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 area of responsibility 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. The Patriot lensman, jgd

Sa palpak na road concreting-maintenance

DPWH 4 Isabela, pinagpistahan

ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan
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Palace: Duterte orders all mayors nationwide to go to Malacaang

President Rodrigo R. Duterte

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

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DPWH 4 Isabela...
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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.
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.
The Patriot/dzRH news
jgd

Teenager nagbigti sa Balay Namnama ng Santiago City

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. The
Patriot/dzRH News, jgd

City govt aids typhoon-affected farmers Summit on lessons

learned from Lawin set
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.

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. The Patriot lensman, jgd

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kanilang paghihingi ng CASH o PABOR kapalit ang bitbit na
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pahayagang ito.

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

January 9 - 15, 2017

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
nating
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. The
Patriot/dzRH News, Joe
Dasig

Mamba: 5 bridges is possible in 5 yrs

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan The provincial government here said Cagayanos will
have five more bridges connecting the eastern and western parts of the province within
five years.
In his guesting during the Tipon-Tipan sa PIA here, Governor Manuel Mamba said
the construction of bridges is a priority of his administration in terms of infrastructure
because the eastern and western parts of the province are separated by the Cagayan river.
Mamba said the P560 million Nassiping Dungao bridge will be funded by the World
Bank, Department of Agriculture and the provincial government under the Philippine Rural
Development Program (PRDP).
He said the four other bridges to include the Anquiray Abolo bridge in Amulung,
Tupang Afusing bridge in Alcala, Jurisdiction - Camalaniugan bridge in Camalaniugan
and Toran Paruddun bridge in Aparri are possible within five years as these were already
proposed under the PRDP.
The realization of the construction of these bridges will eventually help thousands
of Cagayanos particularly the agriculture sector for easier access in transporting their
products to other parts of the province, Mamba said. Gene V. Baquiran

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. The Patriot lensman, jgd

Legarda: 2017 budget funds centenarian law, rice allowance for 4Ps
SENATOR LOREN Legarda 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.

Isabela-PDRRMC eyes 2016 NOLCOM installs detachment

Gawad Kalasag natl search in Batanes island
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 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 pre-

paredness 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 years 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.

BASCO, Batanes - The Armed Forces of the Philippines North Luzon Command (AFPNOLCOM) has established a detachment for communication and monitoring of the
countrys territorial waters and marine resources in Itbayat island, this province.
Lt. Gen. Romeo T. Tanalgo, NOLCOM commander, spearheaded the establishment
of the new command post in the island-province whom he assigned Lt. Zosimo Gatdula as
detachments chief.
Tanalgo said the team will not only monitor the countrys marine resources but also
assist the province in any assistance that the agency could extend, especially in the
development of its economic activities.
He said the AFP will also deployed one navy boat here to transport construction
materials needed in the rehabilitation of various infrastructures damaged by the recent
typhoon.
Governor Marilou H. Cayco expressed her gratitude to NOLCOM officials for establishing a command post in the northern tip of the country to ensure the safety of marine
resources within the countrys territorial boundaries. Necitas G. Alconis with reports
from Nathan Alcantara

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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 so-called
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.
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
turn to p. 5

The damaged has been done, patay na

ang tao, too late the hero mga bosing
NAKARINIG
na
sila
ng
maaanghang na salita mula sa
mga Sangguniang Panlalawigan
at sa mismong kaanak ng
nasawing si Mayor Rodolfo ng
Palanan, Isabela.
Wala ni isang miyembro ng
provincial board including the
acting presiding officer BM
Faustino Dondon Dy ang
naniwala sa mga paliwanag ni
District Engineer Bernardo
Moreno ng 4th DPWH Engineering District at ang private contractor Jesus Jess Palomo na
sinasabing may mga klarong
warning signages sa mga
parating na motorist.
Warning
o
babalang
kailangang magdahan-dahan ang
mga biyaherong sakay ng
kanilang mga sasakyang kotse,
bus man o truck at mga pick-up
trucks na madalas sakyan ng mga
taga Cagayan Valley Region.

Itoy matapos palagan nina

Atty. Karen Abuan, BM Rolando
Tugade, BM Atty. Randolph
Arreola, BM Abigail Sable at BM
Rick J Angobung ang mga
umanoy palusot ng dalawang
opisyal ng DPWH at private contractor Jess Palomo.
Ayon kay BM Abuan,
ginagawa silang mga batang
mambabatas na tila bulag kung
saan lahat halos kada linggo
silang lumuluwasa Metro Manila, Baguio City man o sa Clark
o Subic para sa official travel
subalit ni isang gulanit na
signage na gawa sa tarpaulin ay
wala silang napapansin.
Masyadong minamaliit ng
DPWH engineering district ang
lawak ng talino at galing ng mga
elected officials ng lalawigan na
tila nais iyempress ng kontratista
at ng district engineer ng
sundan sa p./ 5

Ball now in Congress hand

CONGRESS should reciprocate
Digongs difficult move to hike the
Social Security System (SSS)
pension by P1,000 which was
against the advice of his economic
Cabinet officials.
The decision was announced
Tuesday after a lengthy Cabinet
discussion last Monday.
Digong acceded to the increase
in the monthly pension on certain
conditions which are that the SSS
immediately implements an
additional 1.5 percent increase in
monthly contributions, lifting the
maximum monthly salary credit to
P20,000 from the current P16,000 by
this May and that the government
should not subsidize the pension
hike.
Also, Digong told the Cabinet
and his allies in Congress to work
for the revenue enhancing
proposals of tax reform measures
that economic managers have been
seeking.
The economic managers earlier
expressed worries to Duterte that
the two-step pension increase by a
total of P2,000 would deplete the
fund unless measures are
undertaken to make the SSS fund
sustainable either through an
increase in contributions or viable
investments.
A clash between the populist
members of the Cabinet and the
economic managers over the
pension hike was evident.
There were suggestions that
the economic managers were not
giving Digong the correct advice
and are following the line of the
former administration in giving
priority to keeping the investments
grade obtained from credit
watchdogs.
The economic managers main
worry is that the government would
be forced to dip into the budget to

keep the pension fund afloat that

may divert funds from other
government programs.
Finance Secretary Carlos
Dominguez, nonetheless, said the
stable interest rate regime could be
threatened by the SSS pension
increase possibly prompting a
downgrade in credit rating.
The SSS Reserve Fund which
is tapped when contributions of
SSS members are not enough to
cover the benefit payments made to
its members is currently projected
to last until 2042.
The pension increase may cut
the actuarial life of the fund by 14
to 17 years from 2042 to 2025-2028.
The SSS pension hike,
however, remains among the few
campaign promises that Rody has
yet to fulfill which was an added
motivation for him to approve the
pension hike.
Dominguez, Budget Secretary
Ben Diokno and Socioeconomic
Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia
said in a memorandum last
December 15 to Digong, that the
pension increase be delayed until
Congress approves the first package
of the Comprehensive Tax Reform
Program (CTRP).
The reason for this was the
balancing of the backlash of the
pension which will be the increase
in the employee contributions of
SSS members with the reduced tax
payments under the CTRP.
The tax reform package on
income tax cuts with accompanying
revenue measures was submitted
by the DoF to Congress last
September.
Economic managers said the
approval of the tax reform in CTRP
will be the correct time to give the
pension increase to cover for the
financial burden of additional
turn to p. 5

January 9 - 15, 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-the-board
increase na P2,000 sa kanilang
buwanang katiting na pensiyong
P1,200-P2,200. Sinumbatan pa niya
si nooy-President 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 2042-pahaba. 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 dagdagpensiyon 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 dagdagpensiyon. 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.

Insan ni Kumander, muling

nakadispalko ng malaking
salapi sa travel agency?
Talbog na mga chekeayos
ALAM nyo bang kung noong
araw ay minsan ng nasira sa
limpak na salapi at
kredibilidad ng isang
nagmamagaling na couz ni
Kumander sa kabalbalang
ginawa sa Gios Distribution
Company sa Santiago City,
ngayon mismong mga pulis na
ang kasama ng isang ginang
na sinasabing may ari ng
travel agency na kinulda
naman ng humigit kumulang
sa P700K.
Ayon sa ating bubuwit.
Happy birthday muna kay Capt.
Rodel Eugenio na taga timun ng
cargo ship mula sa Scandinavian shipping lines..pagbati
mula sa aking pamangkin na si
Adela Dasig at kanyang tatlong
bulugan na machong boyz ng
Alicia, Isabela.
Happy birthday pa kay Gino
Bagunu ang astig capitol boyz
na nasa tanggapan ni Mayor
Kiko Dy at assigned sa Governors extension office ng
Echague, Isabela.
Happy 31 st Wedding Anniversary kay Bosing Gov. Bojie
Dy at First Lady Mary Anne Dy
ng Cauayan CitySana Governor pagpalain pa kayo ng
maraming blessings at patuloy
ang serbisyo sa buong Isabela
lalo na sa mga programang
sakop ng BRO opportunities
program, marami po kayong
natulungan na mahihirap na
Isabelenos, Mabuhay po kayo
sir Bojie Dy and Madam Mary

OPINION

Anne.
Ayon sa ating bubuwit
noong ilang dekada na ang
nakalipas, mukhang hindi pa rin
naayos ng kanyang pamilya ang
kahihiyang iniwan ni Ms Ilong
sa isang kilalang kompanya na
kanyang kinupitan ng limpaklimpak na cash.
Ang galing ng kanyang
golden hands, grabe ang galing
ng kanyang mga kamay sa
magic sa pagmamaniubra kung
papano ninakawan ang kaha na
kanyang hawak.
Ayon sa ating bubuwit
nitong nakalipas na buwan,
umugong na ang kalokohan ni
Ms Ilong na kung saan tila
pumalo naman sa P700K na
halaga ng airfare o ticket na
kinuha sa mga airline companies at ngayong unti-unti na
siyang wanted ng mga
awtoridad.
Ayon sa ating bubuwit
noong nakalipas na linggo,
ilang beses ding iniikutan ang
isang lady exec na tila tuluytuloy ang hunting kay Ms Ilong
sa sabit nyang P700K sa
dinispalkong kabayaran sa mga
airline ticket na kanyang
naibigay sa mga pasaherong
pang abroad.
Papano kaya ang mga
palipad ng OFW o tourist going
USA at Hongkong mukhang
paalis na daw pero wala pang
ticket na una ng nasingil daw
ni Ms Ilong OMGpaano yan
kabsat eh sabit na naman sir

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 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 narco-politician 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.

contribution by members through

a decrease in the personal income
tax.
The pension hike, in turn, will
burden 33 million members of the
SSS against 2.2 million retirees.
Allowing the pension increase
by Digong was a sign of confidence
in Congress doing its part to keep
the governments fiscal health after
the pension increase.
Some tough measures include
the increase in the value added tax
and a higher taxes on fuel and
automobiles.

Legislators,
who
are
perpetually worried about their
poll chances, are inclined to pass
the more popular portion of the
reform package while balking at
the
counterpart
revenue
measures.
Economic managers said the tax
reform program wont achieve
Digongs goal of inclusive
development unless it is passed as
a package.
The pension hike increase is a
cue for Congress to keep its side of
the bargain.

kanilang
ipinag-giitan
na
malalagay daw sa alanganin ang
kanilang tanggapan sakaling
ituloy ang humigit kumulang sa
22
metrong
haba
ng
nakatiwangwang na ginibang
lumang kalsada.
Binatikos din ng Sangguniang
Panlalawigan members ang

sinabi ni DE Moreno na sa taong

ito(2017) gayung ilang taon ding
hindi umano ginalaw. Ayon sa
DPWH official, 2017 sila naglaan
ng budget ang DPWH para makongkreto na ang maigsing
kalsada na siyang sanhi ng
maagang kamatayan ni Mayor
Bernardo ng Palanan.
Inabot ng mahigit sa 4 na oras
ang balitaktakan sa session hall
subalit wala ni isang public audience ang napabilib sa mga
sinabing palusot umano ng
DPWH 4th ED.

uncle?
Ang Lady Ilong na saksakan
kasi ng hangin sa ulo na
mukhang may nasuba na

namang airline company na

ngayon ay hinahanting ka na
madam ay walang iba kundi
Ms.Ms. Ilong ng Isabela

January 9 - 15, 2017

KAPALARAN
ni Juan Dela Cruz

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.

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

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 bur-

dens 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

Christmas Shopping
...continuation
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 pleasing 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

excessive bonuses and introduce reasonable perks

to all its top executives, improve its collection efficiency by pinning down
non-remitting 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.

gave us the permanent Gift of eternal life (John 10:28And 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 gift-giving, 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!
...the end

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.
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.
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.
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.

January 9 - 15, 2017

Bambanti 17...

mula sa p./ 8

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
CityGawagawayan 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. The Patriot /
dzRH News, Joe Dasig

Ang grupong tulad nito na bahagi ng masayang Bambanti Festival celebrations 2016 ang isa sa mga inaabangang
presentasyon ngayong Bambanti Festival 2017 sa isang tagpo ng Showdown at Street Dancing Competitions sa Isabela
Sports Complex sa Alibagu, Ilagan City. Kumpleto ang bihis at gayak na may kanya kanyang disenyo ng katutubong
kasuutan na siyang nagpasigla sa hindi bababa sa 60 libong nanuood sa level-up competitions. The Patriot lensman,
jgd and Andrei Canoy file photo

One-Time Big Time nets 14 illegal drug traders in

Cagayan, 60 sachets of shabu, 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 OneTime Big-Time operation
against illegal drugs personalities in Cagayan Valley.
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 2 ND RPSB2 and
Cagayan PPSC and other

Handog Pamasko...

Sangguniang Bayan, halos

hindi magkanda-ugaga 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. The
Patriot / dzRH News, Joe
Dasig

mula sa p./ 8
Nakasalamuhang muli,
bagamat lagi naman ang
dalaw ng batang alkalde sa
mga barangay ng Alicia sa
maraming pagkakataon,
kakaiba ang Diwa ng PaskoAraw 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 tagtuyot 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

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. The Patriot lesnman,
jgd

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 BigTime operations were conducted upon the instruction of P/Chief Supt. 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 2 ND RPSB2 and
Cagayan, PPSC and other
Police Stations within
AOR in coordination with
PDEA-RO2, 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.

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. The Patriot lensman, jgd, file photo

Bambanti 17 showdown,
kinasasabikan sa Isabela

One-Time Big Time nets 14

illegal drug traders in Cagayan, 60
sachets of shabu, packets of MJ
p./ 7
seized
Pamaskong handog sa Alicia, libu-libo
nakinabang na mahihirap

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

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

kasalukuyang
korona
noong 2016 showdown at
street
dancing
sundan sa p./ 7

ALICIA, Isabela - Bawat taon pagsapit ng mga buwan ng Ber marami na ang umaasam na Aliciano lalo na ang libulibong kapuspalad na silay minsan pang dadalawin ni Mayor Ian Paul Laguatan-Dy.
sundan sa p./ 7

This is to inform the public that MS.

MARY JANE C. QUIONES, the former
Sales Representative, whose picture
apprears above, is no longer connected with DWIGHTSTEEL BUILDING
SYSTEMS INC. effective immediately.
Any transactions entered into by
her in behalf of the company after the
date given shall no longer be be honored by and will not be accountability
of DWIGHTSTEEL BUILDING SYSTEMS INC.

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. The Patriot lensman, jgd