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- 2 boat crewmen yield P360,000 marijuana
- 53IB gets mobility boost
- DENR, BFAR hold aquasilvicutlure seminar in Sibugay town
- Engineer Brigade recognizes ‘Matapat’ battalion
| 2 boat crewmen yield P360,000 marijuana Posted: 18 Aug 2021 07:32 AM PDT POLICEMEN arrested two crew members of a wooden-hulled vessel and seized some P360,000 worth of dried marijuana leaves in an anti-drug operation in this southern port city, an official announced Tuesday, August 17. Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula director, identified the arrested suspects as Basri Ampul, 32, an assistant skipper, and, Tongko Sarabon, 51, the ship's mechanic. Ylagan said that Ampul and Sarabon were arrested in a buy-bust operation around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, at a private wharf in Baliwasan village, this city. Ylagan said the two suspects yielded some three kilograms of dried marijuana leaves worth P360,000, 29 pieces of P1,000 bills boodle money topped with one genuine P1,000 bill. He disclosed that the dried marijuana leaves reportedly came from the province of Sulu. He said that charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 will be filed against the two boat crew members. (SunStar Zamboanga)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 18 Aug 2021 07:31 AM PDT THE Army's 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (53IB) announced that the Matapat troops are now more ready to serve the people it has sworn to protect. This, as the Army's 9th Forward Service Support Unit (9FSSU) has turned over on Tuesday, August 17, a newly refurbished M35 military truck to the 53IB. The M35 truck was handed over by Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Lague, 9FSSU commander to Captain Cornelio Cortejo Jr., 53IB acting logistics officer. Lague said that the M35 is a 2.5-ton, six-by-six cargo truck initially used by the United States Army and subsequently utilized by many nations around the world, including the Philippines. Lague said it is rated to carry 5,000 pounds (2,300 kilograms) off-road or 10,000 pounds (4,500 kilograms) on roads. The Armed Forces of the Philippines utilize the M35 truck to transport troops as well as cargoes from and to military outposts in the hinterlands. (SunStar Zamboanga)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| DENR, BFAR hold aquasilvicutlure seminar in Sibugay town Posted: 18 Aug 2021 07:31 AM PDT THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Community Environment and Natural Resources (Cenro) of Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay, has facilitated a two-day capability-building seminar on aquasilviculture with emphasis on mangrove crab grow-out culture technology. A technical team from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) headed by BFAR Assistant Regional Director Al-Zath Kunting imparted expert know-how during the two-day seminar held last week in Concepcion village, Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay. The two-day activity was attended by the members of the Concepcion Fisherfolk Association headed by Cenon Balawag Jr., grantees of the Community Base Forest Management—Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CBFM-CARP). Kunting said this program includes the establishment of an aquasilviculture project that would provide sustainable livelihood to marginalized fisherfolk while at the same time strengthen mangrove forest rehabilitation efforts in the area. Kunting said that topics on environmental laws, rules, and regulations on the cutting of mangroves were briefly discussed during the lecture proper. It was emphasized, that the aquasilviculture project will strictly comply with the "No cutting of mangroves" policy. Aquasilviculture is a mangrove-friendly aquaculture technique that allows the production of high-value fishery species in a mangrove reforestation project. Although the project was focused on the grow-out culture of mangrove crab, the team highlighted the potential of the polyculture method to maximized production, according to Kunting. He said that polyculture is the practice of culturing more than one aquaculture commodity. He said that instead of culturing mangrove crab alone, it can be combined with either grouper or "lapu-lapu", red snapper or "pulahan," siganids or "samaral" and other high-value fish species. He said that the BFAR technical team together with CENRO-Imelda personnel conducted field inspection and validation of suitable sites for the aquasilviculture project. Geraldine Sadusta, CBFM coordinator, extended her sincere gratitude to BFAR Regional Director Isidro Velayo, Jr., for providing the needed technical support to the two-day activity which assuredly results in a positive impact both in aquaculture production and environmental conservation. (SunStar Zamboanga)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Engineer Brigade recognizes ‘Matapat’ battalion Posted: 18 Aug 2021 07:31 AM PDT AS A result of its continued convergence and collaboration efforts to finally end local communist armed conflict in its area of operations, the Army's 54th Engineer Brigade (54EBde) recognized the 53rd Infantry "Matapat" Battalion (53IB) during its 30th Founding Anniversary celebration on Monday, August 16. A simple but fitting ceremony marked the 54th EBde anniversary celebration held at its headquarters in Cabatangan village, this city. The Command Plaque, signed by Brigadier General Anthony Cacayuran, 54EBde commander, was awarded by Major General Generoso Ponio, Army's 1st Infantry Division commander, to Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera, 53IB commander, in grateful appreciation of battalion's outstanding commitment as complementary efforts by heightening the security in the project sites and advocating the engineering support capability of 547th Engineer 'Agila' Battalion of the 54EBde. The 54EBde also recognized 53IB's accomplishments in the implementation of Executive Order (EO) 70, which institutionalizes the whole-of-nation approach to End Local Communist Armed Conflict on road opening projects in CY 2018 in the Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas and Conflict-Affected Areas in Zamboanga del Sur. The road opening projects have significantly contributed to the attainment of public trust, sustainable peace and national development. Herrera expressed his gratitude to Cacayuran for the recognition, saying that the 53IB will continue its mandate of serving the people, especially those in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas and conflict-affected areas. "We will continue and further intensify our efforts in implementing the EO 70 especially in far-flung barangays to help the communities in the hinterlands and release them from the clutches of communist lies and deception," Herrera said. (SunStar Zamboanga)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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