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- 2 most wanted persons nabbed
- 86 Hawksbill turtle hatchlings freed in Sibugay
- Maguindanao displaced families get relief aid
| Posted: 22 Mar 2021 04:12 AM PDT LAWMEN have arrested two of the most wanted persons, including a crime group member, in Zamboanga Peninsula in separate law enforcement operations, a top police official said Monday, March 22. Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula director, identified the arrested wanted persons as Victor Catada Retes Jr., 47, and Gomer Espina Patcho, 49. Ylagan said Retes was arrested in a law enforcement operation around 10 a.m. Monday in Zone 1 in Kauswagan village, Cagayan de Oro City. Ylagan said Retes is the number 10 most wanted person in Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte and has a standing warrant of arrest for qualified theft with P60,000 recommended bail. Patcho, on the other hand, was arrested in another law enforcement operation around 9 a.m. Monday in Mount Tarak in Alas-Asin village, Mariveles, Bataan. Patcho is the number 7 most wanted person in Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur and has a standing warrant of arrest for murder with no recommended bail. Ylagan said Patcho is a member of the Ozamiz City-based Parojinog crime group involved in gun-for-hire, extortion and robbery hold-up. (SunStar Zamboanga)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 86 Hawksbill turtle hatchlings freed in Sibugay Posted: 22 Mar 2021 04:12 AM PDT PERSONNEL of the Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR) have released some 86 Hawksbill turtle hatchlings in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, a DENR official said Monday, March 22. Rosevirico Tan, DENR regional information officer, said the hatchlings were released last week in Pandilusan Island, Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay, by the Biodiversity and Conservation Unit personnel of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro)-Imelda of the same province. Tan said the Cenro-Imelda personnel recovered the hatchlings following receipt of report from the Payao Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (Menro). He said the responding Cenro-Imelda team released the Hawksbill turtle hatchlings after proper documentation. The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae, according to the Wikipedia. The hawksbill's appearance is similar to that of other marine turtles. (SunStar Zamboanga)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Maguindanao displaced families get relief aid Posted: 22 Mar 2021 03:17 AM PDT THE Ministry of Social Service and Development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MSSD-Barmm) has provided relief assistance to families displaced by the recent clashes between government troops and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Maguindanao. Lawyer Raisa Jajurie, MSSD minister, said Monday, March 22, that some 2,781 families were displaced as government troops and BIFF clashed around 5 a.m. Thursday, March 18, in the town of Datu Saudi Ampatan, Maguindanao. Jajurie that she and Datu Saudi Ampatuan Mayor Edris Sindatu distributed Saturday, March 20, some 1,300 food packs, 700 sleeping kits, and 1,500 dignity kits. "During the displacement, we have provided other programs para masigurado na ligtas ang mga bata, mga nanay, at kababaihan, katulad ng psycho-social interventions for their mental health," Jajurie said. "Ang panawagan namin sa ibang ahensya at ministries na maghanda, dahil kung tumagal man itong kaguluhan ay handa tayo na mag-abot ng assistance sa mga apektadong pamilya," she said. Meanwhile, the United Nations Children's Fund and Health Organization for Mindanao provided 1,994 hygiene kits, 2,000 water containers and purification tablets, 91 recreation kits, and 1,000 plastic tarpaulins. Sindatu has assured that safety of the displaced families is their priority. (SunStar Zamboanga)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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