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==Officer in NPA fiasco gets new (better?) post==
==BFP Sorsogon City intensifies “Ugnayan sa Barangay”==
*Source: http://www.malaya.com.ph/index.php/news/national/2885-officer-in-npa-fiasco-gets-new-better-post
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R05&article=801336370475
*Monday, May 7, 2012
*Monday, May 7, 2012
:by VICTOR REYES
:by Benilda A. Recebido




A BATTALION commander relieved in connection with the death of four soldiers in an attack staged recently by the New People’s Army in Camarines Norte has been given another post in a higher unit.


Lt. Col. Epimaco Macalisang, former commander of the Army’s 49th Infantry Battalion, was designated to a staff position at the Army’s 903rd Brigade, pending a military inquiry into the April 29 debacle.
SORSOGON CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Sorsogon City Fire Marshal SInsp Walter Marcial said that BFP’s campaign on fire prevention is going-on even if the Fire Prevention Month in March is over.  


Macalisang’s new position is executive officer of the 903rd Brigade based in Castilla town in Sorsogon, according to Lt. Col. Angelo Guzman, spokesman of the 9th Infantry Division.
SInsp Marcial said that as part of the BFP’s mandate stated in RA 9514 or the Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008, Sorsogon City Fire Station has intensified its Fire Prevention Program through the Ugnayan sa Barangay.  
 
The inquiry into the debacle is being undertaken by the 902nd Brigade which has the operational control over the 49th IB.
 
Macalisang, who assumed command of the 49th IB in May last year,  was ordered relieved by 9th ID chief Maj. Gen. Josue Gaverza for supposed lapses.
 
Soldiers from the 49th IB were conducting house-to-house visits in Labo town Sunday last week when they were attacked by NPA rebels. The soldiers had to run to the nearby barangay hall to get their weapons when the NPA rebels started firing at them.
 
An officer speaking on condition of anonymity said Macalisang’s designation might be a lateral movement. He noted that the former and current posts are for an officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
 
“They (posts) are almost the same in rank but it’s different if you have a battalion because you have an area where you can command troops. It might be lateral but if you are going to ask me, I would rather be a battalion commander than a brigade staff,” the source said.
 
The new commander of the 49th IB is Lt. Col. Michael Buhat, outgoing civil military operations officer of the 9th ID based in Pili, Camarines Sur.
 
The turnover was held Saturday, presided over by Col. Richard Lagrana, 902nd Brigade commander.  


Ugnayan sa Barangay is one among the many programs of the BFP that aims in educating residents of barangays in fire prevention and basic fire suppression techniques.


“Ugnayan sa Barangay is one of the strategies that our office implement citywide to help educate the constituents, Barangay Fire Safety Officers and barangay officials about our advocacy on fire safety awareness,” Marcial said.


“We also believe that through this strategy, we can cut the growing statistic of destructive fires particularly in fire prone areas or large residential areas within the city,” he added.


Just three days ago, personnel of BFP Sorsogon City conducted said Ugnayan activity in Brgy. Talisay drawing 20 participants from different households.


They were given introduction and overview of the activity and lectured on how to prevent fires, what to do in case of fire, how to use fire extinguishers, and fire safety tips.


How to apply first aid was also demonstrated, followed by the conduct of the pre-fire planning strategies.




Marcial encouraged barangay residents to constantly hold the same activity to make them updated on whatever information there is related to fire and disaster preparedness.


“Since January to April this year, we had already conducted Ugnayan sa Barangay in 10 barangays out of the 64 total number of barangays in the city. We had already distributed letters to the remaining barangays to inform them of their schedule hoping to conduct the same activity, of course, through the support and cooperation of its officials and residents as well, before the year ends,” he said. (MAL/BAR-PIA 5, Sorsogon)


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