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- Boatmen, drivers undergo basic Wasar training
- Seaweed farmers group gets financial aid from DOST
- Infantry battalion unearths NPA arms cache
- 6 nabbed as PDEA dismantles drug den
- 9 rehabilitated wildlife sent back to natural habitat
- Maguindanao village gets new village hall
| Boatmen, drivers undergo basic Wasar training Posted: 28 Nov 2021 03:18 AM PST SOME 85 bangkeros (Boatmen) and drivers from Carbon and Tampalan village in Malamawi Island, Isabela City, the capital of Basilan province, have undergone a two-day basic water search and rescue (Wasar) training. The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Zamboanga Peninsula said the training was conducted last week in Tabuk village, Isabela City. They have performed their Basic Life Support return demonstration for the preparation of their security as the opening of the tourist sites and the arrival of tourists will soon be welcome again in the city of Isabela, according to the DOT. The City Government of Isabela headed by Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman, through the Isabela City Tourism Office, with the support of the DOT–Zamboanga Peninsula, has rolled out TSCOPE Series or the T'SCOPE: Tourism Short Courses as Opportunities for People Empowerment (Economic Recovery Assistance). Hataman said the program is aimed to provide an avenue for tourism grassroots stakeholders to advance the already existing competence and equip and adopt new trends in preparation for the resumption of tourism operations. The DOT-Zamboanga Peninsula expressed its gratitude to the Isabela City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office and the Army Special Forces for assisting them in the conduct of the training. (SunStar Zamboanga) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Seaweed farmers group gets financial aid from DOST Posted: 28 Nov 2021 03:18 AM PST THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided over half a million pesos grant to improve the drying processing of an association of seaweed farmers in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay. The recipient of the P563,360 financial grant is the Mangga Fishing Seaweeds Association (Mafisa) in Buluan, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. DOST Regional Director Martin Wee said the financial grant is for the installation of Land-based Enclosed Solar Powered Seaweed Dryer and Science and Technology Seaweed Nursery. Wee said the dryer can operate day and night with proper ventilation because it is supported with solar energy and is also capable of holding two tons per batch with a drying time of two to three days. Mafisa is one of the University of the Philippines-Mindanao Landcare-Life (Pull) Program's identified fisherfolk groups in Sitio Mangga, Buluan, Ipil, according to Wee. He said the main sources of income of the association are seaweed farming and fishing. There were 23 people who initially signed up in the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) registration. He said from 2019 to present, the association has been a Pull community partner. Pull is a funded project of the DOST-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development that is implemented in the identified conflict vulnerable communities in partnership with the Landcare Foundation of the Philippines, Inc. (LFPI), DOST-Zamboanga Peninsula Provincial Office in Zamboanga Sibugay and other national agencies. The team assisted the identified beneficiaries to improve seaweed farming, post-harvest and marketing practices. Wee said the association is now producing Kappaphycus alvarezii and Cottonii varieties of seaweeds with a monthly estimated volume of 30 to 50 tons per month. Wee said the association currently does not have access to a drying facility so they dry their produce on the ground, resulting in low quality and reduced selling price. They mostly prefer to sell fresh seaweeds. With DOST-funded Technology on Seaweed dryer developed by Engineer Ronel Pangan of UP-Los Baños, the farmers will be provided with a better drying facility and disease-free seaweed nursery. (SunStar Zamboanga) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Infantry battalion unearths NPA arms cache Posted: 28 Nov 2021 03:13 AM PST THE Army's 39th Infantry Battalion (IB) has unearthed firearms cache and explosive devices of the New People's Army (NPA) through the help of former rebels in the province of South Cotabato, the military reported. Lieutenant Colonel Ezra Balagtey, 39IB commander, said the arms cache and explosive devices were recovered Saturday, November 27, in Sitio Bonglawaan in Palo 19 village, Tampakan, South Cotabato. Balagtey said among the armaments were: one caliber .50 machinegun; one shotgun; four grenades and one 40-millimeter grenade launcher ammunition. Balagtey said these items were stashed by members of the NPA's Guerilla Front Alip of the Far South Mindanao Region. In his assessment, Balagtey said the stashing of firearms is a manifestation of their dwindling force. "This is a manifestation of a dwindling NPA force. They have reached the point that they have more firearms than personnel which means that they are hard up in their recruitment," he said. He said the recovered high-powered firearms and explosives were brought to the 39IB headquarters in Poblacion village, Makilala, North Cotabato for proper disposition. (SunStar Zamboanga) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 6 nabbed as PDEA dismantles drug den Posted: 27 Nov 2021 02:49 AM PST SIX people were arrested while over P100,000 worth of illegal drugs seized as the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) dismantled a drug den late Friday, November 26, 2021 in Zamboanga City. PDEA Investigation Agent III Jury Rocamora said the drug den was dismantled in a raid around 6:50 p.m. Friday, November 26, 2021 at Sitio Barigon in Tugbungan village. Rocamora identified the arrested suspects as the following: Samuel Zambales; Mary Cris Enciso; Romel Alabado; Bensar Sabdani; William Fernandez; and, Robin Jardiolin. Rocamora said that the PDEA operatives, armed with a search warrant, raided the drug den maintained by Zambales and his live-in partner, Enciso, following series of surveillance of the place. He said that raiding team recovered some 15 grams of suspected shabu worth P102,000, and several illegal drug paraphernalia from the drug den. He said that the suspects were detained while charges for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being readied against them. (SunStar Zamboanga) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 9 rehabilitated wildlife sent back to natural habitat Posted: 27 Nov 2021 02:48 AM PST THE Regional Wildlife Rescue Center (RWRC) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released back to the natural habitat in Zamboanga del Norte seven rehabilitated wildlife. Ronald Gadot, DENR regional officer-in-charge, said Saturday, November 27, 2021 that released back to the wild were one Yellow-headed Water Monitor Lizard, one Serpent Eagle, and five Brahminy Kite. Gadot said the wildlife were freed Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at the Ecotourism Park in Cogon village, Dipolog City, the capital of Zamboanga del Norte. Most of the species were previously rescued and retrieved in Zamboanga del Norte and were rehabilitated at the RWRC in Baclay village, Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur, according to Gadot. He said that DENR Department Administrative order (DAO) No. 2019-09 listed the Yellow-headed Water Monitor Lizard as Other Threatened Species while the Serpent Eagle and Brahminy Kite as Other Wildlife Species. He added that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed the three species as Least Concern. He said that since April 2019, the RWRC has been fully functional with its major operational activities of rescue, rehabilitate and release of wildlife species. In partnership with the Department of Agriculture and the Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Veterinary Office, the RWRC has been providing medical attention, shelter and rehabilitation to the rescued wildlife prior to their release back to their natural habitat. Gadot said that as of November this year, 115 heads of wildlife have been released by the RWRC since the beginning of its operational status. (SunStar Zamboanga) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Maguindanao village gets new village hall Posted: 27 Nov 2021 02:45 AM PST THE Ministry of the Interior and Local Government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MILG-BARMM) completed the construction of the P3.4 million two-storey village hall building in Banubo, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao. Lawyer Nabuib Sinarimbo, MILG minister, led the inauguration of the project Thursday, November 25, 2021. "This (village hall) hopefully will not only transform the landscape of our region but that of service delivery to our people," Sinarimbo said. "The barangay halls are intended to serve as the center of government service delivery in the lowest but most critical locus of interaction between the people and its government," he added. Sinarimbo thanked the community of Banubo under the leadership of Village Chief Mohalidin Abas and said that the interim government is pushing for more projects dedicated to the people of BARMM. In his message of acceptance, Abas said they felt overwhelmed, especially, their village hall is the pioneering project first completed by the ministry and described it as "historic." "It is a testament that everything that has been agreed through good governance could benefit majority of our people," Abas said. Meanwhile, Sinarimbo announced Saturday, November 27, 2021 that the construction of 250 village halls are underway across BARMM. (SunStar Zamboanga) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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