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Wars of ancient history were about possessions, territory, power, control, family, betrayal, lover's quarrel, politics and sometimes religion.

But we are in the Modern era and supposedly more educated and enlightened .

Think about this. Don't just brush off these questions.

  • Why is RELIGION still involved in WARS? Isn't religion supposed to be about PEACE?
  • Ask yourself; What religion always campaign to have its religious laws be accepted as government laws, always involved in wars and consistently causing WARS, yet insists that it's a religion of peace?

WHY??

There are only two kinds of people who teach tolerance:
  1. The Bullies. They want you to tolerate them so they can continue to maliciously deprive you. Do not believe these bullies teaching tolerance, saying that it’s the path to prevent hatred and prejudice.
  2. The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.
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PPOC to stop crimes involving motorcycle riding-in-tandem

ILAGAN, Isaebla- The provincial peace and order council (PPOC) has met yesterday to discuss possible moves to resolve crimes, which involve motorcycle riding-in-tandem following the reports of Isabela Police Provincial Office (IPPO) of high profile crimes perpetrated by motorcycle riding-in-tandem in San Mateo and in Ramon that resulted to the killing of two barangay captains.

Governor Faustino G. Dy III, chairman of the PPOC, ordered all municipal and city mayors in the province to closely coordinate with police station chiefs to jointly resolve and stop in their respective areas of jurisdiction that involves criminals using motorcycle in committing crimes.

Dy also instructed the IPPO to strictly enforce measures that would stop criminal activities in the province while the Sangguniang Panlalawigan is still studying the proposal of the police on the “Oplan VISA” otherwise known as Vehicle Identification and Sticker Authenticity.

He suggested that the police should establish checkpoints at all strategic places in the province and mobilize barangay tanods in the barangays to ensure that criminals have no chance to commit or execute crimes.

IPPO chief Senior Superintendent Frankin Mabanag vowed to implement the suggestions made by the chairman of the PPOC particularly the estabishment of checkpoints to check motorcycles plying the the public roads.

Mabanag also said he will order his COPs to closely coordinate with LCEs to avert crimes involving motorcycle riding-in-tandem.

Isabela government yet to finalize road project

ILAGAN, Isabela- The provincial government of Isabela said it has yet to finalize the controversial Ilagan-to-Divilacan Road project even as it assured stakeholders it will not harm the environment.

Governor Faustino Dy III during the 2nd Consultative Meeting on the project held at the Ilagan Sanctuary here told participants the provincial government needed all the assistance of the people to finally rehabilitate the existing logging road crossing the Sierra Madre mountains to the Pacific.

Once completed, the P2-billion road will open the coastal municipalities of Divilacan, Maconacon, Pinapigue, and Palanan to mainstream development, Governor Dy said.

In a presentation by the proponents, it was learned that although the proposed road project is a provincial road, it will use applicable pertinent DPWH design guidelines and engineering standards according to the National Structural Code of the Philippines.

However, the project has been met with opposition from cause-oriented groups as they claim the environment and the indigenous Dumagats, an Agta tribal group living in the area will be disturbed, but the proponents claimed that the said tribal group has already executed a memorandum of agreement among the provincial government of Isabela, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples and the Agta indigenous peoples.

In a multi-media presentation, the proponent claimed that the IPs have authorized them to proceed with the project.

Perla Visorro of the Cagayan Valley Peoples Progress and Development, a Cagayan-based civil society group that protects environment, said there should be a reliable survey on the real number of indigenous peoples in the affected barangays for agencies to fully address their needs.

Isabela Green Ladies Org to lead women’s month celebration

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela– The Isabela Green Ladies Organization (IGLO), this province’s primary women organization, will lead the conduct of various activities for the monthlong celebration of women’s month in Isabela to show that women are contributors to development in the country.

Women Representative to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Vilinda Bernardo who is also the adviser of IGLO said that the organization is the primary organization that unites women in terms of contributing their time, skills and resources towards the development of the province.

She said the theme for this year’s celebration evolves on the role of women in weathering climate change effects.

Bernardo expressed her full support to the undertakings of the organization as she is representing them in the province’s legislative body and assured her continuing assistance to promote the well-being of women in the province.

There will be a mass at Francisco L. Dy coliseum in Cauayan City before the program will formally start.

A simultaneous free medical and dental mission at the province-run hospitals in the four district of Isabela and at the provincial hospital will also be conducted on the same day.

In the afternoon, a women’s forum will also be conducted where several issues related to women’s rights and concern will be tackled by invited resource speakers like former Las Pinas congresswoman Cynthia Villar and Commission on Higher Education commissioner Nona Ricafort.

The theme for this year’s celebration is “Women weathering climate change: Governance and accountability, everyone’s responsibility."

Isabela exec assures protection of Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park when road project opens

ILAGAN, Isabela- The local chief executive of this province has assured the public that the protection of the environment inside the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park will be protected when the Ilagan-Divilacan road projects is realized.

Governor Faustino G. Dy III made this assurance during the second consultative meeting held at Santa Victoria Park in this town March 8.

“Kung gagawin natin ang Divilacan-Ilagan road, titiyakin natin na an gating kagubatan ay atin pong pangangalagaan” (If the Ilagan-Divilacan road project will be constructed, I assure you that the forests and the environment will be protected),” Dy said.

He said he will be proposing to local government units the enactment of ordinances just to ensure the protection of the environment in the province which he considered as the remaining resources for the next generation.

Dy aired his desire to open the Ilagan-Divilacan road in order that the residents who are deprived of basic social services from the coastal town will also be given with the resources and aids from the provincial government and other national government agencies, citing the situation in Subic and other places in the country where these places became economically rich.

The Divilacan-Ilagan road was also seen by the provincial government as a gateway to the coastal areas, plus the benefit it can give the residents in transporting their goods and products to the mainland Isabela.

It can be recalled that Governor Dy has said during his inauguration that he will be prioritizing the interconnectivity of the four coastal towns to the mainland Isabela in order for residents not be deprived of the basic social services intended for them.

Region P1.9 billion road project to boost economic activity, tourism in four Isabela coastal towns

ILAGAN, Isabela- The proposed P1.9-billion road project that the provincial government of Isabela is pushing will boost economic activity and promote the tourism spot of the four coastal towns once realized, according to governor.

In the second public consultation held here Thursday, Governor Faustino G. Dy III said the coastal area has a great potential tourist spots and once a road exist going to the four coastal towns would surely boost economic activity there.

The four coastal towns are Palanan, Maconacon, Divilacan, and Dinapigue.

Dy said while the primary purpose of the road connecting to the coastal towns is to easily deliver basic social services of the people in the area, the tourist spots will be noticed by future travelers once the road is opened.

Governor Dy said the conduct of consultation is a venue to make agreements so that nobody from the proposed project will be aggrieved and all apprehensions raised by the concerned sectors will be given due solutions.

Divilacan Mayor Venturino Bulan expressed his support to the move of the provincial government in the construction of road linking the coastal town from the mainland Isabela.

He said there will be a big benefit of residents from the coastal towns as they can easily and economically be reaching the mainland Isabela when roads are available.

Farmers to undergo computer literacy training

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela– The Cauayan City agriculture office, in coordination with the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) – Isabela, is set to conduct a computer literacy training to several farmers in the city and in nearby towns starting this week to increase their knowledge on rice and corn production through surfing about the latest technologies to increase their yield.

Mary Jane Yadao, city agricultural technician, said some farmers from Cabatuan, Reina Mercedes and Cauayan City are scheduled to participate in the said training to gain initial knowledge in computer operation and internet research as a venue to improve rice and corn production.

PhilRice- Isabela and the city agriculture office will assist during the training by way of providing the venue and other requirements.

Yadao said that the provision of knowledge on modern technology to farmers are necessary to contribute to the country’s goal of attaining food self-sufficiency program.

Village women undergo training on recyclable materials

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela- A number of village women were gathered at the community center of Barangay Sagana, Santiago City to undergo a training on using recyclable materials last Saturday, March 3, aimed at helping them earn income while at home.

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Santiago City employee Alicia Alejandro led the training particularly in decorative souvenir items and corsages out of plastic wastes.

Alejandro said women residents usually do not have additional income after rice and corn planting and she said it is indeed necessary to provide skills to women in order to earn income while at home.

Alejandro taught women how to make decorative products out from plastic water containers (mineral water bottles) into useful products and can be sold to the neighbors or to the local market.

She also said that the use of recycled materials into income-generating items would help decrease waste products from the bulk of waste materials produced in the city.

Anazon Balcita, one of the women who attended the training, lauded the concern of city government in coordination with the local television network in the city in providing skills training in order to help them earn income.

“We learn how to save recycle materials now after knowing its uses, either as decorative souvenir items or as corsages”, Balcita said.

Aside from earning using recyclable materials, they can also help in the government’s program in the reduction of waste products in the city.

The activity also coincides with the celebration of Women’s Month this year.

World-class park and astrodome to rise in Isabela

ILAGAN, Isabela- The construction of a world-class park and astrodome in the province is underway at the provincial capitol grounds here with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Artist for Peace as consultant for the development of the park.

Joel Paragas, UNESCO artist and park consultant, said there will be a 17-feet sculpture of Queen Isabella II of Spain at the center of a fountain in the mini park.

According to the history of Isabela, its name originated from Queen Isabella of Spain where the Spanish authorities who conquered the province named after her.

He said that around the sculpture of Queen Isabella II would be sculptures of the former leaders and heroes of the province who serve and freed the province.

“The statue of Queen Elizabeth the II itself speaks about the history of Isabela," Pragas said.

Paragas is also the artist who designed the construction of Jones historical shrine that was constructed in Jones, Isabela last year.

The proposed astrodome in the capitol compound will be funded by the provincial government.

Rescue 206 joins nationwide earthquake drill

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela- This city’s Rescue 206 joined the nationwide earthquake drill today to inculcate public preparedness in times of calamity. The Rescue 206 earthquake drill is conducted at the De Vera’s hospital, a four-storey building which is one of the known private hospitals in Isabela.

Claro Comoda, city risk reduction and management officer, said the Rescue 206 personnel coordinated with the management of the hospital for a simulation earthquake drill to prepare the hospital management on the safety procedures on instances an earthquakes occur, considering the hospital building is on a four-storey level.

The Rescue 206 equipment, like ambulances and fire trucks, and its personnel, in coordination with the Bureau of Fire Protection and Santiago City Police Office including the Philippine Red Cross participated in the earthquake drill.

Ilagan unmarried couples exchange marriage vows

ILAGAN, Isabela- At least 235 unmarried couples in this capital town of Ilagan exchanged marriage vows in a mass wedding sponsored by the local government unit of Ilagan and attended by the National Statistics Office (NSO) officials in the province as part of the celebration of Civil Registry Month.

Mayor Jose Marie L. Diaz said that there is need to hold a mass wedding ceremony to legalize the union of the couples who cannot afford to defray expenses for their wedding.

Local elected officials of the municipality served as principal sponsors to the wedding rites.

Provincial Statistics Officer Julius Emperador, who served as the guest speaker during the event, emphasized the value of civil registry among all individuals in the province.

He said the civil registry of individual is from womb to tomb as it is required by law that each individual should be registered when born, get married and when died.

Couples Moises del Rosario and Jessa Salazar of San Vicente, Ilagan, Isabela said they decided to join the mass wedding rites to legalize their union and to save from wedding expenses.

The couple thanked the local government for sponsoring the event as it helped living in couples to legalize their unions especially the poor couples who cannot afford to spend for their wedding.

The mass wedding is an annual regular activity of the local government unit of Ilagan as part of celebrating the Civil Registry Month.

Free dental mission benefits Alicia residents

ALICIA, Isabela- Village residents in this town who have problems in their teeth benefit from the free dental mission sponsored by the local government unit of Alicia in observance of oral health month.

Mayor Maria Cecilia Reyes said the activity is one of the programs of the local government unit of Alicia in bringing the services to the people right in their towns.

Reyes said residents of Callao, Alicia, Isabela expressed their appreciation to the local government unit for offering a free dental extraction especially to the poorest of the poor residents. Reyes also said there will still be series of free dental mission in the coming days at barangays Paddad and Inanama scheduled next week.

Residents of Barangay Callao expressed their thanks to local government officials for the free dental services offered in the said barangays.

Among the residents that availed of the free dental mission that was conducted at the village’s community center yesterday are mothers and students of Callao nearby barangays.

38 Alicia residents underwent free massage training by TESDA

ALICIA, Isabela- At least 38 residents of Alicia from the different barangays of the town underwent a 10-day free massage skills training sponsored by the local government unit of Alicia and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)–Isabela.

Mayor Maria Cecilia Claire Reyes said the provision of skills training is one of the programs of the local government unit in coordination with concerned national government agencies like the TESDA and other government agencies with programs on skills development and training.

Reyes is also planning to organize the newly graduate massage therapist to be formed into an association that anytime their services are needed the leader will serve as over-all coordinator and send anyone from its members to give massage service.

TESDA Provincial Director of Isabela Nestor Ave said the 38 massage therapy trainees were tested by TESDA before their graduation and all of them passed the skills assessment as certified massagers.

DA bares Agripinoy rice achiever regional awardees

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela- The Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 2 bared that the two Isabela citie, four Isabela municipalities and six Nuevmunicipalities of Nueva Vizcaya are 2011 Agripinoy rice achiever awardees.

Orlando Lorenzana, DA 2 technical director, said the awardees received the award on February 10 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila.

Lorenzana said that the cities of Cauayan and Santiago won in the city category while the municipalities of San Mateo, Cabatuan, Alicia and Delfin Albano all in Isabela as well as Solano, Bagabag, Bayombong, Dupax del Norte and Aritao in Nueva Vizcaya won on municipal category.

Lorenzana said that the cities and the towns which won the Agripinoy rice achiever award received P1 million each from the Department of Agriculture.

Meanwhile, 9 agricultural extension workers from Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya were also among the 19 agricultural extension workers in the whole country who were recognized during Saturday’s awarding ceremony at PICC. Each of them received P20,000.

Free anti-rabies vaccinations to pet dogs launched

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela- The city veterinary office of this premier city of Cagayan Valley has launched last week the anti-rabies vaccinations aimed at averting existence of rabies cases in the city signaling the start of anti-rabies vaccination operation in its 37 villages.

The activity is annually conducted by the city veterinary office to ensure that the residents in the city are safe from danger caused by dog bites.

City veterinary officer chief Dr. Solomon Maylem said the free anti-rabies vaccines are provided by the city government and are administered by the city veterinary office to pet dogs in the city.

Maylem also said that although the rabies cases are not alarming, preventive measures are needed to eliminate the cases of rabies in the city.

He said that if dogs are vaccinated there will be no dangers of deaths caused by rabies.

$200-M paper facility to rise in Isabela

ILAGAN, Isabela- A $200-million paper plant facility will be constructed in Isabela as soon as the final agreement among the Korean investors, the provincial government of Isabela, and city government of Cauayan will be formalized.

The multi-million dollar paper plant facility, which will be using corn stalks as raw materials, is expected to be constructed at the forest region of Cauayan City where majority of farmers are engaged in corn planting.

Danilo Tumamao, provincial agriculturist of Isabela, said that in the conceptualization of the paper plant project, the proponents took into consideration the area of operations where vast areas of corn lands shall be present to meet the requirements and availability of corn stalks when the facility will start to operate.

Tumamao said Isabela is the country’s top producer of corn among other provinces in the country where it has produced 1.26 million metric tons of corn in 2011, contributing 20 percent of country’s total corn production.

The Korean-owned Corn Pulp and Paper Holdings with local counterpart Araneta and Lee Consulting company has been initially conducting talks with the provincial and city officials of Cauayan to possibly realize the important project which can contribute to employment opportunities for Isabelinos.

Tumamao said the Korean project is an opportunity to increase the corn yield by planting corn in 20,000 hectares to produce the needed corn stalks for the plant’s operation.

Tumamao said once the paper plant facility will formally operate, there will be demands for labor force and this will benefit Isabelinos.

Ex-Gov. Padaca cleared of graft

CAUAYAN CITY, Philippines—The Ombudsman has cleared former Isabela Governor Maria Gracia Cielo Padaca of graft charges in connection with the increase of government subsidy for rice farmers in 2007.

In a 16-page decision dated January 20, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales said there was no sufficient evidence that Padaca wasted provincial funds when she entered into a deal with the National Food Authority (NFA).

The case was filed by Simeon Taguinod, who complained that Padaca abused her authority when she signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the NFA in 2005 and 2006 that increased Isabela’s subsidy for rice farmers.

Taguinod also claimed that the MOA was signed without the approval of the Isabela provincial board.

In her June 29, 2007 counter-affidavit, Padaca insisted that the NFA agreement was legal and did not require the permission of the provincial board.—Villamor Visaya Jr.

Town greenhouse established for vegetable seedling production

CORDON, Isabela- The Department of Agriculture (DA) 2 and the local government unit of Cordon joined its resources in establishing a greenhouse for vegetable seedling production to be distributed to residents here.

The greenhouse establishment is a joint project of the LGU – Cordon and DA to boost vegetable production in the town and in the region as a whole.

Municipal Agriculturist Relly Cruz said officials of the local government unit of Cordon led by Mayor Laurencio Zuniega are thankful for choosing the town as beneficiary of a greenhouse which is an important facility for vegetable farmers adding that that the town is a potential area for vegetable production.

The locality will be using the greenhouse to be an area to propagate vegetable seedlings that will be distributed to vegetable farmers and other interested residents who will have the interest to plant vegetables.

Cruz said that the local officials wanted that each resident in the locality will have at least backyard garden as their source of income and use for their own consumption.

Cruz said that among the vegetable seeds that will be propagated inside the greenhouse are pepper, tomato, eggplant, okra, squash and other vegetables that are usually grown in the barangay.

PRC Santiago city gets new emergency rescue equipment

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Santiago City chapter was provided with a new unit of ambulance and a mini fire truck last week by the PRC Central Office to better respond to emergencies in its area of operation.

PRC Santiago City chapter administrator Estela Vergara said the new emergency rescue equipment were provided by the PRC Central Office having seen the necessity of the rescue equipment through the intervention of the city government who made a request to the PRC.

Vergara said the rescue equipment will be kept in her office and will be exclusively used for providing emergency assistance to needy constituents.

PRC Santiago City is also willing to lend the rescue equipment to the Bureau of Fire Protection only when requested by the agency especially during fire rescue operations.

Vergara said the provision of additional rescue equipment will be beneficial to Santiaguenos as it will surely expand their services to the needy constituents. She also said that the PRC Santiago City has a number of volunteers who are willing to augment the needed manpower especially during emergency situations like in the time of calamities.

The PRC is also closely coordinating with the Rescue 206 to better serve Santiaguenos.

Vergara said the PRC is helping in the conduct of first-aid trainings in schools and even in barangays, disaster management, blood-letting, and other humanitarian activities.

Cauayan City, region 2’s most outstanding AgriPinoy rice achiever

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela– The Department of Agriculture (DA) - Region 2 office has adjudged the city of Cauayan as Most Outstanding Agripinoy rice achiever for having produced and surpassed the minimum production per hectare of rice last year compared to other cities and municipalities.

The city government will receive the award today at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) through Mayor Benjamin G. Dy and city agriculture officials of Cauayan.

City agriculturist Rufino Arcega said the city government is set to receive a certificate of recognition and a cash award of P1 million from DA.

Arcega planned to propose to Mayor Dy that the cash award will be used to purchase of rice land to be used as research center to better improve rice and corn yields.

He said once the city government has established a research center, the best farming technology will be shared to the farmers in the city to improve more their yields.

City councilor Ruben Tumbaga, committee chairman on agriculture and agricultural technician Mary Jane Yadao will also be receiving a regional award for their outstanding contribution in the improvement of rice yield and support to agriculture sector in the city.

PENRO – Isabela, environment task force to intensify anti-illegal logging operations

ILAGAN, Isabela– The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) will intensify its anti-illegal logging operations this year to halt the depletion of the remaining forest resources in the province.

PENRO – Isabela chief William Savella said that being the lead agency in the implemetation of the total log ban, they will see to it that the law will be strictly enforced whoever is affected.

Savella lauded the present provincial leaders in the sincere desire to stop illegal logging in the province by enforcing anti-logging ordinances even before the E.O 23 was issued .

He said that as part of the agency’s role to protect the environment, has coordinated with the provincial government for the strict implementation of total log ban to ensure that forest resources are being protected and maintained.

PENRO-Isabela in coordination with the Isabela Environment Task Force (IEPTF) has yielded numerous confiscations and apprehensions of illegally transported logs and lumbers through its established checkpoints in various parts of the province.

“Our joint efforts with the provincial government on anti-illegal logging is now reaping positive results as there are now lesser and lesser confiscations and apprehensions of illegally cut logs and lumbers," Savella said.

Savella urged local government units and even the residents to report to the environment task force any illegal logging activity or transportation of illegally cut trees from the natural forest to stop the depletion of the remaining forest resources in the province.

Isabela police investigators undergo e-blotter system seminar

ILAGAN, Isabela- Police investigators from all police stations in the province have undergone a one-day seminar on electronic crime incident reporting system otherwise called as e-blotter held at the Isabela Police Provincial Office (IPPO).

The e-blotter system seminar aims to speed up access and preparation of complaints from the public which are usually logged at police stations.

Police chief inspector Melchor Agusin, team leader of the e-blotter mobile training system from Camp Crame, said the e-blotter will become accessible to police stations and the higher police commands for speedy coordination for solution of crimes.

Agusin said the e-Blotter does not only facilitate crime documentation and modernize data storage but also presents quick, fast and reliable transmission of crime information from police station to the PNP headquarters at Camp Crame, Quezon City.

“The e-blotter is an effective management tool for decision makers and security strategists to have an easy and intelligent way of mapping out peace and order and anti-criminality strategy," Agusin said.

However, Agusin clarified that concerned individuals or the public who wanted to secure blotters from the police stations are still required to personally appear to the police stations as blotters cannot be accessible to the public online and personal appearance to the police stations is still required before issuing police blotters.

Agusin said the Philippine National Police (PNP) saw the necessity of the e-blotter system for interconnecting the police in the fast solution of crimes in the country.

The new system still requires to be logged manually but at the same time, they will be encoded immediately in a computer linked to the police's central reporting network called the PNP Crime Incident Reporting System.

Farmer surrenders endangered bird to a local TV station

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela– A farmer at barangay Nagassican in this city has turned over to a local television station here a rare bird which he caught in his farm recently.

The bird identified as a baby owl was seen by Rodrigo Albay while he was working in his farm and he caught it, unaware that it is an endangered species.

Albay said he used to see birds of this kind in his farm but this is the only time that he was able to catch one because the birds are elusive especially to human beings.

The farmer said he was advised by his neighbors to surrender the bird to ABS-CBN Cagayan Valley based in the city, as the said station has a program for caring and protecting the environment.

ABS-CBN Cagayan Valley management will turn over the said owl to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

Last year, the TV station also turned over an endangered bird to the DENR.