The eMagazine of Philippine Information Agency 10
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016
55,000 drug personalities surrender in NorMin
CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan de Oro City, – A total of 55, 613 selfconfessed drug personalities from various parts of Northern Mindanao have voluntary surrendered to police and local authorities under the intensified anti-illegal drugs campaign of the Philippine National Police (PNP) dubbed Project ‘Tokhang’ (Knock & Plead) from July 1 to August 11, 2016.
In line with the directive of the PNP Chief PDG Ronald M Dela Rosa under Project Double Barrel, Police Regional Office 10 stepped up its antiillegal drugs operations in the entire region. With a record-breaking, there were 139 anti-illegal drugs buy-bust operations conducted, 332 arrests (filed cases), and 11 killed during legitimate police operations and over a hundred of other anti-illegal drugs operations; all for over a month of diligent police works. For the 11 killed, there were 3 in Tagoloan, Cagayan de Oro City (2), Talakag (one), Gingoog City (one), Valencia City (one), Misamis Occidental (one), Opol (one), and Claveria (one). The anti-illegal drugs campaign likewise took its toll to the Philippine
National Police (PNP) operatives with one personnel killed during police operations, one wounded and one in critical condition. Police Officer 3 Jerson Autida of Bukidnon Provincial Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group (Bukidnon PAIDSOTG) succumbed to a gunshot in the chest during a drug buy-bust operation at Purok 1, Barangay Colonia, Valencia City Bukidnon while his team leader PInsp Reyner Sevillano was also wounded but presently out of danger. SPO1 Ronald Eugenio is presently fighting for his life at the Intensive Care Unit after he sustained gunshot wounds in the abdomen and lower jaw during an anti-illegal drugs operation in Barra, Opol town, Misamis Oriental. (RPIO, PRO 10)
Dads OK MOA with DA for Cassava proj in Balubal CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The 18th City Council during its 6th Regular Session on August 8 enacted Ordinance No. 131012016, authorizing the city mayor of Cagayan de Oro to enter into and sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office-10 covering the grant of one unit cassava granulator, as requested by the Balubal Association MPC.
This is subject to terms and conditions submitted to the legislative body. Under the MOA, the DA shall conduct bidding and procure a brand new cassava granulator in a manner consistent with the usual accounting and auditing rules and procedures, conduct on-site inspection of the unit upon the delivery of the winning bidder/ supplier and turn-over the unit to the city government, conduct periodic monitoring and evaluation to ascertain the progress/accomplishment of the project, among others. For its part, the city government shall provide a garage or shed to properly secure the cassava granulator and ensure that the same is placed in
a desirable and safety environment/ area during actual operations and when not in use and operate the equipment in accordance with its objectives and purpose. The city shall also allocate funds for repair and maintenance, and maintain a complete and detailed logbook of the equipment operations. Whenever requested, the city shall, likewise, provide the monitoring team or representatives with complete access including other related documents. Councilor Annie Y. Daba, chair of the committee on agriculture and fisheries, is the proponent of the ordinance. (JAO) (CDO Legislative Information)
Chemical eng’g prof shares environmental impact of aerosols CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Cagayan de Oro (CDO) chapter of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) hosted a seminar in Cagayan de Oro dubbed, “Modeling Aerosol Formation, Transport, and Removal,” attended by 37 professional chemical engineers and chemical engineering students. In her discussion, Dr. Maria Theresa Isla-Cabaraban of Xavier University’s Chemical Engineering department said that aerosols, which are fine liquid or solid particles suspended in air and which may be natural or manmade in origin, can be respiratory health hazards and a threat to the environment in high concentrations. To illustrate the impact of aerosols, Cabaraban cited the case of Mt Pinatubo, whose emissions from its
eruption in 1991 caused global cooling for two years following the incident. She also presented the different computer models currently being developed to predict the formation, transport, and removal of aerosols. These models simulate the physical and chemical processes that affect aerosols in the atmosphere and can be used to aid in designing strategies to reduce air pollutants. (James Edgar Sia/XU)