Isabela

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO CAMP MELCHOR DE LA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela (June 16)— The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has extended financial assistance to a former New People's Army (NPA) child warrior on Wednesday at the Philippine Army's 77th Infantry Battalion (77IB) Headquarters in Cagayan province. Lawyer Jimmy Baliga, CHR Region 2 director, personally awarded the cheque amounting to P10,000 to alias Arcy through the assistance of 77IB in Barangay Piggatan, Alcala town in Cagayan. "The CHR office continues to stand up for our countrymen who have experienced violations of their human rights. The financial assistance provided by our office is just one of the assistance we are ready to provide, especially to the young victims of the terrorist NPA," Baliga said. Capt. Rigor Pamit...

Photos show the suspected New People's Amry lair at Sitio Salngen, Barangay Anayan, Tineg town in Abra province where the Philippine Army's 24th Infantry Battalion confiscated war materiel and medical supplies. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO CAMP MELCHOR F DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela (June 14)—Philippine Army troops (PA) here have discovered a New People's Army (NPA) lair and was able to confiscate war materiel and medical paraphernalia at Sitio Salngen, Barangay Anayan, Tineg, Abra province. Captain Rigor Pamittan, 5th Infantry Division public affairs office chief, said the troops of the 24th Infantry Battalion (IB) led the discovery on Monday of the abandoned lair with a temporary house believed to be the bunk of the members of NPA's Komiteng Larangang Guerilla (KLG...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO ISABELA (June 11)—Marking the celebration of Philippine Environment Month, around 2,500 volunteers in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) planted some 13,266 propagules of bamboo on June 8, 2022. According to Executive Director Gwendolyn Bambalan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 2 office, the propagules that were planted in 40 planting sites totaling 54 hectares (ha) included bayog, kawayan tinik, kawayan kiling, machiku and golden bamboo. The nationwide celebration of Philippine Environment Month in June has the theme "Aksyon Para sa Natatanging Mundo" and was joined by the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine Coast Guard, local government units (LGUs), Sangguniang Kabataan members, academic institution...

ISABELA (June 9)—The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute spearheads the TELA program with Northern Luzon higher educational institutions and local government units. HIGHER educational institutions (HEIs), government agencies and local government units (LGU) have forged an agreement to establish a textile fiber industry hub in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). HIGHER educational institutions, government agencies and local government units have forged an agreement to establish a textile fiber industry hub in Region 2 and the Cordillera Administrative Region. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO To do this, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (DoST-PTRI) together with DoST-Region 2...

BY ABE ALMIROL SANTIAGO CITY (January 27)—Finding the petition sufficient in form and substance, the high court issued a two-page temporary restraining order (TRO) on Tuesday enjoining the Commission on Election (Comelec) not to enforce its assailed December 22 decision denying the substitution of the official candidate of the Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma (PDR) for city mayor here. The Comelec decision contained in Doc. No. 21-7467 denied the substitution of Amelita S. Navarro as Reporma's candidate for mayor by lawyer Giorgidi B. Aggabao. LAWYER GIGI B. AGGABAO Aggabao is a former representative of Isabela’s 4th District. Navarro, a former mayor who lost to Joseph Tan, now the incumbent mayor of Santiago City. Tan is on his last term and now running for congressma...

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO SANTIAGO CITY (May 30)—At least 53 households ravaged by Typhoon Ulysses last year in the municipalities of Cabagan and Sto. Tomas and the city of Cauayan in Isabela province received home repair kits from the renewable energy solutions provider SN Aboitiz Power-Magat (SNAP-Magat). Renewable energy solutions provider SN Aboitiz Power-Magat (SNAP-Magat) distributed home repair kits to 53 households in Cabagan, Cauayan, and Sto. Tomas in Isabela province who were affected by Typhoon Ulysses last year. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO In a press statement, SNAP-Magat said each beneficiary received through "Project Rebuild" a home repair kit worth around P6,500 consisting of galvanized iron sheets, hollow blocks, cement, and roofing nails. The Isabela Provincial Social Wel...

CAUAYAN CITY (May 16)—A new People’s Army (NPA) rebel surrendered to government authorities here, police said on Saturday.  The surrenderer was identified as alias Kikoy, 32, a Cauayan City resident. He was a former member of the NPA's Central Front Reynaldo Piñon Command under a certain Gerome from 2010 to 2014.  Police said Kikoy also surrendered an improvised 12-gauge shotgun marked "RMF" without a serial number and loaded with two live ammunition.  The voluntary surrender of Kikoy was a result of an intensified implementation of the project Sustaining the Advocacy to Grind Insurgency in the Province or Sagip of the Isabela police provincial office in collaboration with the Philippine Army and Philippine Air Force. LCD

SNAP PHOTO BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO RAMON, Isabela (May 9)—Commemorating the World Day of Safety, renewable energy solutions provider SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) Group highlighted the importance of occupational safety and health (OSH) systems in achieving safety goals, building organizational resiliency and responding to crises. In a recent virtual activity, SNAP teams in Benguet, Isabela, Ifugao and Taguig joined the event where their health, safety and environment (HSE) leaders shared how SNAP protocols enabled teams to prepare for and respond to calamities such as typhoons. Joseph Yu, SNAP President and chief executive officer, said their HSE leaders shared how SNAP continues to manage the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic through continuous improvement of respo...