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Some Tawi-Tawi islands sinking, lawmaker says

By tawitawi.net


MANILA, Philippines – Tawi-Tawi Rep. Nur Jaafar on Monday called open courtesy to falling islands in his home district since of meridian change.

In a payoff speech, Jaafar talked about a sum of an comment his bureau instituted to countenance reports that a islands of Tawi-Tawi are sinking.

The assement showed that a island-province has been falling for years, with several circuitously islands that were on 2008 maps now missing.

According to Jaafar, Bancuruan Island, that used to be 5 hectares is now down to 3 hectares, while some-more than 50 families on Turtle Island have been relocated to aloft belligerent due to critical erosion and rising sea level.

The comment also finished a following discoveries:

- Manuc-Manucan Island is now totally submerged

- Mapun Central School is flooded

- Only 5 hectares of Sitangkai are left from a strange area of some-more than 8 hectares. Its graveyards have been mislaid to a sea.

- Flooring of stilt houses in coastal communities are now next sea level

- Storm surges broken seashore communities in South Ubian, Tandubas, and Bongao

- Coral and seaweed splotch in waters off Tawi-Tawi

Jaafar pronounced a commentary endorse a inclusion of a Philippines in a World Risk Index as third among tip 10 countries many exposed to disaster risk and healthy hazards.

He claimed that range is during a core of a world’s biggest coral triangle and is also many exposed to meridian change.

Jaafar pronounced a other effects of meridian change presumably embody a detriment of a land area where immature sea turtles lay and induce their eggs, a genocide of corals, and a detriment of people’s homes since of sea turn rise.

The investigate on Tawi-Tawi was finished by a Climate Change Commission, a University of a Philippines Philippine Marine Institute, a Initiative for Tawi-Tawi Area Development Foundation, Conservation International, and a agriculture, environment, and scholarship and record departments.

Marines rescue 13 probable victims of tellurian trafficking in Tawi-Tawi

By tawitawi.net


ZAMBOANGA CITY — Troops from a Marine Battalion Landing Team-12 (MBLT-12) have discovered 13 “possible victims” of tellurian trafficking and apprehended a suspected monitor in a range of Tawi-Tawi, a Marine orator said.


Naval Public Affairs executive Lt. Col. Omar Tonsay pronounced a victims were intercepted and discovered around 5 p.m. Tuesday north of Mangsee Island in a range of Tawi-Tawi.

Tonsay pronounced authorities perceived information that a organisation of women were in North Mangsee and “awaiting to be ecstatic to Malaysia by a country’s southern backdoor.”

Rescued were Ruby Ann Dela Cruz, 25, of Tibag, Tarlac City; Angeline Villanueva, 20, of Mexico, Pampanga; Sarah Tarayo, 27, of Kalayaan, Pasig City; Marilyn Dela Cruz, 21, from Cabanatuan City; Julie Mateo, 24, from San Antonio, Nueva Ecija; Jennifer Paernia, 26, from South Comembo, Makati City; Princess Doce, 20, from Sucat, Muntinlupa City; Nerissa Castro, 25, from Angeles City; Dernalisa Castro, 26, from Fairview, Quezon City; Liza Balceda, 24, from Angeles City; Mary Jane Cortez, 31, from Arayat, Pampanga; Lady Lee Buan, 20, from Cutcut, Angeles City; and Beverly Miclat, 24, of Angeles City.

Authorities also arrested a suspected monitor and a group’s guide, Mattarasak Gani, from Brooke’s Point, Palawan.

Tonsay pronounced those discovered were taken to a Camp Navarro General Hospital for medical hearing and debriefing and were after incited over to a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). (PNA)

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Marines rescue ‘possible’ human trafficking victims

By Bong Garcia


TROOPS from the Marine Battalion Landing Team-Soccksargen (MBLT-12) foiled a human trafficking and rescued 13 “possible victims” in the province of Tawi-Tawi.

Naval Public Affairs director Lieutenant Colonel Omar Tonsay said the victims were intercepted and rescued around 5 p.m. Tuesday north of Mangsee Island in the province of Tawi-Tawi.

The troops also arrested Mattarasak Gani of Brooke’s Point, Palawan, who was the alleged facilitator and the group's guide.

Tonsay said the rescue came after they were alerted that a group of women was in North Mangsee and “awaiting to be transported to Malaysia through the country's southern backdoor.”

Rescued were Ruby Ann Dela Cruz, 25, Tibag, Tarlac City; Angeline Villanueva, 20, Mexico, Pampanga; Sarah Tarayo, 27, Kalayaan, Pasig City; Marilyn Dela Cruz, 21, Cabanatuan City; Julie Mateo, 24, San Antonio, Nueva Ecija; Jennifer Paernia, 26, South Comembo, Makati City; Princess Doce, 20, Sucat, Muntinlupa City; Nerissa Castro, 25, Angeles City; Dernalisa Castro, 26, Fairview, Quezon City; Liza Balceda, 24, Angeles City; Mary Jane Cortez, 31, Arayat, Pampanga; Lady Lee Buan, 20, Cut-Cut, Angeles City; and Beverly Miclat, 24, Angeles City.

The rescued victims were taken to the Camp Navarro General Hospital for medical examination and debriefing and were later turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Tonsay said.

Tawi-Tawi gets P1-B assist fund

By tawitawi.net


BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines – The inhabitant supervision has allotted some P1 billion from a impulse account of President Aquino to financial several growth and provision programs for Tawi-Tawi, in an bid to rise a socio-economic condition of a province, and propel a internal residents from poverty.

Tawi-Tawi Governor Sadikul Sahali pronounced a allotted volume was postulated by a Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

“The provincial supervision here is so most beholden that President Aquino extended us about P1 billion to urge a province’s socio-economic condition. Thank we Mr. President for your regard and affability to us,” Sahali said.

According to Sahali, a volume is partial of a P8.5 billion account appropriated for a ARMM by a inhabitant government, and taken from a P72 billion impulse account of a Aquino administration.

Of a P1 billion budget, a Department of Public Works and Highways in a range got an allocation amounting to P240 million, Department of Health with P140 million, Department of Agriculture – P91 million, Department of Science and Technology with P3.6 million, Department of a Interior and Local Government got P80 million, a Electric Cooperative got P200 million, Department of Transportation and Communications with P30 Million, and a Department of Energy got P200 million.

The administrator here pronounced a volume extended them underneath a impulse account would be of good assistance for a range and to a people here.

Sahali pronounced all a projects lined-up underneath a programs of any of a line agencies are all geared towards misery alleviation and alleviation of a socio-economic condition of a province.

Adding that once a growth module will be implemented, there will be a large employing of manpower to commence a projects in many tools of a province.

The impulse account that is termed as a ARMM Transition and Investment Support Plan will embody gratification projects covering cash-for-work-programs, construction of day-care centers, supplemental feeding, and core preserve assistance.

The impulse account will also financial a doing of several infrastructure projects like irrigation and farm-to-market roads.

Last Saturday, a Office of a Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) has also allotted some P36 million to former combatants of a Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in this range to financial several provision projects and support programs to serve urge their vital conditions.

OPAPP pronounced a volume will be used to financial several provision programs for a former combatants vital in during slightest 12 villages located in a municipalities of Bongao, Languyan, Sapa-Sapa, Simunul, and Panglima Sugala.

OPAPP Director Susan Marcaida disclosed that a volume of P3 million will be allotted to any of a 12 villages by a Peace and Development Council Program (PDCP) that was tasked to lift out a community-driven projects that are approaching to residence a needs of a beneficiaries, Sahali said.

Tawi-Tawi gets P1-B aid fund

By NONOY E. LACSON


To finance development, livelihood programs

BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines – The national government has allotted some P1 billion from the stimulus fund of President Aquino to finance various development and livelihood programs for Tawi-Tawi, in an effort to develop the socio-economic condition of the province, and propel the local residents from poverty.

Tawi-Tawi Governor Sadikul Sahali said the allotted amount was granted through the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

“The provincial government here is so much grateful that President Aquino extended us about P1 billion to improve the province's socio-economic condition. Thank you Mr. President for your concern and kindness to us,” Sahali said.

According to Sahali, the amount is part of the P8.5 billion fund appropriated for the ARMM by the national government, and taken from the P72 billion stimulus fund of the Aquino administration.

Of the P1 billion budget, the Department of Public Works and Highways in the province got an allocation amounting to P240 million, Department of Health with P140 million, Department of Agriculture – P91 million, Department of Science and Technology with P3.6 million, Department of the Interior and Local Government got P80 million, the Electric Cooperative got P200 million, Department of Transportation and Communications with P30 Million, and the Department of Energy got P200 million.

The governor here said the amount extended them under the stimulus fund would be of great help for the province and to the people here.

Sahali said all the projects lined-up under the programs of each of the line agencies are all geared towards poverty alleviation and improvement of the socio-economic condition of the province.

Adding that once the development program will be implemented, there will be a massive hiring of manpower to undertake the projects in many parts of the province.

The stimulus fund that is termed as the ARMM Transition and Investment Support Plan will include welfare projects covering cash-for-work-programs, construction of day-care centers, supplemental feeding, and core shelter assistance.

The stimulus fund will also finance the implementation of various infrastructure projects like irrigation and farm-to-market roads.

Last Saturday, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) has also allotted some P36 million to former combatants of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in this province to finance various livelihood projects and support programs to further improve their living conditions.

OPAPP said the amount will be used to finance various livelihood programs for the former combatants living in at least 12 villages located in the municipalities of Bongao, Languyan, Sapa-Sapa, Simunul, and Panglima Sugala.

OPAPP Director Susan Marcaida disclosed that the amount of P3 million will be allotted to each of the 12 villages through the Peace and Development Council Program (PDCP) that was tasked to carry out the community-driven projects that are expected to address the needs of the beneficiaries, Sahali said.

P36-M allotted for Tawi-Tawi projects

By tawitawi.net


BONGAO, Philippines – The Office of a Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) has allotted some P36 million for Tawi-Tawi to financial several provision projects and support programs for an identified zone in a province.

Tawi-Tawi Governor Sadikul Sahali pronounced that OPAPP sensitive a provincial supervision about extend during a unchanging assembly of a Provincial Peace and Order (PPOC) to urge a vital condition of former combatants of a Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) here.

Sahali pronounced OPAPP Director Susan Marcaida disclosed that a volume of P36 million has been earmarked from a supports of a Payapa during Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) for a former MNLF combatants vital in during slightest 12 villages located in a towns of Bongao, Languyan, Sapa-Sapa, Simunul, and Panglima Sugala, all in Tawi-Tawi.

Sahali pronounced that Marcaida explained to a provincial supervision that a volume of P3 million will be allotted to any of a 12 villages by a Peace and Development Council Program (PDCP) that is tasked to lift out a community-driven projects to residence a people’s needs.

PAMANA is a government’s assent and growth module that seeks to revoke poverty, urge governance, and commission communities by community-driven projects, while compelling peace.

For her part, Tawi-Tawi Vice Governor Ruby Sahali-Tan has reminded OPAPP to delicately brand a projects that will be implemented in a identified areas to equivocate duplication with existent projects being saved from other supervision sources.

As this developed, Sahali has tasked a mayors of a pronounced 5 municipalities to rush their consultations with a beneficiaries of a program, and contention them a soonest probable time to his office.

He also tasked a mayors to immediately ready a programs of work for a projects, observant “in this manner, we are positive of a clarity on a partial of a internal supervision units (LGUs).”

He pronounced a PAMANA program’s categorical plan is to move behind a supervision in aim communities by ensuring that they advantage from softened smoothness of simple amicable services, and are served by responsive, pure and accountable governments.

It also aims to minister to attaining durability assent by achieving a rebate of misery and disadvantage by village infrastructure, and a smoothness of amicable services, Sahali stressed.

Sabah-bound boat intercepted off Tawi-Tawi

By JOHN CARLO M. CAHINHINAN


MANILA, Philippines — Combined teams from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) rescued about 300 persons believed to be victims of human trafficking in the waters off Tawi-Tawi last Sunday.

Lieutenant Commander Algier Ricafrente said the victims were on a motor launch, the ML Wendelene, which was spotted by elements of Coast Guard District South Western Mindanao and two PCG-BFAR Mon-itoring and Control Vessels.

The joint team was on routine patrol off Taganak Island at around 2:30 p.m. when they spotted the Wen-delene overloaded with passengers.

Ricafrente said that the motor launch, which has an authorized capacity of 58 passengers, was sailing towards the direction of Sabah, Malaysia.

The Wendelene was then escorted by the patrol vessels to Zamboanga City.

It was learned that the motor launch was skippered by Captain Rogello Anas and operated by Bernalda Julwadi of Canelar in Zamboanga City.

The rescued victims will be turned over Wednesday to the Visayan Forum Foundation which has been providing support, education, housing and legal advice to women and children trafficked into prostitution.

Over 200 suspected trafficked victims rescued in Tawi-Tawi

By Queenie Casimiro, ABS CBN News Zamboanga


ZAMBOANGA, Philippines – Authorities in Western Mindanao intercepted a vessel loaded with over 200 suspected victims of human trafficking.

Reports from the Coast Guard Zamboanga Station revealed two monitoring and control vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources were on routing patrol operations with joint elements from the Coast Guard District South Western Mindanao on Saturday when they spotted and intercepted Motorlaunch Wendelene at the vicinity of Taganak Island in Tawi-Tawi.

The vessel was proceeding towards the direction of Sabah, Malaysia.

Upon inspection, authorities discovered that the ferry was carrying over 200 passengers, way above its capacity of 58 passengers.

The vessel is said to be owned by a certain Bernaida Julwadi of Canelar, Zamboanga City, while the ferry captain was identified as Rogelio Anas.

Coast Guard Zamboanga Station Commander Perfecto Eden said ML Wendelene is now being escorted by authorities to Zamboanga City while the rescued victims are set to be turned over to the NGO Visayan Forum Foundation.

Under Republic Act 9993, otherwise known as the Philippine Coast Guard Act of 2009, the Coast Guard is mandated to assist in the enforcement of laws on human smuggling, among others.

Tawi-Tawi agenda

By tawitawi.net


BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi (PIA) – The range of Tawi-Tawi continues to propel a healthy resources supervision (NRM) module on Mapun and Turtle Islands, dual far-flung municipalities of this southernmost province.

Provincial Information Officer Abdel Nasser Tahang pronounced in a formulation assembly during a Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall that Vice Governor Ruby Sahali discussed a bulletin with a endangered agencies participating in a doing of a module that includes mangrove planting in partnership with a Department of Environment and Natural Resources, fruit-bearing tree planting, dive exploration, and coastal apparatus supervision and meridian change.

Suspect in slay of Tawi-Tawi deputy police chief killed in shootout

By Karen Boncocan

INQUIRER.net


MANILA, Philippines—Authorities shot dead a suspect who killed a deputy police chief in Tawi-Tawi province Monday night. Inspector Erick Fregillana, Bongao town deputy police chief died after being shot by Abdul Sabdani at 8:38 p.m. in Pahut village, Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr. said. Police said that Fregillana was trying to wrestle an M16 rifle from Sabdani when he was shot. The suspect was under investigation for a traffic incident at that time, said Cruz. Bongao town police tried to shoot at the suspect but it took three hours and several more officers from the Tawi-Tawi police to fight off Sabdani who was killed in the shootout. Recovered from Sabdani were an M16 rifle, an M14 rifle, a caliber .45 pistol, a caliber .38 revolver, a rifle grenade and a homemade airgun.

Tawi-Tawi agenda

By mb.com.ph


BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi (PIA) – The province of Tawi-Tawi continues to propel its natural resources management (NRM) program on Mapun and Turtle Islands, two far-flung municipalities of this southernmost province.

Provincial Information Officer Abdel Nasser Tahang said in a planning meeting at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall that Vice Governor Ruby Sahali discussed the agenda with the concerned agencies participating in the implementation of the program that includes mangrove planting in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, fruit-bearing tree planting, dive exploration, and coastal resource management and climate change.

9th PNP Maritime to build gunboat unit in Tawi-Tawi

By Allen Abastillas


The 9th Maritime Mobile Unit will soon construct a special gunboat unit in Bongao and Mapun Tawi-Tawi.

Newly assumed 9th MMU chief Sr. Supt. Agustin Derio Molina said the construction of the special gunboat unit in Bongao and Mapun is in partnership with the provincial government of Tawi-Tawi under Gov. Sadikul Sahali.

The special gunboat unit includes a wharf and a building that will house a gunboat.

Molina said the Philippine National Police Maritime national headquarters is expected to receive a gunboat that will be donated by the US- Department of Justice.It will be detailed in Bongao and Mapun to combat piracy and lawlessness in the high seas.

Molina said his office is waiting for the formal donation of the 2,500 square meters coastal area in Bongao and Mapun from the provincial government.

According to Molina, the 9th MMU has a big command group of area of jurisdiction because it has a two regions — 9th MMU and Maritime Mobile Unit of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao for Basilan ,Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.

At present, the gunboat donated by the US Department of Justice is now detailed in Balabak Palawan.

Malaysia is also speeding up the construction of a special gun boat unit because they also want to receive similar donation from the US government, Molina revealed..

Before assuming command last November 3, Molina was assigned in Palawan. He graduated from the Philippine National Police Academy in 1985.

Former 9th MMU chief Sr. Supt. Eduardo Serapio Garado is now the new assigned in Cebu City (Region 7).

Tawi-Tawi to propel environment program in Mapun, Turtle Island

By Zamboanga Times


The Province of Tawi-Tawi is on another leg next week of propelling its Natural Resources Management (NRM) program in Mapun and Turtle Island, two far-flung municipalities of this southern province.

Provincial Information Officer Abdel Nasser Tahang reported that in a planning meeting at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall Tuesday, Vice Governor Ruby Sahali discussed the agenda with the concerned agencies participating in the implementation of the program.

The NRM activities include mangrove planting in partnership with the DENR, fruit-bearing tree planting with the DA, dive exploration with WWF, and Coastal Resource Management and Climate Change with WWF and DA.

Tahang added that social services that will be included are Brigada Iskwela, maternal and child care, 4P’s beneficiary assessment, Islamic lectures, assistance to Mother’s Club of Turtle Island, operation gupit, and medical/dental services.

Sahali said these are the programs and activities that the provincial government is undertaking since 2010 in line with its implementation of the province’s NRM program. She said that after Mapun and Turtle Island, she has eyed for Sapa-Sapa municipality as the next recipient.

“We are doing this public service for the benefits of the people and we have set aside politics here,” she said.

Meanwhile, Task Force 62 commander, Captain Renato Yongque, PN, GSC, has assured the availability of a navy boat to ferry the Mapun and Turtle Island-bound group this week end. — RVC/PIA

Basic services

By Nonoy Lacson


BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi – National and provincial government agencies here will conduct on Monday an evaluation on the basic and social services that the provincial government is extending to the municipalities of Mapun and Turtle Islands. Vice Governor Ruby Sahali-Tan said the evaluation aims to further improve the basic and social services that the province is extending to the people of the province.

Tan said senior officials of the province, including officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, and World Wide Fund for Nature will compose the group in the conduct of the evaluation.

Cops still seeking info on blank fish breeder and his Filipino abductor

By THE TAWI-TAWI JOURNAL


KOTA KINABALU: There has been no word from Malaysian fish breeder Pang Chong Pong a month after he was abducted during Sitangkai Island in a uneasy southern Philippines region.

Philippine military in a Tawi Tawi range pronounced conjunction Pang, 47, nor his purported abductor Merham Maraji, a former business partner of Pang, could be traced.

“We have filed a rapist box for abduction and so far, no release direct has been made,” Tawi Tawi provincial military director Senior Supt Rodeleo Jocson pronounced Sunday.

He pronounced a military had checked with family members of Maraji and also his neighbours in Sitangkai though they pronounced they had not seen him or any Chinese man.

“Maraji seems to have left but a trace,” he said, adding that he had not been seen during his home encampment in Panglima Segala either, that is partial of a Tawi Tawi sequence of islands.

Pang, a father of 3 children from Sarawak, operated a fish-breeding plantation in Semporna and had entered Philippines illegally with 3 Filipino workers to buy uninformed fish shrimp.

Maraji, a former workman of Pang, who after became a business associate, was purported to have forced Pang during gunpoint into his vessel on Oct 5. Pang’s workers were not harmed.

Supt Jocson pronounced formed on declare statements, military trust there was a disagreement between a two.

Maraji had no famous links to kidnap syndicates or belligerent groups, he said.

He combined that Pang had entered Sitangkai in an unregistered speedboat.

Sitangkai is about a 30-minute vessel float from Sabah’s Semporna.

Pang’s family members pronounced Sunday they had not listened anything given a kidnapping.

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