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| ==[[Mindoro Oriental News]]== | | ==[[Mindoro Oriental News]]== |
| '''Alleged NPA member surrenders'''
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| *Source: http://www.philstar.com/nation/article.aspx?publicationsubcategoryid=200&articleid=786411
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| * March 12, 2012 11:34 AM
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| :by Juancho Mahusay
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| | '''Indigent children get free dental services''' |
| | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R04B&article=741331791762 |
| | *Thursday 15th of March 2012 |
| | :by Luis T. Cueto |
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| CALAPAN CITY – An alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA) has voluntarily surrendered last Friday morning in Sablayan town in Occidental Mindoro province, the Philippine Army here reported on Sunday.
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| In his report, Captain Maximino P. Maduli, civil military officer of the Philippine Army’s 203rd Infantry Brigade based in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, identified the rebel returnee as Richard Galgo Salcedo alias “Ka Brazil” and “Ka Jho,” a member of Platoon 1 of Kilusang Larangang Gerilya 2 of the NPA and Communist Party of the Philippines’ Mindoro Island Committee (ISLACOM).
| | CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, March 15 (PIA) -- The City Health and Sanitation Department (CHSD) has recently conducted a dental outreach program to 300 indigent children from Barangay Navotas. |
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| According to the report, the alleged NPA member is a 29-year old resident of Sitio Mamara, Brgy. Mapaya in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro.
| | The outreach program was dubbed as ‘Fit for School Program,’ with the theme “Ngiting Matamis, Ngiping Malilinis, Dala ay Pag-asa, Tunay na Ligaya,” and targets to promote oral health care among daycare children. |
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| Salcedo surrendered to Lt. Col. Ted Dumosmog, commanding officer of PA’s 80th Infantry Battalion in Sablayan at about 9 AM of March 9. The surrender was arranged by Corporal Ismael G. Cornejo, Private First Class Stephen L. Larruped and Ronald G Salcedo or “Ka Mark", a former rebel and brother of the rebel returnee.
| | The program aims to educate and promote healthy behavior among daycare children and eventually encourage them to act as advocates in their own homes and influence their family to practice proper hygienic routines such as regular hand washing with soap and brushing of teeth. |
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| Salcedo said he decided to surrender to end the hardships he suffered in the mountains and to live a "normal life." He also said he decided to surrender because of the plans and programs of the government and the good treatment of the army in the province to his former companions who surrendered earlier through the Balik Lipunan Program (Hawak Kamay Program) of the 203rd Infantry Brigade. The former rebel is now under the custody of 80th Infantry Battalion for interrogation and custodial debriefing.
| | City Mayor Doy Leachon commended the organizers of the dental outreach program and expressed hope that through the program, there will be a significant reduction in absenteeism among children in school and greatly improves their school performance. |
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| Occidental Mindoro Governor Josephine Ramirez-Sato she is willing to extend financial assistance to former rebels to help them find a source of income.
| | With the warm welcome and high participation of people in the community, Leachon, vowed to organize more medical and dental missions this year, especially in far-flung barangays. |
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| Col. Johnny L. Macanas, acting commander of the Army’s 203rd Infantry Brigade, said the surrender "Ka Brazil” as well as the surrender of other rebels in the past is a “proof” of the “loosening grip” of the CPP-NPA-NDF over their followers. He also stated the need to continue the “Bayanihan” effort of all sectors to resolve insurgency in Mindoro and “help improve security, win the peace, and develop the island of Mindoro.”
| | The event was also attended by city health officer Dr. Basilisa M. Llanto and city dentist Dr. Simonette Dalisay, who said that the program is considered one of the most important activities of the dental section of CHSD, since it highlighted oral hygiene and dental health as significant in promoting the general well-being of every individual, especially children. (LBR/LTC-PIA4B Calapan) |
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| ==Misamis Oriental Zip Codes== | | ==Misamis Oriental Zip Codes== |