daily wage purchasing power is reduced by at least 30% in the face of prices of basic
commodities and cost of services. There are also impending bigtime increases in the cost of electricity and water
utilities.

January 1 - 2, 2017

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Let the yellows dream big

A SOURCE of complete frustration for Rodrigo Dutertes
detractors is his persistently high ratings and his seeming
resilience against the worst attack on him.
A supposed plot to oust him should have been in full bloom
at this time but it seems that Duterte only has to contend with
noises, which do not even echo since these are being denied by
those undertaking it to save their necks.
Vice President Leni
Robredo, who is being
groomed as a rallying figure
in the ouster bid, does not
seem to have the stomach for the intrigues that go with scheming
and plotting and is somewhat backing off.
Surveys released recently showed that Duterte continues to
reap above average ratings on his performance and public
confidence in the latest Pulse Asia survey.
The survey showed an 83 percent performance satisfaction
on Duterte against 62 percent on Leni while the difference in
the trust rating of both was wider at 83 percent for Duterte and
a mere 58 percent for Leni.
Some analysts interpreted the drop in Lenis numbers as the
result of her losing a Cabinet post which does not entirely reflect
in the survey results since her performance rating fell only four
points compared with the seven points slide in her trust rating.
In comparison, Dutertes performance and trust rating were
at an even 83 percent.
Leni appears to be sliding into having a confidence problem
with the public amid suspicions of her involvement in the ouster
movement.
Duterte is being assailed mainly in foreign media either for
carrying out or inspiring EJK.
The latest survey, curiously, included among the issues
supposedly confronting Duterte is the recovery of the hidden
wealth of former President Ferdinand Marcos which not even
the late former President Cory Aquino nor her son Noynoy has
achieved progress on this issue.
The issue was raised anew apparently in relation to the
burial of Marcos which infuriated the yellow mob and the socalled civil society.
The political trend, however, proves opposite to what the
yellow mob would have desired.
The supposed oust Duterte campaign should rightly be
shrugged off as its success exists only in the imaginary yellow
world.

Overacting Leila
THERE Leila goes with her
overdone dramatics, saying that if
ever something happens to her,
only President Rodrigo Duterte is
to be blame.
And why does she say that? As
she claimed, Leila noted that the
veiled threat came when Rody
mentioned her name in passing.
All of his statements related

to killings are already disturbing

to me. But this is doubly
disturbing to me personally. I take
it as a veiled threat. Why, all of a
sudden will he mention my name
when he talks about killings? she
asked.
So logically, I am included
among their targets. So Im taking
this seriously, de Lima added.

Teenager nagbigti sa Balay Namnama

ng Santiago City
KUNG isasalin ang katagang
Balay Namnama sa salitang
Ingles ibig sabihin House of
Hope Namnama is HOPE may
pag-asa sa sinumang makulong
dito para sa PAGBABAGO ng
isang nilalang, tulad ng mga
taga Santiago City, higit sa
lahat ang mga nakaupong
opisyal na nangako din ng
pagbabago sa bayan.
Kabalintunaan naman ang
nangyaring pagpapakamatay
ng isang alias Jonel na matagal
ng nasa poder ng Balay
Namnama
sa
Brgy.
Balintocatok, Santiago City.
Ayon sa police blotter, si
Jonel 17 anyos, binata ay may
nakabimbing kasong paglabag
sa RA 9165 o Comprehensive
Anti Illegal Drugs Law ng 2002
at kinasuhan sa piskalya
subalit sa murang edad,
minabuti ng awtoridad tulad
ng DSWD na manatili muna
umano ang biktima na ilagak
sa Balay Namnama hanggang
sa dumating ang drug user/
pusher sa umanoy tamang
edad.
Noong nakalipas na January 8, 2017 pasado alas dose ng
tanghali isang Mrs. Leonida
Tadena, 41 anyos, napansin
nito ang isang nakabitin na
lalaki sa pasilyong covered
court
na
hinihinalang
nagpakamatay gamit ang kulay
orange na sinturon sa kanyang
leeg.
Si alias Jonel isa sa mga
ibinahay ng home for the youth
o Children in Conflict with
Law(CICL) na dapat masusing
binibigyan ng karampatang
ayuda para hindi sila mabaliw
o mawalan ng pag-asang
mabuhay ng normal sa
kanilang paglaya.
Taga Sitio Kirat po si Jonel
sa Brgy. Rizal, Santiago City at
doon na po nakaburol sa isang
kamag-anakan sa Sitio Kirat
kuwento ng isang reliable
source mula sa grupong
Kabayan.
Ayon sa source ang mga
magulang ni Jonel ay kapwa na
nakakulong sa BJMP District

Jail sa Brgy. Batal, Santiago

City na may kahintulad na
kasong paglabag sa illegal drug
pushing o pagtutulak.
Ayon sa grupong Kabayan,
malaki ang pagkukulang
umano ng CSWD ng Santiago
City sa ilalim ng pamamahala
ni Mrs. Marilyn Caliboso sa
pagtrato nila sa lumolobong
bilang ng CICL-Children in
Conflict with the Law na sa
kanilang direct supervision
ang lahat ng mga inmate na
kabataang sangkot sa droga.
Sana kung mga drugged
ang mga kabataan doon sa
Balay Namnama, marapat
lamang na lahat ng aspetong
pagbibigay ng drug rehabilitation efforts at iba pang gawain
sa loob ng Balay Namnama ay
nabigyan ng tamang pondo at
tamang aruga sa mga CICL
youth, sabi ng isang taga
Kabayan na tumangging
magpakilala.
Isang malaking sampal sa
liderato ni Mayor Joseph Tan
na naging bahagi ang Santiago
City sa katatapos na Most
Child Friendly City ang
Lungsod ng Santiago City na
isang national awardee pero
ang tanong ng simbahan tama
nga bang maigawad ang
naturang parangal gayung
sandamakmak na street children ang naglipana sa mga
kalye.
Kasunod nito, libong
kabataan na ang nagumon sa illegal na droga particular ang
talamak na bentahan ng shabu
ilang dekada na ang nakalipas
sa kasaysayan ng Lungsod ng
Santiago.
Ang Sitio Looban sa
Barangay Mabini ang sentro ng
bentahan ng shabu hanggang
sa kinilalang drug den ng ilang
residente doon.
Nalipat ang Purok Looban
sa Sitio Quirat, Brgy. Rizal at
tuloy pa rin umano ang
bentahan ng droga-kaliwat
kanan hanggang sa salakayin
nan g joint forces ng PDEA at
PNP SWAT ang buong Purok
Looban sa Mabini.

He said, go out and hunt

them, arrest them if its possible
and if not, then if they present
danger to you, put up a violent
resistance, jeopardizing your life
shoot. That has always been my
order. Ask any policeman if I
ordered him to kill de Lima or kill
anyone and then there was a
noted, uneasy pause. Thats
disturbing to me, the senator
said.
That already consists of a
threat? Wheres the logic in that?
It was the speech delivered by
Rody last Monday where the
President stated that he did not
order anyone to kill the senator or
anyone in his war against drugs.

And Leila points to this

statement of Rody as a veiled
threat for her to be killed?
Good Grief! And to think that
Leila is not only a lawyer that
is until she gets disbarred but
also once served as Justice chief!
She certainly knows that
which she accuses Rody wont
prove that he should be the
number one suspect. As a matter
of fact, Rody made it clear that he
has not ordered anyone to kill the
senator or anyone in his war
against drugs.
So he spoke of a senator, that
probably referred to Leila, but
even that is not enough for her to
turn to p./5

January 1 - 2, 2017

SSS dagdag-pensiyon ay isyu na napolitika

KAPAG nanliligaw, lahat ay
ipinapangako. Yan ang
leksiyon kina President
Rodrigo Duterte at dalawang
milyong pensiyonado ng
SSS.
Noong kumakandidato si
Duterte, ipinangako niya sa
mga retirado ang across-theboard increase na P2,000 sa
kanilang buwanang katiting
na pensiyong P1,200-P2,200.
Sinumbatan pa niya si nooyPresident Noynoy Aquino na
nag-veto
ng
ipinasang
panukala ng Kongreso na
P2,000-increase. Babala ni
Aquino noon na iikli ang
fund life ng SSS hanggang
2019 lang, imbis na 2042pahaba. Lugi dito ang 31
milyong nagta-trabaho pang
miyembro; wala na silang
tatanggaping pensiyon sa
pagretiro makalipas ang 13
taon, aniya. Pero sinagot siya
ni Duterte: Labintatlong
taon
pa
yan,
mapapaghandaan. Inulit ni
Duterte ang pa-ngakong
dagdag-pensiyon
nung
sumumpa nung June 30.
Nung Disyembre naglaan
ang mga bagong talaga ni
Duterte na pinuno ng SSS ng
P48 bilyon para sa unang-

taon ng dagdag-pensiyon.
Inawat sila ng pinakamatataas
na
economic
secretaries ni Duterte sina
Sonny
Dominguez
ng
Finance, Ben Diokno ng
Budget, at Ernie Pernia ng
Planning. Huwag natin
pakialaman ang matinong
pamamahala sa SSS. Pera
yan ng mga miyembro, na
pinamamahalaan lang ng
gobyerno para sa kanila.
Kung ma-pulitika ang pera
ng SSS at mamatay ito,
sisisihin ng 31 milyong
mi-yembro ang Duterte
admin.
Napaatras si Duterte.
Hindi niya puwede kunin ang
P48 bilyon sa buwis. Lugi
roon ang mga hindi kasapi ng
SSS: ang 1.6 milyong
government employees na
nasa GSIS, ang 10 milyong
overseas workers na nasa
OWWA, ang anim na milyong
seasonal hires, at laksalaksang ibang retirado. Ang
alternatibo ay pagdagdagin
ng kontribusyon ang 31
milyong SSS members, mula
kasalukuyang 11% ng sahod
tungo sa 17%. Mahihirapan
sila, para lang tumupad si
Duterte sa pangako.

Christmas Shopping
YOU know what its like to get a gift that you really dont want or
cant use. You see them in the stores. All of us have got them. The
stores are full of junk gifts. You know, the kind of stuff you buy
because you dont know what to buylike a life size singing deer
head to hang on your wall the thing costs $100!!! Some people buy
gifts like fruit cake. What can you use fruit cake for?? You cant eat
it, its so nasty. I heard one man say fruit cake was so bad he tried to
give it to his dog but he wouldnt eat it, so finally he discovered
that it makes a great door stop.
Jesus has given us the most practical gift of all, eternal life for
those who turn to him. It is something that we all need. It is something that we all must have. Without it we die and go to hell. With
it, we live eternally. How much more practical could you get?
Let me ask you this morning, have you ever sinned? Do you have
sin in your life now? There is no gift that you could ever need more
than the gift of eternal life.
Buy a practical gift, and remember that Jesus gave us the best
gift anyone could ever receive.
Pleasing Gift. The gifts that we give should be something that
would please the one we are giving the gift to. I wouldnt want to
give my wife or mother a rifle for Christmas because I know that is
not a gift that would please her. We all know what happens to gifts
that we dont really care for. They get put on a shelf somewhere to
collect dust, or in the case of fruit cake it gets given to the dog.
I can witness to you this morning that there is no great gift that
has been given to me than the gift of Jesus. God gave us the pleasing gift we could ever ask for in the gift of his son. What more could
we ask for? You know, you dont need all of the stuff you have on
your Christmas list. The only real need any of us have is salvation,
and Jesus Christ has provided it. I can tell you that He has satisfied
the deep longing of my heart. It is the only gift that has ever been
given that is still pleasing today!
Jesus Christ is the great example when it comes to giving pleas-

claim that Rody is out to have her

killed. That is not even enough to
have a case filed against Rody on
probable cause.
Asserting that if anything
happens to her, the number one
suspect would be Rody, embattled
Leila said as she is now convinced
to file a petition for a writ of
amparo given the recent
statements of Rody which she
claimed proved that the threat
against her life and security was
serious.
She now says this is her legal
remedy and will file this before
the Supreme Court because of
what she claims is Rodys threat
against her.
Said she: That is the only
remedy Im thinking of at this
point. This time around, since its
a threat, I consider it a veiled
threat, Im thinking of (filing) a
writ of amparo, she said.
This would be very very
surprising if the High Court
grants her this writ of amparo on
just what she claims is a veiled
threat to her issued by Rody.
But it is not only Rody against
whom she will file the writ of
amparo. Leila said she will also
include among the respondents
her perennial critics such as
Justice Secretary Vitaliano
Aguirre, Solicitor General Jose
Calida and also the Volunteers
Against Crime and Corruption
(VACC) especially those who
raised funds encouraging others
to join and form a group against
her.
This writ is to tell them to

stop threatening me, to tell them

to stop issuing statements that can
incite people, whether their own
allies, their own supporters or
other elements to harm me. That
is the essence of the writ of
amparo.
Huh? Cases are lodged against
her by the Justice Department and
the National Bureau of
Investigation and such is already
considered by her as a threat?
And the VACC coming up
with a P1 million bounty and not
on her head either, is already a
threat to have her killed?
Leila has really gone bonkers.
Truth is, Leila is certainly
losing whatever credibility she
had, that is if she had one at all,
being a die-hard yellow.
She has turned herself into one
screaming virago, and there is
nothing strong about her either.
However, what is likely for her
to have been transformed into
such a termagant is probably due
to the fact that she faces a slew of
criminal cases lodged against her,
along with the many disbarment
cases that she has been ordered to
comment by the High Court, not
to mention the Senate Ethics case
where she also faces a complaint,
which , if she continues to wail
about unfairness and bias of the
Senate ethics panel, she may have
to face the Senate as a whole,
which is worse.
Her target is always Rody.
Now she says he has repeatedly
said that Im the leading narcopolitician and public enemy
number one which makes her fair
game for sinister things.
Leila insists that Rody should
be held responsible if something
happens to her.

ing gifts. His gift is pleasing!

Permanent Gift. The gifts that we give should be something that
is permanent and of lasting value. Not something cheaply made that
will break the first day it is used.
Also it should be something that will at least keep the interest
beyond Christmas day alone. We have all seen children who get all
kinds of nice expensive gifts for Christmas and by the end of the day
they are playing with the boxes.
Our gifts that we give should be permanent. God gave us the permanent Gift of eternal life (John 10:28-And I give unto them eternal
life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them
out of my hand.) There is really nothing else that we could ever ask
for our desire that is higher than this gift. Jesus laid down his own
self so that we could have this permanent gift. He wrapped himself
in human flesh and took on man. He bore our sins and took our shame.
The King of all Kings was born in a little stable. What a welcome to
our earth. He did all this so that we could have this permanent gift.
Purchased Gift. Its always a good idea to purchase the gift youre
going to buy and not just walk out of the store with it. So make sure
you pay for your gifts!! However, Jesus has already purchased the
greatest gift for us and that is of salvation.
Romans 5:15, But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if
through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of
God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath
abounded unto many.
James 1:17, Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
What is the best gift you could give this Christmas? Your heart.
The reason Jesus was born in a manger is lost in the tinsel of this
holidays celebration. In the midst of all of the shopping and giftgiving, we often lose sight of the real gift of Christmas the fact that
God purchased our salvation with His own blood so that we could
be saved.
Just as we give gifts during this Christmas season, Christ Jesus
has given the ultimate gift for our sins. His gift is personal, practical, pleasing, permanent, and he has already purchased it for us this
Christmas season. And just as we accept gifts for ourselves this Christmas, we should accept the gift of eternal life though Jesus Christ. In
order to do this you must admit that you have sinned. You must repent of your sins (change of mind and directions), and believe in Jesus
Christ. So this Christmas if you have not already accepted the gift
that He offers to you, why dont you do so this morning? This is the
real reason for the season!
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January 1 - 2, 2017

Isabela-PDRRMC eyes 2016 Gawad Kalasag natl search

CITY OF ILAGAN,
Isabela The Provincial
Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management Council

(PDRRMC) here is hopeful

that for the 3rd time, the
province will once again
win this years Gawad

SCORPIO (October 24-November 22) Kung

makikipagkasundo sa isang grupo, tiyakin
na walang sabit sa anumang transaksyun,
para umiwas sa mabigat na gulo. Buwenas
na numero 22, 3, 19, 4, 15, 32 at 10 buwenas
na mga araw Miyerkoles at Sabado.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23-December
21)Labis na pag-aalala mo sa kaibigang
nasa ibayong dagat, pagpayuhan mo siya
at huwag padadala sa maling balita.
Buwenas na numero 33, 2, 10, 4, 13, at 16
buwenas na mga araw Lunes at Linggo.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19)
Mas maganda ang susunod mong linggo
kung mas matatag ang kilos mo sa trabaho,
huwag parang pagong kung gumalaw.
Buwenas na numero 8, 11, 4, 17, 2, 40, 33, at
15 buwenas na mga araw Martes at
Miyerkoles.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18)
Tamang tiyempo ang kailangan mo sa sigla
ng Year of the Metal Rabbit, para sa mas
mabilis na pag-unlad mo sa hanapbuhay.
Buwenas na numero 3, 20, 11, 45, 25, 15 at 9
buwenas na mga araw Huwebes at Sabado.

Kalasag national award.

Ret. Brig. Gen. Benito
Ramos, former National
DRRMC Executive Director and now PDRRMC consultant here, said they have
complied with the four thematic areas for disaster preparedness aside from their
innovative programs and

projects initiated by the

council
to
ensure
Isabelinos safety before,
during and after disasters.
Ramos said aside from
their documented efforts on
disaster preparedness and
rehabilitation, the presence
of all necessary rescue
equipment and personnel

manifests the provinces effectiveness and readiness in

disaster management.
A team from the Office
of the Civil Defense (OCD)
recently evaluated the
documents submitted by the
PDRRMC here in relation
to this year s Gawad
Kalasag, or KAlamidad at

SAkuna LAbanan, SAriling

Galing ang Kaligtasan national search.
The evaluators also
inspected the provinces
evacuation center, rescue
equipment and other assets
as part of the national
search validation process.
Merlito G. Edales Jr.

Bambanti 17 showdown, kinasasabikan sa Isabela

ILAGAN CITY, Isabela Makikipagsabayan ang halos lahat ng contingents sa buong Isabela sa
mahigpitang laban sa palapit ng Bambanti Festival
2017 sa Isabela para masungkit ang korona ng
kampeonato sa January 23 hanggang January 29, 2017.
Muling magtutuus ang magagaling na kabataang
mga babae at maliliksing kalalakihan sa muling
paghaharap ng mga dance and cultural groups mula sa
koponan ng Luna na siyang may hawak ng
kasalukuyang korona noong 2016 showdown at street
dancing competitions, pero hindi makakasiguro sa
kampeonato ang Luna town dahilan sa banta sa kanila
ang ilang bayan tulad ng Echague Yogad Bacao Festival Cultural and Arts dancers.
Sa simula pa lang ng pagsasanay-praktis ng Bacao
boyz and girls, malaki na ang itinaas ng kanilang
papolaridad habang silay palihim na nagsasanay sa
isang tagong lugar.
Ilan pa sa inaasahang kakamada ng scores sa mga
board of judges ang mga bayan ng Quirino, Roxas,
Cauayan City-Gawagawayan Festival, ang kilalang
tropa ng Ilagan City cultural dancers na halos

kinatawan ng Isabela National High School at Isabela

State University na talaga namang hindi rin pahuhuli
sa Showdown at sa Street Dancer competition sa gitna
ng Isabela Sports Complex.
Ang San Manuel na mukhang handa na sa isa pang
mainit na sagupaan at kuwelang pananamit na gawa sa
indigenous materials, may lihim din silang ipapakitang
talino at liksi sa pagsisimula ng bakbakan sa Bambanti
Festival 2017.
Ang Jones Pinilisa Festival at ang hinahangaang
contingent mula sa Dinapigue town na halos mga
katutubong Agta ang magpapamalas ng kanilang galing
sa kasuutan at showdown.
Ayon kay Mr. Nilo Agustin, global ang tema ng
Bambanti ngayong taon na may kinalaman sa Inang
Kalikasan at ang nanganganib na pagbabago ng klima
sa mundo.
Layunin ng Bambanti Festival ngayon ang
maimulat ang kasalukuyang henerasyon sa kahalagahan
ng paglaban sa climate change at global warming sa
buong daigdig. Valley Hot News/ dzRH News, Joe
Dasig

PISCES (February 19-March 20) Kung

anuman ang magiging pasya ng iyong
magulang sa planong trabaho, huwag
kalimutan ang kanilang mabigat na payo
sa iyong kaligtasan. Buwenas na numero
8, 12, 30, 15, 3, at 16 buwenas na mga araw
Miyerkoles at Biyernes.
ARIES (March 20-April 19) Libre at walang
bayad ang managinip sa inaasam asam
mong pagbabago sa gastusing kinakaharap
mo, sabayan mo ng dasal para sa sarileng
gabay ng Diyos sa iyo. Buwenas na numero
18, 30, 22, 11, 10 at 5 buwenas na mga araw
Biyernes at Martes.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Mas matining
ang lagay ng sarile mo kumpara noong
nagdaang taon pero maaring sumablay
kung magiging pabaya ka. Buwenas na
numero 7, 4, 22, 10, 5, 30 at 19 buwenas na
mga araw Lunes at Miyerkoles.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Lagyan mo ng
konteng palabok ang bawat kilos at
pakikitungo sa iyong mga kasamahan sa
trabaho, kung nais mong makilala sa
tamang paraan. Buwenas na numero 7, 11,
2, 30, 14, at 13 buwenas na mga araw Martes
at Huwebes.

ABANGAN. Ang makulay na paligsahan ng mga street dancers ang isa sa mga inaabangan ngayng taon na ito
sa pagdiriwang ng Bambanti Festival 2017 na magsisimula sa January 23 at magtatapos sa January 29, 2017
sa lalawigan ng Isabela. Ang taunang selebrasyon ng Bambanti ay bilang pasasalamat ng lalawigan ng Isabela
sa magandang ani ng mga magsasaka dito. Valley Hot News lensman, jgd, file photo

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Mag-ingat sa

anumang pupuntahang biyahe, may ilang
sagabal kung hindi ka gagawa ng paraan
laban sa masasamang espiritu. Buwenas na
numero 7, 30, 33, 43, 1, 22, at 14 buwenas na
mga araw Lunes at Sabado.

CABARROGUIS, Quirino
A one-hour radio program hosted by the Team
EMBRACE (Empowering
Movement for a Better Reintegration and Advocacy
in Caring Environment)
composed of guidance
counsellors, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, police officials,
health workers and local
officials here was launched
at the province-owned radio station, 92.1, DWQPFM recently.
Dubbed as War on
Drugs, the Quirino way, the
radio program is among the
strategies of the province
in helping the drug users in

LEO (July 23-August 22) Maglakip ng ilang

bagay na makakalakas ng pangarap mong
negosyo maging maliit sa simula, lalaki din
ito sa tagal ng panahon. Buwenas na
numero 33, 2, 10, 5, 19, at 15 buwenas na
mga araw Miyerkoles at Martes.
VIRGO (August 23-September 23)
Makagaganti ka rin sa gumulo sa trabaho,
mismong employers mo ang gagawa ng
daan para sila ay maalis sa trabaho kung
iiwas ka sa alok na kalokohan. Buwenas
na numero 3, 22, 10, 6, 43, 6 at 18 buwenas
na mga araw Miyerkoles at Biyernes.
LIBRA(September 23-October 23) Huwag
na huwag sasagot sa ilang masalimuot na
katanungan sa mga kasamahan baka ka
makaladkad at madamay sa hindi mo
naman ginawa, laging mag-ingat sa kilos
nila. Buwenas na numero 8, 13, 45, 23, 15 at
2 buwenas na mga araw Sabado at
Huwebes.

Quirinos war on drugs hits airwaves

their struggle against drugs
and capacitating their
families so that they will be
able to give proper guidance to the drug victims.
The program is hosted
by Provincial Social Welfare Officer Jun Pagbilao
and co-hosted by Guidance
Counsellors
Jennifer
O.Serrano
of
QSU
Cabarroguis,
Maria
Dolores M. Ibasco of
Quirno General High
School and Aileen Kris C.
Sarsalejo of Pinaripad National High School and the
different municipal health
officers and police chiefs.
Pagbilao said topics
on drugs prevention and

control as well as rehabilitation are being discussed

every Tuesday and Thursday at 4:00-5:00 in the afternoon.
We want to increase
the level of awareness of
the youth on illegal drugs
so that they will not fall
prey to drugs, alcohol and
cigarette
smoking,
Pagbilao said.
Some of the activities
of the team include assessment, recording and analysis of the drug users psychological and behavioural
characteristics.
The Team Embrace
also conducts regular visits to drug surrenderers to

determine the level of addiction and the reasons

why they get hooked on
drugs and also to determine
their skills and and capabilities in preparation for
the provision of services in
line with their skills and interests.
Other activities include conduct of different
community based anti-drug
abuse seminars/orientation, follow-up interviews,
post counselling session,
monthly monitoring, submission of reports, stress
debriefing for service providers and program review
evaluation. Thelma C.
Bicarme

Prov l council IP rep installed

CABARROGUIS, Quirino By virtue of the Republic Act 8371 which orders the mandatory representation of Indigenous Peoples groups in local legislative councils, Martin Bulayo has been instated as the IP Representative in the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan recently.
Bulayo was selected according to the promulgated guidelines created by the IP leaders in the province.
The selection was observed using secret balloting, wherein there are 11 nominees aside from Bulayo.
The selection committee was comprised of selected leaders from IP groups in the province.
Vice Gov. May G. Calaunan said the instatement is a big milestone for the indigenous peoples of the province,
since it is now ensured that their plight is given a voice in the legislative council. Thelma C. Bicarme

January 1 - 2, 2017

ONE-TIME BIG
TIME...
...mula sa p./8

Also seized were some 60 plastic sachets of the alleged illegal drugs methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu and four packets of marijuana
leaves and various drugs paraphernalia by joint police
teams from the Cagayan PPO composed of elements from
the 2ND RPSB2 and Cagayan PPSC and other Police Stations within the AOR, in coordination with PDEA-RO2.
I want to serve notice to all those involved in the
illegal drugs trade in Cagayan province that our war against
you will continue and will be unrelenting, said Police
Senior Superintendent Amorsolo S dela Cruz, Provincial
Director of Cagayan PPO.
The One-Time Big-Time operations were conducted
upon the instruction of POLICE CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT ELISEO T RASCO, PRO-2 Regional Director of
PRO-2, to send a clear and unmistakable message to
those who continue to be involved in the illegal drugs business.
The synchronized operations were conducted by joint
teams from the 2ND RPSB2 and Cagayan, PPSC and other
Police Stations within AOR in coordination with PDEARO2, on January 12, 2017, where at least 12 search warrants and one buy-bust operation were served and conducted at the same time against persons known to be involved in the illegal drugs trade.
In his written report to Police Chief Supt RASCO,
Police Sr. Supt dela Cruz said that the composite police
teams have successfully operated against known personalities in the municipalities of Aparri, Buguey and
Camalaniugan.
Police Sr. Supt. dela Cruz said that police served 12
search warrants in Aparri against 14 suspects and one search
warrant was also served in Camalaniugan against another
suspected drug personality. On the other hand, police conducted one buy-bust operation against one shabu peddler in Buguey that resulted in the arrest of the suspect.

OWWA closely coordinating with flocks of OFW families in Isabela province who were victims of Super
Typhoon Lawin last October 19,2016. Thousands former and OFW families were given cash considerations
under DOLE Sec Silverstein Bebot Bello lll

Legarda: 2017 budget funds centenarian law, rice allowance for 4Ps
SENATOR LOREN Legarda today said that the 2017 national budget includes funding, for the first time, for the Centenarian Law and rice allowance for
beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).
Funding for the two programs, as well as other programs for indigent Filipinos, especially senior citizens and children, is part of the 2017
budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) worth P128 billion.
For the first time, we have provided funds for the implementation of the Centenarian Law, which was enacted last year. 4Ps beneficiaries
will start receiving monthly rice allowance in the form of cash grants, said Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance.
Other programs that target the most vulnerable sectors of societychildren, senior citizens, indigenous peoples (IPs), and citizens in
conflict-affected areasare prioritized in the DSWD budget, she added.
The DSWD budget for the implementation of Republic Act 10868 or the Centenarian Law is P100 million. Under the law, Filipino
citizens here and abroad who are 100 years old and above will receive P100,000 centenarian gift from the government.
Meanwhile, all 4.4 million beneficiaries of the 4Ps will now be entitled to monthly rice allowance in the form of cash grants. This is
incorporated in the budget for 4Ps worth P78 billion.
The DSWD will also conduct family development sessions for 4Ps beneficiaries. These sessions will include information on access to
livelihood and scholarship programs and topics on the protection of the environment, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and
mitigation, including the preservation of the indigenous culture in their locality. It will also conduct capacity building programs to prepare its
beneficiaries for the onset of natural hazards.
Indigent senior citizens will also continue to receive P500 monthly stipend under the DSWDs Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens; while undernourished children are the target beneficiaries of the Departments Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) for 2-4 year old
children in supervised neighborhood play and in Day Care Centers.
The 2017 budget also funds the Comprehensive Project for Street Children, Street Families and IPs, as well as the Payapa at Masaganang
Pamayanan (PAMANA) Program for conflict-affected areas.
We have provided funds for these programs of the DSWD to ensure that we address the needs and concerns of our citizens who
are most in need. We want to uplift the lives of our people and empower them to be part of nation-building, Legarda concluded.

NVizcaya mayor,
umaasa sa buwis
mula Casecnan dam
BAYOMBONG, Nueva
Vi z c a y a - U m a a s a s i
Alfonso
Castaneda
mayor Jerrry Pasigian
na
mababayaran
ngayong taon ang Real
Property Tax (RPT) arrears ng Casecnan Water
a n d E n e rg y C o m p a n y
(CWEC).
Ani
Pasigian,
malaking bagay ang
nasabing RPT dahil ito
ang pinagmumulan ng
mga livelihood projects
para sa mga tribu ng
Bugkalot.
Sana ay masisingil
na naming ito ngayong
taon dahil umaasa kami
sa buwis na ito na siyang
nakapagbibigay ng mga
proyektong pang-unlad

ng
aming
bayan,
pahayag ni Pasigian.
Ani Pasigian, natigil
ang pagbabayad ng
CWEC ng kanilang RPT
noong 2014 dahil sa Executive Order na ibinaba
ni dating President
Benigno Aquino III na
pumipigil sa pagbabayad
ng mga independent
power producers ng
kanilang mga tax obligations sa mga local government
units
na
sumasakop sa kanila.
Dagdag
pa
ni
Pasigian na nanawagan
na rin sila kay President
Rodrigo Duterte upang
tumulong sa nasabing
problema. Ben Moses
Ebreo

Mayor Ian Dy talked to hundreds of Christmas Gift recipients during his round the town Pamaskong Handog
courtesy of LGU and Cong. Pol Sanchez Dy, this is yearly offered to thousand constituents of Alicia and 3rd
Congressional District of Isabela distributing foodstuff for Noche Buena salu-salo sa Hapag Kainan sa Pasko.
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City govt aids typhoon-affected farmers

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela Following the assessment conducted by the city
agriculturist here on the damages brought about by Super Typhoon Lawin to
the agriculture sector, the city government here has started distributing financial assistance to each affected farmer.
Rufino Arcega, city agriculturist, said based on their assessment, at least
2,000 hectares of crops were damaged by the recent typhoon affecting some
1,900 farmers here.
Most of the damaged crops were rice and corn, Arcega said.
He said city mayor Bernard Faustino Dy decided to give P1,300 financial
assistance to each farmer-recipient rather than farm inputs so that they will buy
the right agro-inputs for their farms.
Arcega said they will visit all affected barangays here until next week to
personally distribute the one-time financial assistance for the typhoon-affected
farmers. Merlito G. Edale Jr.

IBEC sa Isabela, nagbubuga ng

abo sa mga kalapit na kabahayan,
ipinatitigil ng libong residente
ALICIA, Isabela - Hindi na
makatiis
na
ibulgarmagsalita na ang daan daang
residente ng ilang barangay
sa Burgos, Marcelo H. del
Pilar, Mabini hanggang sa
barangay ng Paddad na
matagal ng nagdudulot
umano ng pagbuga ng
maiitim na abo ang kalapit
na IBEC Power Plant-Isabela
Biomass Electric Corporation.
Ayon sa mga
taga Brgy. Burgos,
wala silang magawa
na mapigilan ang
IBEC management
para gumawa ng
tamang paraan at
pigilan
ang
pagbuga ng abo sa
kanilang mga bahay
at sa eskuwelahan
na ilang metro
lamang
sa
pinagtayuan ng
pribadong electric
power plant.
Sa umaga po
at kahit anong oras,
kapag hinaplos
namin ang aming
pinagkakainang
plato napakaitim
ibig sabihin yung
pinong maitim na
abo eh galing dyan
sa
usok
na
ibinubuga ng IBEC
kuwento ng ilang
guro sa Burgos Elementary School.
Ayon naman sa
mga laborers na
nakatira sa loob ng
compound ni Cong.
Pol Dy, hindi rin
nakakaligtas ang
kanilang bagong
labadang damit at
kitang kita ang
ebidensya
na
maitim na abo ang
kumapit sa putting
mga damit.
Nang tanungin
ng dzRH news ang

ilang security guard

sa gate ng IBEC
kung
anong
hakbang
ang
ipinatupad ng management sa itinuro
n a t i n g
dambuhalang
tambutso
na
kasalukuyang
nagbubuga ng itim
na usok.
Sabi
ng
guwardya laging
sinusundan
at
masikap na monitoring
ang
ginagawa ng mga
taga DENR-ECC
team para maikorek ang dapat
mai-korek.
Dagdag pa ng
security guard, lima
hanggang sampong
minuto lang naman
ang itinatagal ng
maitim na usok
pagkatapos noon
wala na.
Gayunman,
makailang beses na
nagmatyag ang mga
residente sa Brgy.
Burgos, at sa
obserbasyon ng
mga DepEd teachers walang oras na
hindi tumitigil ang
pagbuga ng maitim
at pinong usok mula
sa tambutso ng
IBEC. Valley Hot
News/dzRH, Joe
Dasig

Air pollution sa IBEC Isabela Biomass Energy Inc: masusing pinababantayan sa DENR ang tila mausok ng pagbuga ng
maitim na abo sa dambuhalang 20 MW Biomass Energy sa Alicia, Isabela matapos maglabas ng hinaing ang libong residente
sa magkakatabing barangay. Maitim na usok ang patuloy na umanoy lumalabas sa dambuhalang tambutso tulad ng nasa
larawan sa taas. Nkakabahala na umano ang maitim na pinong abo na nakadikit sa mga plato sa hapag kainan, mga sinampay
na puting damit at ang paglapat ng pinong abo sa looban ng kanilang pamamahay. Valley Hot lensman, jgd

ONE-TIME BIG TIME net 14 illegal drug traders in

Cagayan, 60 sachets of shabu and packets of MJ seized
TUEGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan - In a bid to serve notice to all those who are involved in the illegal drugs trade in Cagayan province, joint elements of the Cagayan Police
Provincial Office yesterday arrested at least 14 suspects during 13 simultaneous police operations in various parts of the province in what is dubbed as One-Time Big-Time
operation against illegal drugs personalities in Cagayan Valley. ...sundan sa p./7