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Volume II, No. 043
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Wednesday
July 17, 2013
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By Chris V. Panganiban, Regional Editor
AN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur --- Local government and police officials have vowed to catch the suspected financiers of an illegal mining operation near Mt. Magdiwata watershed.
Mu n i c ip a l Po l i c e C h i e f Eprhaim Detuya assured that they are conducting an in-depth investigation towards arresting the syndicate members and crackdown on illegitimate mining operation in this town. “Once we have enough evidence against them, we will file cases in court,” Detuya told reporters in a press briefing at the town hall where the six Chinese nationals arrested on Saturday after they were tagged as behind the illegal mining operation, were
presented to the local media. “Those responsible will be held liable for destroying the watershed,” said Mayor Jenny de Asis, as she ordered close monitoring of the influx of Chinese nationals to this town, mostly ‘engaged’ in mining operations using heavy equipment. Initial police investigation showed the six were workers at the mining area with no working visas, since they only carried tourist visa identification cards that
THE six Chinese nationals arrested for alleged mining operation presented by local government and police officials of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur during a press briefing at the town hall. (Photo by Max Tutor/asf)
MINING | page 11
DOST to launch Bombo Medico 2013 project Moses sets record anew By Johny S. Natad
BUTUAN CIT Y - The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will launch project Mo-
bile Operational System for Emergency (Moses), which complements the operation of the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazard (Project NOAH).
A pilot test, the launching will be done at the start of the National Science and Technology Week on July 22, said DOST-Caraga Director LAUNCH | page 11
ON its fifth year of implementation, Bombo Radyo Philippines has set a new record with its nationwide Bombo Medico 2013, Sunday. Simultaneously held in areas where Bombo Radyo and Star FM stations are located, the activity had almost 45,000 beneficiaries, broken down as 37,495 medical and 7,366 dental services. For this year’s Bombo Bombo Medico Medico 2013, P23 million 2013 - Butuan City worth of medicines, vitamins and other health products were given out and other national and local of consultations and services were also rendered to the beneficiaries, in col- sponsors. laboration with UNILAB Millions of pesos worth MEDICO | page 2
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