Fire Prevention Month Kicks Off in Bukidnon

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City - Various activities have been lined-up here in the province of Bukidnon to observe the month of March as the Fire Prevention Month.

In an exclusive interview with Monitor Today, Fire Superentident Allan Aladano, Provincial Fire Marshall disclosed that the celebration kicked off last March 1, 2008
through a thanksgiving program.

This year's observation of Fire Prevention Month has a theme: "Prevent Fire: Be Informed, Get Involved."

"Be informed means education is a vital aspects in the prevention of fire through demostration, seminars, lectures and media guesting", Aladano explained.

He further stated that get involved means fire prevention is everybody's concern.

"Fire is the most common man-made calamity just like what had happened in Camp Alagar, Ozone Disco and in KJFM", he said.

Aladano also clarified that fire prevention should start in home through adopting the concept called EDITH which means Exit Drill in the Home.

"Every member of the family should know what to do and where to go in case of fire", he explained.

Other activities line-up are conduct of continuous fire prevention lectures, physical fitness and enhancement activities, recoreda at least twice a week in identified fire prone areas, inspection of water sources and fire hydrants, bumbero mascot tour, fire olympics and more.

"Fire prevention should be observed everyday", Aladano concluded.

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Bukidnon Celebrates 91st Founding Anniversary

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City - The whole province of Bukidnon successfully celebrated its 91st
foundation day last March 10, 2008 with civic parade as highlight.

The parade was participated by thousand of contingent from different municipal and city local government units( LGU's, private sector and business sector, peoples organization as well as member of Bukidnon media both from print and broacast.

Upon arriving at the capitol stage, Governor Jose Ma. R. Zubiri, happily waved his hands and exclaimed that the contingent of the civi parade was the biggest ever.

A formal program followed shortly after the parade with Senate President Manuel Villar, Jr., as the guest honor.

On his keynote speech, Villar lauded the cooperation of all stakeholders who make the celebration successful and appreciated very much the cold climate yet warm peole of the province.

"Dapat ipag-alam sa buong bansa na ganito pala kaganda ang Bukidnon" (the whole country should know how beautiful Bukidnon is", he said.

After his speech, Governor Zubiri declared Villar as an adopted son of the province which the senator happily smiled.

Before stepping back from the stage, Zubiri asked the senator to allocate an amount of P10 million pesos for the province to be used for housing program which the senator nodded positively.

Farm Employee Shot Dead

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City – Police authorities are still conducting an in-depth investigation on a shooting incident that caused to instantaneous death of an employee of Guingona Farm located in Dalwangan, this city at around 6:00 in the morning last March 26, 2008.

Records obtained from Malaybalay City PNP identified the victim was one Mike Jimeno, 47, married and a resident of Purok 8, Barangay 11, this city.

According to report the victim was fatally shot by an unidentified person using an unknown handgun.

Initial investigation conducted by the police disclosed that the victim while disembarking from his Isuzu Elf service with plate number GHB 247 in front of his residence, lone male suspect suddenly approached and shot the victim.

After shooting, the suspect fled riding on a motorcycle park just a few meters from the crime scene.

Attending physician from Bethel Baptist Hospital declared the victim dead who sustained one gunshot wound on the right portion of his head.

Motive of killing is still unknown as of press time.

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School Principal Shot Dead

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City – A school principal of Airport Village Elementary School in Casisang, this city was shot dead by an unidentified lone suspect inside on his office at around 5:00 in the afternoon last March 25, 2008.

Police record identified the victim as Onesimo Salga,, 60 and married.

Prior to the incident the victim was inside on his office watching television together with his wife one Vivian Salga washing utensils when one unidentified male suspect wearing bonnet suddenly entered and shot the victim twice hitting his head.

The wife upon hearing the gun burst immediately rushed to the comfort room for fear of her life and later went outside to call for help upon sensing that the suspect had left.

Some witness said that the gun man fled on foot with two allege unidentified companions believed to be back-up and rode on the motorcycle park a few meters from the crime scene.

Responding police officers recovered from the crime scene three (3) fired empty shells of caliber .45.

Dr. Grace Buquiran of Malaybalay City Emergency Response Unit (MERU) who examined the victim’s body found out two (2) gunshot wounds on the left portion of his head in which the bullet exited through on the right portion and another one gunshot wound on the left wrist.

Police operatives are still conducting a thorough investigation on the case for possible motive and to arrest the perpetrator.
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Fake Media Off During Kaamulan

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City – Local media practitioners will be given top priority by the provincial government on aspect on access of media coverage during the Kaamulan Festival 2008.

This was the assurance from Provincial Spokesperson Cesar Apao in a media briefing helt at Phillippine Information Agency (PIA) office, Capitol Ground this city last February 11, 2008.

Apao is also the chairman of the promotion and publication committee of the celebration.

“Under my watch I can assure you that local media will be my first and foremost priority. You are the rist in line”, Apao said.

On previouss years as per experience, the local media during big events will always be left behind when national media step in from big media companies coming from Manila.

“National media should they come must coordinate first to local media for us to have unity and equal access”, he reiterated.

The provincial government through Governor Jose Zubiri Jr., has provided a media booth located in a very strategic area within Capitol Grounds for easy access on every event during the festivities.

The media booth is located just beside the PNP booth for security reasons and for easy coordination, which Apao said will be provided with water, communication facilities, electrical outlets and even food especially during major events.

Local media then was organized and urged to render their time voluntarilly in shifting basis in manning the booth wherein visitors may obtain vital information about the festivities and about the province as well.

A media watch tower is also provided just beside the provincial stage for easy media access during the ground performances.

“This is not the way of controlling you guys but for us to have unity and order and we should show how professional we are”, Apao clarified.

However, he vowed to sanitize the group to avoid being infiltrated by the fake media or fondly called as (media-media) or (tigbas group).

He urged media outlet superiors to watch their own rank by recommending only certified media practitioners on his office for Kaamulan Media ID. (ADPA)

9 LGU Vie for Kaamulan Streetdancing

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City – Seven municipalities and two cities will compete during the streetdancing as highlight of the crowd-drawing Kaamulan Festival 2008.

This was learned from Mayflor P. Intong, the Kaamulan overall in-charge during the media briefing helt at PIA office last February 11, 2008.

Intong said that the nine local government units are the municipalities of Maramag, Don Carlos, Libona, Manolo Fortich, Baungon, Lantapan and Sumilao and the two cities of Valencia and Malaybalay.

During the ethnic streetdancing competition two categories will be adjudged, namely streetdancing and float competition.

Prizes at stake for the streetdacing were: third prize P50,000.00, second prize P100,000.00 and first prize or the champion will receive P150,000.00.

Meanwhile the winners for float competition will receive P20,000.00, P 30,000.00 and P50,000.00 for the third, second and first or champion respectively.

As of presstime, the criterion for judging is not yet available.

Accordingly each participating group will have a maximum member of not more than 200 persons.

For his part, Provincial Spokesperson Cesar Apao boasted that this year’s Kaamulan has a bit of authenticity since each participating contingent are required to have a member that are really real native in Bukidnon.

Apao enjoined people in Bukidnon to enjoy during the festivities that serves as the window of the province not just in our country but in the whole world.

Kaamulan is derived from the lumad term amul-amul which means gathering of the seven tribe of Bukidnon; Umayamnon, Tigwahanon, Matigsalog, Bukidnon, Manobo, Higaonon and Talaandig.

GMA Handog Pamasko Held at Malaybalay

By: Aurell P. Arais

Recipients of hunger mitigation program of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo happily received their share in a distribution ceremony held at Covered Court, Malaybalay City last January 7, 2008.

Two (2) kilos of rice, 2 pack of noodles and 2 small can of sardines placed inside in a plastic celophane make them smile for a moment.

The said distribution dubbed as Pamaskong Handog ni GMA was led by Secretary Domingo Flores Panganiban lead convenor of National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) and assisted by Malaybalay City officials led by Mayor Florencio Flores.

In his message, Panganiban urged the public to exert more effort towards economic upliftment and continue support government programs and projects under the present administration.

A total of 2,088 individuals received their gift from Her Excellency.

Recipients were poor and indigents from downtown district barangays composed from barangay 1 to 11, including Sumpong, Casisang and Kalasungay.

The same activity was also held at San Fernando, Bukidnon. (with reports from Jhonny Failago/ Noning Castillon).

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PNP Adunay Recruitment sa Gustong Mahimong Pulis sa 2008

By: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City - Adunay paglaum ang mga batan-on nga buot musulod isip sakop sa Philippine National Police kon PNP.

Sa paghinabi sa radyo bandilyo, gitug-an ni Police Senior Superentindet Noel Armilla, ang PNP bukidnon director nga adunay slot karong tuiga alang sa bukidnon alang sa recruitment sa pagkapulis.

Hinoon wa pa makasiguro si armila kung pila ang kuhaon nga bag-ong pulis.

Subay niini, usa sa nasinating problema sa kapulisan mao ang kakuwang sa pwersa ug gilauman nga ang makuha nga mga bag-ong elemento makatabang ug dako sa pagmintenar sa kahusay ug kalinaw.

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Bukidnon PNP Crime Lab to be Inaugurated

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City- To have our own crime laboratory is a big help for more efficient crime solution.

This is the reason why the provincial government of Bukidnon look for a way to put up such project.

The said vision is now given a realization wherein a crime laboratory will be inaugurated this afternoon today (December 18, 2007).

The said crime laboratory is situated inside Camp Ramon Onahon, Provincial PNP Headquarter Compound, this city.

According to the report over DXDB, the said inauguration ceremony will be spearheaded by Governor Jose Zubiri; Police Senior Superentindent Noel Armilla, PNP Bukidnon Director and Police Chief Supt. Arturo Cacdac, PNP Crime Laboratory Director.

The said project is funded by the provincial government of Bukidnon worth 1.9 million pesos wherein 1.5 million is the worth of the building and the half million is the worth of equipments.

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Bag-ong Napili nga mga Opisyal sa Liga ng Barangay sa Malaybalay Nanumpa Na

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City - Pormal nang nanumpa sa ilang katungdanan ang mga bag-ong opisyal sa Liga ng Barangay sa dakbayan sa malaybalay karong lamang hapon (Disyembre 11, 2007).

Ang maong mga opisyal nanumpa atubangan mismo sa mayor sa dakbayan sa malaybalay Florencio docboy Flores Jr.

Sa gipahigayon nga piniliay , ang migawas nga mga mananaug mao ang mga musunod;pagka presidente mao si glorio sajulga kansa way miparang, pagkabise presidente - Alexander Maputi, way miparang ug auditor - Jose Medardo Estaniel, way miparang.

Samtang ang walo ka mga board of directors mao sila si Gabriel Alima, Eleazar Condes, Rosa Maria Elena Robosa, Rosanna Linhay, Oscar Diano, Alberto Failagao, Renato Sumbongan ug Michael Daniot.

Human sa pagpanumpa gisunod usab sa pagpahigayon ang turn-over sa katungdanan sa kanhi ABC President nga si Manuel Evangelista ngadto sa bag-ong presidente nga si Sajulga.

Ang nahisgutang piniliay gipahigayon inubanan sa mga board of election supervisors nga gilangkuban nila ni city local government operations officer Cindy Daniot, city election officer Winifred Salilo ug non government sector representative- inyong alagad Aurell Arais.

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Light A Tree Project Gibuksan Na

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City - Pormal nang gibuksan sa miaging gabii (Disyembre 3, 2007) ang Light A Tree Project.

Ang pormal nga pagbukas o switch on ceremony gipangunahan mismo ni Mayor Florencio Flores Jr., ang amahan sa dakbayan sa Malaybalay.

Kini tinambungan usab sa mga sakop sa konsehao, mga kawani ug mga opisyal sa mga buhatang lokal sa Malaybalay ug ingon man sinaksihan sa nagpunsisok nga mga katawhan.

Ang Light A Tree Project, usa ka tinuig nga prohekto sa kagamhanang lokal sa dakbayan sa Malaybalay aron paghatag ug dugang kadasig ug kaalegre panahon sa pasko aron nga adunay kasuyuran ang mga katawhan uban sa mga kahigalaan ug tibook pamilya.

Ilawom sa maong proyekto ang mga kahoy nga makaplagan sa Plaza Rizal gi-assign sa mga pribadong kompanya nga ania sa dakbayan sa Malaybalay aron nga dayan-dayanan ug dekorasyon maoy kalabutan sa pasko.

Aron paghatag ug dakong kadasig sa mga sumasalmot, adunay gigahin nga ganti alang sa mapili nga labing nindot nga dekorasyon.

Nasayran nga adunay lima ka mga consolation prizes nga makadawat ug tag-lima ka libo ka pesos matag usa, alang sa ikatulong ganti makadawat ug 20 mil pesos, ikaduhang ganti 25 mil pesos ug alang sa unang ganti makadawat ug 30 mil pesos.

Human sa pagswitch-on, mihugyaw tungod sa kalipay ang mga katawhan nga mitambong atol sa okasyon isip timaan sa kabibo sa dakbayan sa malaybalay ning panahon sa pasko.

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Search for Best POC on Going

by: Aurell P. Arais

Malaybalay City - The evaluation for the search for best peace and order council in the province of Bukidnon is still going on.

This was disclosed by Cesar Apao, provincial spokesperson in an interview over DXDB Radyo Bandilyo.

According to Apao, the search for best POC were categorized intro three namely; city category, municipal category A and B.

The evaluation was started last November 6, and is scheduled to commence this coming November 26, this year.

Apao also revealed that the evaluation team were composed of eight (8) members representing from government offices and from private sector.

"As of now (November 22, 2007 ) almost southern portion of the province were evaluated and the northern portion will be followed. In fact today our schedule are Talakag ang Baungon", Apao stated.

The winners for the best POC in the province will vie for the regional level and hopefully for the national level.

Apao also said that Governor Jose Ma. Zubiri highly supports the Search for Best POC provincial level.

The said search is in line with the program of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) urging all local government units to strengthen its peace and order plan within its area of jurisdiction.

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