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Gov. Barbers ug Cong. Romarate parihong mihatag og P2.5 milyones

Pulos mihatag og 2.5 milyones ang gobernador sa Surigao del Norte ug ang kongresista sa ikaduhang distrito sa Surigao del Norte alang na sa buhatan sa polis sa syudad sa Surigao.
Matod sa sulat gikan sa buhatan ni kongresista Guillermo Romarate, pinitsahan niadtong bulan sa Marso ning tuiga nga gipahibalo na ang buhatan sa mayor sa dakbayan sa Surigao nga adunay dugang pundo nga gigahin sa kongresista.

Matod pa ang maong headquarter nga anha pagatukoron sa Barangay Washington sakop sa dakbayan sa Surigao.

Mipahibalo ang kongresista sa mayor sa dakbayan nga taposon ang maong proyekto.

Samtang si Surigao del Norte Governor Robert Ace Barbers mipahibalo usab nga aduna siyay gigahin nga 2.5 milyon aron matapos ang maong proyekto.

Si Barbers mitataw nga nahatag nasad ang maong kantidad ngadto ni Surigao City Mayor Alfonso Casurra bag-ohay pa lamang.

“Kay ako man jaon (kana) nagsugod nga proyekto sa kongressman pa ako, nagsulti man ako nga ang tanan nako nasugdan akong humanon,” matod ni Barbers.

Matod ni Barbers nga kon matapos ang maong edepisyo aduna siyay dugang paliton nga mga kahimanan susama sa computers, aircons, lamesa, lingkuranan ug uban pa.

Iyang giklaro nga sakto kaayo nga mihatag ang kongresista aron mapalit ang mga dugang kahimanan sa awtoridad.

“Jaoy may (adunay) mga tawo na gusto motapos sa atong mga nasugdan nga proyekto pero kita mapasalamaton gihapon sa ilang tinguha kay sayod man ang katawhan kun diin jaon na (kana nga) pundo gikan,” matod sa gobernador. (PIA-Caraga)

Mga Hulagway sa mga Nasakmit nga mga Armas didto sa GL ug Dapa

Members from the local tri-media during the press conference on National Disaster Consciousness Month celebration on Wednesday (July 2) at the PNP-Police Regional Office 13, Camp Rafael Rodriguez, Libertad Butuan City are shown here huddling over the three high powered firearms, one pistol, seven improvised landmines, detonating cords with blasting caps and several ammunition of different calibers and other stolen equipment used by the New People’s Army (NPA) which was recovered by government troopers. Also recovered from the NPAs in the encounter areas in Dapa, General Luna and Claver Surigao del Norte attacks were radio sets and PNP uniforms of the policemen. According to PNP report, several firearms were thrown to the sea by the rebels after they sensed that the troopers were closing in on them. (PIA-Caraga)

PNP Caraga Regional Director PCSUPT Jaime Eloreta Milla is shown here during the press conference on National Disaster Consciousness Month celebration on Wednesday (July 2) at the PNP-Police Regional Office 13, Camp Rafael Rodriguez, Libertad Butuan City, presenting to the members of the local tri-media the recovered firearms, equipment, uniforms, and other materials used by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Dapa, General Luna and Claver Surigao del Norte attacks. (PIA-Caraga)

5 villages in Surigao Norte town under state of calamity over hostilities

Five villages in the municipality of Claver in Surigao del Norte were placed under the state of calamity, as hostilities between government forces and communist insurgents raged on for a fifth day.

GMA’s Flash Report quoted Claver Mayor Eddie Go as saying that fighting between military and police troops and New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have continued unabated in the last five days.

The report said according to Chief Superintendent Jaime Milla, Caraga police regional director, NPA rebels attacked Dapa and General Luna towns on Siargao Island over the weekend and even held hostage several people in the island, including some foreigners.

The NPA members even raised the flag of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) for two days, the report said.

On Monday, Lieutenant Colonel Romeo Brawner, Army spokesman, said the attack was staged by 50 NPA rebels who raided the police stations and burned a cellular phone transmission in Dapa and General Luna towns late Saturday.

The television report said that when government troops arrived to the island, the NPA rebels were forced to cross to Claver town where the firefight continued.

Brawner said at least 15 suspected NPA members were killed while 12 others were captured in clashes on Siargao Island.

For his part, Eastern Mindanao regional military spokesman Maj. Armand Rico said two policemen were killed and four others were wounded in the hostilities.

Surigao del Norte, a province of nearly 500,000 people, is about 430 miles southeast of Manila. - (GMANews.TV)