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BARANGAY TANOD BUSTED IN NEGROS
A 42-year-old barangay tanod was arrested by elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) during a buy-bust operation in Negros Oriental on Friday, May 11, 2012.
“The suspect, a barangay police volunteer [watchman] of Barangay 8, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental, was apprehended in his own neighborhood along Legaspi Street,” PDEA Director General Undersecretary Jose S. Gutierrez Jr. said, referring to Paterno V. Ybañez Jr., alias Tamiat, a target-listed drug personality who has been under surveillance by PDEA agents for some time now for his illegal activity in Negros Oriental.
Anti-drug agents of PDEA Regional Office 7 (PDEA RO7) arrested Ybañez in a densely populated area after he sold a plastic sachet containing shabu to an undercover agent who posed as buyer. When frisked by the arresting officers, Ybañez yielded another sachet of shabu.
Based on initial investigation, Ybañez peddles shabu to his constituents and college students of a nearby university in Legaspi street.
Ybañez faces charges for selling and possession of dangerous drugs in violation of Section 5 and Section 11, respectively, under Article II, of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, before the Tanjay City’s Prosecutor’s Office. He is temporarily detained at the Dumaguete Police Station jail facility.
“All barangay captains must be extremely careful in deputizing individuals as members of barangay security force. The community is grateful to people who go out of their way to help maintain peace and order in the barangay,” Gutierrez said. “But they should not use their position to engage in illegal activities like drug-pushing.”
Last week, four pushers were also arrested by operatives of PDEA Regional Office 5 (PDEA RO5) in separate entrapment operations in Daraga, Albay and Naga City in Bicol. Evangeline DJ Almenario, Chief, Public Information Office, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
NAST conducts Roundtable Discussion on Agricultural Extension, e-Information, Communication and Statistics
The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Philippines, the highest advisory body on issues concerning science and technology, conducted a roundtable discussion (RTD) focusing on agricultural extension on 03 May 2011 at the Traders Hotel, Pasay City.
Asterio Saliot, Director of the Agricultural Training Institute talked on the current status and challenges of agricultural extension in the Philippines. Dr. Agnes Rola, Dean of the College of Public Affairs (CPAF), University of the Philippines, Los Banos (UPLB), discussed the role of universities and colleges in making the agricultural extension system more effective and efficient.
SSS opens online claims for benefits, loans
The Social Security System (SSS) has expanded the website services of www.sss.gov.ph to accept members’ benefit claims, loan applications and availments and employers’ contribution and loan collection reports starting on June 6, a top official said.
SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr. said the website enhancements would give members easy and fast access to SSS products and benefits and they can transact “anytime, anywhere.”
Farm machine roadshow on
The Department of Agriculture will conduct a series of agricultural farm machinery and equipment roadshow, dubbed as ‘AgriMach 2011,’ involving manufacturers, suppliers, importers and dealers of agricultural machinery and equipment, who will showcase their respective products to interested farmers’ groups and local government units.
The roadshow — with the theme, ’Aangat ang ani at kita sa paggamit ng tamang makinarya’ – starts in Luzon, on August 23-24, 2011, at the DA’s Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.
BANAL OVERPASS PINASINAYAAN
LOYOLA-PANSOL FOOTBRIDGE. Quezon City Congressman Jorge “Bolet” Banal, Jr. is assisted by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional director Reynaldo Tagudando in a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the inauguration of the Loyola-Pansol footbridge along the President Garcia (C5) extension (CP Garcia to Commonwealth Avenue). Built through the initiative of Congressman Banal, the new footbridge is intended to ensure the safety and well-being of pedestrians in the area, especially schoolchildren from the nearby Balara Elementary School.
1ST PRO-POOR QC HOUSING TO BENEFIT 500 FAMILIES
An estimated 500 families, especially those living in danger areas, will soon be awarded decent and comfortable housing units in Quezon City.
Quezon City Mayor Herbert M. Bautista signed a memorandum of agreement with Pag-Ibig Fund Chairman Darlene Marie B. Berberabe and Habitat for Humanity managing director Ricardo N. Jacinto for the city’s massive and socialized housing and resettlement program.
Farm machine roadshow on
The Department of Agriculture will conduct a series of agricultural farm machinery and equipment roadshow, dubbed as ‘AgriMach 2011,’ involving manufacturers, suppliers, importers and dealers of agricultural machinery and equipment, who will showcase their respective products to interested farmers’ groups and local government units.
The roadshow — with the theme, ’Aangat ang ani at kita sa paggamit ng tamang makinarya’ – starts in Luzon, on August 23-24, 2011, at the DA’s Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.
SSS opens online claims for benefits, loans
The Social Security System (SSS) has expanded the website services of www.sss.gov.ph to accept members’ benefit claims, loan applications and availments and employers’ contribution and loan collection reports starting on June 6, a top official said.
SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr. said the website enhancements would give members easy and fast access to SSS products and benefits and they can transact “anytime, anywhere.”
Darag Chicken Production Enhanced with Research & Development
Darag Chicken Production Enhanced with Research & Development
Production and dispersal of Darag can be a profitable business venture.
Darag refers to the native chicken that predominates primarily in Western Visayas, most especially in the island of Panay. These chickens descended from the indigenous Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus bankiva) which are still roaming around the forests of Negros and Panay.
ViCARP launches TechnoMart and Pasalubong Center
Science and technology (S&T)-based products produced by member-agencies of the Visayas Consortium for Agriculture and Resources Program (ViCARP) are now more prominently displayed with the launching of the TechnoMart and Pasalubong Counter (TMPC) at the Visayas State University (VSU) in Baybay, Leyte.
Formally launched on March 7, 2011 through the efforts of ViCARP and the Regional Research Development and Extension Network, TMPC now serves the dual purpose of being a marketing center and Regional One-Stop-Information Shop (OSIS).
