Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri visited Tuguegarao City on October 21 and led the ceremonial distribution of 150 sacks rice assistance and 400 modular isolation tents to villagers in a program at the city hall on October 21 here.  

He vowed to help farmers lobby for lower prices of fertilizers and seeds.

“I raised on alarm on this. The DA should find a way to solve this problem… the urea fertilizer is P900 a sack last month but it pegs at P1,800 or almost P2,000 this month,” Zubiri said.

 He cited the Agri-Agra Law which exempted value-added tax for fertilizer products for both imported and domestically produced. He noted the low farmgate prices of agricultural products, which is “detrimental to the farmers due to the high prices of inputs.” 

The imported agricultural inputs should be sold “at cost” as importing taxes have been exempted, he said. (VILLAMOR VISAYA JR./PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER NEWS CORRESPONDENT AND GMA7/PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY STRINGER)

CAMP MARCELO A ADDURU, TUGUEGARAO CITY – The Regional Highway Patrol Unit (RHPU) 2 Top 4 Regional Most Wanted Person was cornered by police authorities in Rizal, Diffun, Quirino yesterday morning.

The suspect identified as Jaymar Rivera, 21 years old, construction worker and a resident of Purok 3, Rizal, Diffun, Quirino was arrested October 20, 2021 at about 10:00 o’clock in the morning by personnel of Diffun Police Station, Quirino Provincial Highway Patrol Team, Regional Intelligence Unit 2, Quirino Provincial Intelligence Unit, Quirino Criminal Investigation and Detection Team and 1st Quirino Provincial Mobile Force Company.

Police report reveals that the crime was committed in 2018 when the suspect was 17 years old who with a group of minors were engaged in carnapping motorcycles, “cannibalizing” some parts of the same and assembling them into “new” motorcycles.

The arrest of the suspect was by virtue of a warrant of arrest for violation of the New Anti-Carnapping Act of 2016 (RA 10883) issued by Presiding Judge Remalie Cardenas of Regional Trial Court Branch 32, Cabarroguis, Quirino dated August 16, 2021 with recommended bail bond of three hundred thousand pesos.

The suspect is now at the custody of Diffun Police Station for documentation before his turn over to the court of jurisdiction. (PRO2 PIO)

Ngayong araw, ang bilang ng aktibong kaso sa lungsod ng Tuguegarao ay bahagyang TUMAAS at nasa 407 na, kumpara sa 374 na bilang kahapon.

Mataas pa rin ang naitalang bilang ng panibagong kaso na nasa 75 kasama na ang 1 re-exposure na indibidwal habang 40 naman ang nakarekover mula sa sakit. At may tatlo na naitalang nasawi, ayon sa datos ng City Health Office.

Mariing pinapaalalahanan ang ating mga kababayan na sumunod sa ating minimum health standards upang makatulong sa pag-iwas sa community transmission. Kung may nararamdaman na sintomas o may exposure sa nag positibo sa sakit ay agad na mag isolate at ireport sa BHERTS o sa Bayanihan Helplines.

Pinaiigting ang pag-iingat lalo na at nasa lungsod na ang Delta Variant. Ito ay mas mabagsik, mas madaling kumalat at mas nakakamamatay ayon sa mga experto.

Hinihikayat din natin ang ating mga kababayan na magparehistro at magpabakuna kontra sa COVID-19 pagdating ng tamang schedule para sa mga grupong ating kinabibilangan.

Ngayong taon, 14 na bagyo na ang pumasok sa Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Kasabay nito, nasa ilalim din tayo ng La Niña Phenomenon kaya asahan ang mas madalas na mga pag-ulan hanggang Marso 2022.

SOURCE: PAGASA-DOST

𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍, 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐚 – 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏- Today, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in collaboration with the provincial government of Isabela has distributed around 500, 000 pieces tilapia fingerlings to 50 fish cage operators in Magat Reservoir as part of its restoration assistance to fisherfolk affected by Typhoon Ulysses, Quinta and Rolly that hit most part of Northern Luzon.

The fingerling distribution which commenced during the observance of the 58th Fish Conservation Week will be replicated in other areas of the region to increase fish production and ensures that the “Masaganang Ani, Mataas na Kita” will be achieved.

Dr. Severina S. Bueno, Chief of the Fisheries Production and Support Services of DA-BFAR RO2 in a statement said that by providing fingerlings to affected fisherfolk, it will help them restore their source of livelihood. She also encouraged the fisherfolk to practice proper record keeping and report actual production after culture period.

Further, Provincial Agriculturist Marites Frogoso convinced the fisherfolk to coordinate with her office for necessary assistance to help them cope with the losses incurred brought by the devastating calamities.

Present during said activity are officials from local governments of Ramon and Cordon, National Irrigation Administration (NIA) representative, staff from BFAR-Provincial Fisheries Office-Isabela and other fisherfolk. (BFAR Press Release)

PROCOR cops discovered and destroyed a total of 7,950 pieces fully grown marijuana plants (FGMP) and marijuana seedlings amounting to Php 902,000.00 in eight separate plantation sites in the mountainous area of Kibungan and Bakun, Benguet from October 13 to 17, 2021.

Based on the reports submitted to PBGEN RONALD OLIVER LEE, Regional Director, the discovery of plantation sites was jointly conducted by operating units of Benguet 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC) and Kibungan Municipal Police Station (MPS).

In Badeo, Kibungan, Barangay Captain Guilbert Amango joined the marijuana eradication in two plantation sites at Sitio Aat-tog and Sitio Tableo. They were able to destroy 2,530 pieces of FGMP and marijuana seedlings worth of Php 106,000.00 cultivated in a 222 sqm communal land.

According to Kibungan MPS, the sites were discovered through their persistent monitoring and coordination with the barangay officials.

Meanwhile in Bakun, Benguet, operatives conducted five-day operation and discovered four separate plantation sites in Sitio Tammangan; Sitio Lubban; and Sitio Legab, all in barangay Kayapa, Bakun, Benguet. More or less 5,420 pieces of FGMP and marijuana seedlings worth of Php 796,000.00 were burned during the operation.

All discovered FGMJP and Marijuana seedlings were uprooted and burned on-site while continuous investigation is being conducted to apprehend possible cultivators. #

Bahagyang tumaas ang aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa Baggao matapos makapagtala ng karagdagang 14 na kaso at 6 naman na clinical recoveries kahapon, Oktubre 19.

Dalawa naman ang naitalang namatay kaugnay ng sakit mula sa barangay ng Temblique at Bitag Pequeno dahilan para umakyat na sa 160 ang kabuuang bilang ng mga namata.

Ang mga bagong kaso ay mula sa:

1. Alba – 1
2. C. Verzosa – 1
3. Hacienda – 1
4. Mocag – 6
5. San Jose – 2
6. Temblique – 2
7. Tungel – 1

Ang mga clinical recoveries naman ay mula sa mga sumusunod:

1. Awallan – 1
2. Bitag Grande – 2
3. C. Verzosa – 1
4. Poblacion – 1
5. Tallang – 1

Three drug personalities were arrested by PROCOR cops in separate buy-bust operations conducted in Abra, Baguio City, and Kalinga from October 17 to 18, 2021.

Based on the reports submitted to PBGEN RONALD OLIVER LEE, PROCOR Regional Director, the suspects were identified as John Patrick Navalta Narrazid, 20, listed as a Street Level Individual (SLI); Marlon Banganan Mendoza, 27; and Jesly Pat Barbero, 27, both listed as High Value Individuals (HVI).

In Bangued, Abra, a buy-bust operation conducted by joint operatives of Abra PPO and PDEA resulted in the arrest of Barbero after he sold one (1) plastic sachet of suspected shabu weighing more or less 0.2 grams with a Standard Drug Price (SDP) of Php 1,360.00.In the course of his arrest, the operatives confiscated a total of three (3) plastic sachets of suspected shabu weighing more or less 0.9 grams with SDP of Php 6,400.00 from his possession.

Meanwhile, in Campo Sioco, Baguio City, Narrazid was arrested by personnel of Camdas Police Station (PS2) after he sold one (1) sachet of suspected dried marijuana leaves weighing more or less 9 grams with SDP of Php 1,080.00 to a poseur buyer. Also, from his possession, another three (3) sachets of suspected dried marijuana leaves weighing more or less 13 grams with SDP amounting to Php 1,500.00 were confiscated.

Further, in Tabuk City, Kalinga, Mendoza was arrested by joint operatives of Kalinga PPO and PDEA after an operative was able to buy from him two (2) sachets of suspected shabu with estimated weight of 1 gram and SDP of Php 6,800.00.

All pieces of evidence confiscated from the operations were marked and inventoried on-site in the presence of the suspects and witnessed by DOJ representatives, barangay officials, and media representatives.

Moreover, the arrested suspects were brought to the respective operating units while cases for violation of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 is being prepared for filing against them. (PROCOR-PIO)