From the Philippine News Agency (Apr 28): DND always open to visits by foreign navies
The Department of National Defense (DND) is always open to goodwill visits by foreign navies.
This was stated by DND public affairs office chief Arsenio Andolong Friday when sought for a comment on the three-day goodwill visit of three ships from China People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Task Group 150 in Sasa Wharf, Davao City on April 30 to May 2.
"The DND is always open to goodwill visits to our country by foreign navies. Just like the US, Vietnam, Russia, and New Zealand, we welcome China's initiative to visit our country. Aside from it being a confidence building activity, we'd like to assume that it is a gesture on their part to underscore the warming relations between our countries," he said.
When asked to comment on the fact the visit will happen on President Rodrigo Duterte's home town, Andolong stressed that it is always the option of the visiting naval force to visit any port they choose.
"They have the option to visit any port which is convenient for them. I don't want to assume anything beyond that. Perhaps the crew wants to see what Davao is like," he added.
The three visiting Chinese ships are the Chang Chun (DDG-150), a guided missile destroyer; Jin Zhou (FF-G532), a guided missile frigate; and, Chao Hu (890), a replenishment ship.
The customary welcome ceremony and port briefing will be conducted upon arrival of the Chinese ships at Sasa Wharf.
The meeting point procedure will be held at a vicinity north of Davao Gulf.
The flotilla is headed by Rear Admiral ShenHao, the Deputy Commander of the East Sea Fleet of the PLA Navy and concurrent Commander in Chief of the PLA Navy Task Group 150.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php/articles/983560
Friday, April 28, 2017
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Terror groups taking advantage of cyberspace for recruitment
From the Gulf News (Apr 27): Terror groups taking advantage of cyberspace for recruitment
use internet and social media sites as a platform for their communication, propaganda and fund raising
Terror groups like Maute and the Abu Sayyaf are taking advantage of the quick access afforded by cyberspace to recruit fighters and promote their own brand of religious extremism, officials said.
Police Chief Insp. June Paolo Abrazado of the Anti-Cybercrime Group said terrorists in the Philippines use internet and social media sites as a platform for their communication, propaganda, fund raising, recruitment, training and radicalisation.
“The internet is no longer an unfamiliar channel for the people to disseminate their limitless thoughts. As much as how it is massive advantage for the ordinary citizens, users with bad intentions benefit from it as well,” he said during a three-day workshop on Counter-Violent Extremism held at armed forces headquarters, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo on April 26-29, 2017.
The workshop aims to educate Filipinos on how violent extremism evolved in the Philippines and how people can help in putting extremism to an end.
The workshop was held amid observations that a growing number of youth as well as mature individuals are being drawn into religious extremism such as that promoted by Daesh in the Middle East and in the Philippines, by groups such as the Maute and Abu Sayyaf,
Previously, the Abu Sayyaf had been mainly recruiting from the areas it operates, which is Western Mindanao, but now, it had been observed that it is getting more adherents from outside its known areas of operation.
Recently, Superintendent Maria Cristina Brugada-Nobleza of the Davao regional police admitted to being a recruit by the Abu Sayyaf through her partner, Renierlo Dongon.
Nobleza and Dongon, who reportedly had been living together as husband and wife, were apprehended at a government checkpoint in Clarin, Bohol.
The duo were trying to aid a group of on-the-run Abu Sayyaf bandits involved in a failed kidnapping and terror expedition in Bohol nearly two weeks ago.
Reports said Nobleza, whose former husband was a ranking police officer, had converted to Islam and had been helping the Abu Sayyaf.
Armed Forces’ chief-of-staff Gen. Eduardo Año said he has nothing against converting to other religion, however it is a different matter if they are involved in acts of terrorism.
The Abu Sayyaf, as well as the Maute, profess their faith to a brand of Islam that has a radical interpretation of the Sharia.
“There is nothing wrong with ‘Balik Islam’ or Muslim converts as we have freedom of religion what we are looking at are associated with the Maute Group and the Abu Sayyaf. Converts from these groups have became radicalised,” he said.
http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/philippines/terror-groups-taking-advantage-of-cyberspace-for-recruitment-1.2018173
use internet and social media sites as a platform for their communication, propaganda and fund raising
Terror groups like Maute and the Abu Sayyaf are taking advantage of the quick access afforded by cyberspace to recruit fighters and promote their own brand of religious extremism, officials said.
Police Chief Insp. June Paolo Abrazado of the Anti-Cybercrime Group said terrorists in the Philippines use internet and social media sites as a platform for their communication, propaganda, fund raising, recruitment, training and radicalisation.
“The internet is no longer an unfamiliar channel for the people to disseminate their limitless thoughts. As much as how it is massive advantage for the ordinary citizens, users with bad intentions benefit from it as well,” he said during a three-day workshop on Counter-Violent Extremism held at armed forces headquarters, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo on April 26-29, 2017.
The workshop aims to educate Filipinos on how violent extremism evolved in the Philippines and how people can help in putting extremism to an end.
The workshop was held amid observations that a growing number of youth as well as mature individuals are being drawn into religious extremism such as that promoted by Daesh in the Middle East and in the Philippines, by groups such as the Maute and Abu Sayyaf,
Previously, the Abu Sayyaf had been mainly recruiting from the areas it operates, which is Western Mindanao, but now, it had been observed that it is getting more adherents from outside its known areas of operation.
Recently, Superintendent Maria Cristina Brugada-Nobleza of the Davao regional police admitted to being a recruit by the Abu Sayyaf through her partner, Renierlo Dongon.
Nobleza and Dongon, who reportedly had been living together as husband and wife, were apprehended at a government checkpoint in Clarin, Bohol.
The duo were trying to aid a group of on-the-run Abu Sayyaf bandits involved in a failed kidnapping and terror expedition in Bohol nearly two weeks ago.
Reports said Nobleza, whose former husband was a ranking police officer, had converted to Islam and had been helping the Abu Sayyaf.
Armed Forces’ chief-of-staff Gen. Eduardo Año said he has nothing against converting to other religion, however it is a different matter if they are involved in acts of terrorism.
The Abu Sayyaf, as well as the Maute, profess their faith to a brand of Islam that has a radical interpretation of the Sharia.
“There is nothing wrong with ‘Balik Islam’ or Muslim converts as we have freedom of religion what we are looking at are associated with the Maute Group and the Abu Sayyaf. Converts from these groups have became radicalised,” he said.
http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/philippines/terror-groups-taking-advantage-of-cyberspace-for-recruitment-1.2018173
Duterte admits pouring intel funds to wipe out Abu
From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Apr 27): Duterte admits pouring intel funds to wipe out Abu
President Rodrigo Duterte admitted Thursday he has been pouring intelligence funds to obliterate the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
Duterte revealed the information to reporters in Malacañang when asked about the case against a policewoman who has been linked to an Abu Sayyaf bandit.
“‘Di ba sabi ko, ‘yun nga, nagbuhos ako ng intelligence diyan, ‘di ba? Kine-kuwestiyon pa ako, kino-connect ninyo doon sa ‘yung ano sa extrajudicial,” he told reporters in an ambush interview.
Supt. Maria Christina Nobleza and ASG bomb maker Renierlo P. Dongon were arrested after they tried to drive past a police checkpoint past 8 p.m. on April 22 about the same time the police and military teams were hunting down members of the bandits who managed to escape in a clash with government troops.
State forces battled with the militants on April 11 in Inabanga town in Bohol where six Abu Sayyaf members died, including sub-leader Muammar “Abu Rami” Askali.
Asked about the fate of Nobleza, Duterte said: “She (Nobleza) will not be released at all. She’s being held there for investigation. It’s a continuing crime and we have so many things against her. I cannot discuss it now but it will… I’ll leave it to the PNP [Philippine National Police] chief to deal with the problem in public.”
Nobleza will face administrative and criminal charges.
The President drew criticisms for allotting P2.5 billion for his intelligence fund.
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/892555/duterte-admits-pouring-intel-funds-to-wipe-out-abu
President Rodrigo Duterte admitted Thursday he has been pouring intelligence funds to obliterate the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
Duterte revealed the information to reporters in Malacañang when asked about the case against a policewoman who has been linked to an Abu Sayyaf bandit.
“‘Di ba sabi ko, ‘yun nga, nagbuhos ako ng intelligence diyan, ‘di ba? Kine-kuwestiyon pa ako, kino-connect ninyo doon sa ‘yung ano sa extrajudicial,” he told reporters in an ambush interview.
Supt. Maria Christina Nobleza and ASG bomb maker Renierlo P. Dongon were arrested after they tried to drive past a police checkpoint past 8 p.m. on April 22 about the same time the police and military teams were hunting down members of the bandits who managed to escape in a clash with government troops.
State forces battled with the militants on April 11 in Inabanga town in Bohol where six Abu Sayyaf members died, including sub-leader Muammar “Abu Rami” Askali.
Asked about the fate of Nobleza, Duterte said: “She (Nobleza) will not be released at all. She’s being held there for investigation. It’s a continuing crime and we have so many things against her. I cannot discuss it now but it will… I’ll leave it to the PNP [Philippine National Police] chief to deal with the problem in public.”
Nobleza will face administrative and criminal charges.
The President drew criticisms for allotting P2.5 billion for his intelligence fund.
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/892555/duterte-admits-pouring-intel-funds-to-wipe-out-abu
Fighting in Lanao Sur town subsides; 41 reported killed
From the Manila Bulletin (Apr 27): Fighting in Lanao Sur town subsides; 41 reported killed
Marawi City – Government forces are now clearing four villages in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur after jihadist militants fled the areas following intense offensives by ground troops backed by aerial and artillery support since Saturday, according to civilian authorities.
Piagapo Mayor Ali Sumandar said the military-led clearing operations covered barangays Gacap, Tapocan, Pantaon and Tambo where suspected elements of the combined Maute and Abu Sayyaf Groups purportedly planted land mines before fleeing to different directions.
Thirty-six bandits and five civilians were reported killed during the clashes.
Central Mindanao-based reporters of national dailies including the Manila Bulletin drove on Wednesday to this town amid a supposed news black from Lanao del Sur-based military and police quarters, and opted to gather updates from civilian entities.
Sumandar said there were more than 400 families involving 2,833 individuals displaces from the four barangays, which all lie at the border of Piagapo, Balindong, and Marantao towns and this city.
Sumander added that said the military had reported 36 casualties from the Maute and Abu Sayyaf Group.
Sultan Bryan Marmay, the reigning traditional leader in Balindong’s royal houses, said he received reports from displaced residents that that four civilians and an imam were killed when a bomb hit a house in Piagapo on April 22.
http://news.mb.com.ph/2017/04/27/fighting-in-lanao-sur-town-subsides-41-reported-killed/
Marawi City – Government forces are now clearing four villages in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur after jihadist militants fled the areas following intense offensives by ground troops backed by aerial and artillery support since Saturday, according to civilian authorities.
Piagapo Mayor Ali Sumandar said the military-led clearing operations covered barangays Gacap, Tapocan, Pantaon and Tambo where suspected elements of the combined Maute and Abu Sayyaf Groups purportedly planted land mines before fleeing to different directions.
Thirty-six bandits and five civilians were reported killed during the clashes.
Central Mindanao-based reporters of national dailies including the Manila Bulletin drove on Wednesday to this town amid a supposed news black from Lanao del Sur-based military and police quarters, and opted to gather updates from civilian entities.
Sumandar said there were more than 400 families involving 2,833 individuals displaces from the four barangays, which all lie at the border of Piagapo, Balindong, and Marantao towns and this city.
Sumander added that said the military had reported 36 casualties from the Maute and Abu Sayyaf Group.
Sultan Bryan Marmay, the reigning traditional leader in Balindong’s royal houses, said he received reports from displaced residents that that four civilians and an imam were killed when a bomb hit a house in Piagapo on April 22.
http://news.mb.com.ph/2017/04/27/fighting-in-lanao-sur-town-subsides-41-reported-killed/
MILF ‘concerned’ with arrests of fighters despite talks
From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Apr 27): Duterte admits pouring intel funds to wipe out Abu
President Rodrigo Duterte admitted Thursday he has been pouring intelligence funds to obliterate the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
Duterte revealed the information to reporters in Malacañang when asked about the case against a policewoman who has been linked to an Abu Sayyaf bandit.
“‘Di ba sabi ko, ‘yun nga, nagbuhos ako ng intelligence diyan, ‘di ba? Kine-kuwestiyon pa ako, kino-connect ninyo doon sa ‘yung ano sa extrajudicial,” he told reporters in an ambush interview.
Supt. Maria Christina Nobleza and ASG bomb maker Renierlo P. Dongon were arrested after they tried to drive past a police checkpoint past 8 p.m. on April 22 about the same time the police and military teams were hunting down members of the bandits who managed to escape in a clash with government troops.
State forces battled with the militants on April 11 in Inabanga town in Bohol where six Abu Sayyaf members died, including sub-leader Muammar “Abu Rami” Askali.
Asked about the fate of Nobleza, Duterte said: “She (Nobleza) will not be released at all. She’s being held there for investigation. It’s a continuing crime and we have so many things against her. I cannot discuss it now but it will… I’ll leave it to the PNP [Philippine National Police] chief to deal with the problem in public.”
Nobleza will face administrative and criminal charges.
The President drew criticisms for allotting P2.5 billion for his intelligence fund.
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/892555/duterte-admits-pouring-intel-funds-to-wipe-out-abu
President Rodrigo Duterte admitted Thursday he has been pouring intelligence funds to obliterate the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
Duterte revealed the information to reporters in Malacañang when asked about the case against a policewoman who has been linked to an Abu Sayyaf bandit.
“‘Di ba sabi ko, ‘yun nga, nagbuhos ako ng intelligence diyan, ‘di ba? Kine-kuwestiyon pa ako, kino-connect ninyo doon sa ‘yung ano sa extrajudicial,” he told reporters in an ambush interview.
Supt. Maria Christina Nobleza and ASG bomb maker Renierlo P. Dongon were arrested after they tried to drive past a police checkpoint past 8 p.m. on April 22 about the same time the police and military teams were hunting down members of the bandits who managed to escape in a clash with government troops.
State forces battled with the militants on April 11 in Inabanga town in Bohol where six Abu Sayyaf members died, including sub-leader Muammar “Abu Rami” Askali.
Asked about the fate of Nobleza, Duterte said: “She (Nobleza) will not be released at all. She’s being held there for investigation. It’s a continuing crime and we have so many things against her. I cannot discuss it now but it will… I’ll leave it to the PNP [Philippine National Police] chief to deal with the problem in public.”
Nobleza will face administrative and criminal charges.
The President drew criticisms for allotting P2.5 billion for his intelligence fund.
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/892555/duterte-admits-pouring-intel-funds-to-wipe-out-abu
Indonesia Says It Can't Prevent Islamist Militants or Arms From Crossing Its Border With the Philippines
From Time (Apr 26): Indonesia Says It Can't Prevent Islamist Militants or Arms From Crossing Its Border With the Philippines
Indonesia's Directorate General of Immigration has admitted that its checkpoints are not effective in preventing local militants from crossing into the southern Philippine territories of the Abu Sayyaf Group, some factions of which are pledged to the Islamic State.
The disclosure is likely to underscore concerns that insurgent groups in the southern Philippines, where some observers have suggested ISIS could build a new caliphate, are able to bolster their ranks with foreign fighters.
An Indonesian passport was found by Philippine counter-terrorism forces in the country's volatile south, the Jakarta Post reports, prompting the directorate's admission.
In an interview with the Post Tuesday, directorate spokesperson Agung Sampurno said that Indonesia's two check points at Miangas and Marore Island could not sufficiently screen seaborne militants, who have for years used traditional sea routes to move between the two archipelago nations.
“They also smuggle weapons via these hubs,” he said.
There is nothing new about foreign fighters entering Mindanao: the primary target of the Philippine government's pyrrhic victory at Mamasapano, which left 44 troops dead in 2015, was a Malaysian bomb-maker. Neither is it unusual for Abu Sayyaf Group, which frequently kidnaps Indonesian fishermen for ransom, to cross in the other direction.
However, Agung's comments come amid fears that the Islamic State will increase its footprint in Southeast Asia as it loses ground in the middle east.
“There is concern that ISIS may well seek to declare a caliphate, an Islamic caliphate, in the southern Philippines,” Australia's foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop said last month.
http://time.com/4755528/indonesia-isis-philippines-caliphate-abu-sayyaf/
Indonesia's Directorate General of Immigration has admitted that its checkpoints are not effective in preventing local militants from crossing into the southern Philippine territories of the Abu Sayyaf Group, some factions of which are pledged to the Islamic State.
The disclosure is likely to underscore concerns that insurgent groups in the southern Philippines, where some observers have suggested ISIS could build a new caliphate, are able to bolster their ranks with foreign fighters.
An Indonesian passport was found by Philippine counter-terrorism forces in the country's volatile south, the Jakarta Post reports, prompting the directorate's admission.
In an interview with the Post Tuesday, directorate spokesperson Agung Sampurno said that Indonesia's two check points at Miangas and Marore Island could not sufficiently screen seaborne militants, who have for years used traditional sea routes to move between the two archipelago nations.
“They also smuggle weapons via these hubs,” he said.
There is nothing new about foreign fighters entering Mindanao: the primary target of the Philippine government's pyrrhic victory at Mamasapano, which left 44 troops dead in 2015, was a Malaysian bomb-maker. Neither is it unusual for Abu Sayyaf Group, which frequently kidnaps Indonesian fishermen for ransom, to cross in the other direction.
However, Agung's comments come amid fears that the Islamic State will increase its footprint in Southeast Asia as it loses ground in the middle east.
“There is concern that ISIS may well seek to declare a caliphate, an Islamic caliphate, in the southern Philippines,” Australia's foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop said last month.
http://time.com/4755528/indonesia-isis-philippines-caliphate-abu-sayyaf/
Military gears for Maute, Sayyaf retaliatory attacks
From Malaya Business Insight (Apr 27): Military gears for Maute, Sayyaf retaliatory attacks
THE military has beefed up security in vital installations and public places in the Lanao and Zamboanga provinces to foil any retaliatory or diversionary attack that might be launched by the Maute Group and its ally, the Abu Sayyaf group.
Maj. Gen. Rolando Bautista, commander of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division, ordered the heightened security measures following military operations in Piagapo town, Lanao del Sur, which resulted in the death of a number of Maute members and the capture of its camp.
Government troops assaulted the Maute lair last Friday and captured it after three days of fighting. The operation led to the killing of 38 Maute members, initially 36, including three Indonesians and a Malaysian.
Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, 1st ID spokesman, said security measures were intensified not only in the Lanao provinces but also in the Zamboanga provinces because of the Maute Group’s links with the Abu Sayyaf and other terrorist groups.
The Abu Sayyaf, whose main activity is kidnapping for ransom, is known to have presence in Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga City. The group’s 300 to 400 members are mostly based in the provinces of Sulu and Basilan.
“Historically, when they suffer losses like this, they do actions to mislead the government forces. (We’re watching) crowded areas, vital installations. We continue to secure the crowded areas and important areas, especially in areas near Iligan, Marawi (cities),” he said.
He said the security measures adopted to thwart potential retaliatory moves of the Maute Group and its allies include route security and establishment of checkpoints.
Herrera also said the number of Maute members killed in the operations rose to 38 with the recovery of another cadaver on Tuesday. This brings to four the enemy bodies so far recovered on site. The other deaths are based on reports received by the military.
He said clearing operations at the seized enemy camp were still continuing as of yesterday. He said the group planted improvised explosive devices in their lair.
He said soldiers involved in the clearing operations got a treat from Bautista last Tuesday. “He sent food to the ground, including roasted chicken, for our troops,” he said.
He also said three soldiers who were wounded in the fighting were awarded medals by Bautista last Tuesday. One of the three returned to the frontline after treatment. He declined to name the soldier for security reasons.
Herrera said government forces continue to pursue the remnants of the 162-man group that government forces encountered.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/news/military-gears-maute-sayyaf-retaliatory-attacks-0
THE military has beefed up security in vital installations and public places in the Lanao and Zamboanga provinces to foil any retaliatory or diversionary attack that might be launched by the Maute Group and its ally, the Abu Sayyaf group.
Maj. Gen. Rolando Bautista, commander of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division, ordered the heightened security measures following military operations in Piagapo town, Lanao del Sur, which resulted in the death of a number of Maute members and the capture of its camp.
Government troops assaulted the Maute lair last Friday and captured it after three days of fighting. The operation led to the killing of 38 Maute members, initially 36, including three Indonesians and a Malaysian.
Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, 1st ID spokesman, said security measures were intensified not only in the Lanao provinces but also in the Zamboanga provinces because of the Maute Group’s links with the Abu Sayyaf and other terrorist groups.
The Abu Sayyaf, whose main activity is kidnapping for ransom, is known to have presence in Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga City. The group’s 300 to 400 members are mostly based in the provinces of Sulu and Basilan.
“Historically, when they suffer losses like this, they do actions to mislead the government forces. (We’re watching) crowded areas, vital installations. We continue to secure the crowded areas and important areas, especially in areas near Iligan, Marawi (cities),” he said.
He said the security measures adopted to thwart potential retaliatory moves of the Maute Group and its allies include route security and establishment of checkpoints.
Herrera also said the number of Maute members killed in the operations rose to 38 with the recovery of another cadaver on Tuesday. This brings to four the enemy bodies so far recovered on site. The other deaths are based on reports received by the military.
He said clearing operations at the seized enemy camp were still continuing as of yesterday. He said the group planted improvised explosive devices in their lair.
He said soldiers involved in the clearing operations got a treat from Bautista last Tuesday. “He sent food to the ground, including roasted chicken, for our troops,” he said.
He also said three soldiers who were wounded in the fighting were awarded medals by Bautista last Tuesday. One of the three returned to the frontline after treatment. He declined to name the soldier for security reasons.
Herrera said government forces continue to pursue the remnants of the 162-man group that government forces encountered.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/news/military-gears-maute-sayyaf-retaliatory-attacks-0
Troops still clearing Maute camp of bombs
From Malaya Business Insight (Apr 28): Troops still clearing Maute camp of bombs
THE military yesterday said there is still no timetable for the return of thousands of displaced residents of Piagapo town, Lanao del Sur, to their homes.
At least 755 families or 3,544 persons were displaced by clashes which broke out Friday last week when government troops assaulted a lair the Maute Group in Barangay Gacap, said Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, spokesman of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division.
The fighting ended last Monday when government troops seized the group’s camp. The operation also resulted in the killing of 38 Maute members, including three Indonesians and a Malaysian formerly associated with the Southeast Asian regional terrorist network Jemaah Islamiah, and recovery of explosives and firearms.
Herrera said troops are still clearing the camp and its periphery, which he said is about 15 hectares, of improvised explosive devices and bomb components.
“Once terminated (clearing operations), they can already return,” he said.
He could not immediately say how much of the area has been cleared so far.
Herrera said the displaced residents are in different evacuation centers. He said soldiers are assisting the Red Cross and other non-government units in relief operations.
Herrera also said pursuit operations against the remnants of the Maute Group were ongoing as of yesterday.
Military officials earlier said troops clashed with about 162 members of the Maute Group at the camp. Military aircraft and artillery assets supported the operating troops in the conduct of the operation.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/news/troops-still-clearing-maute-camp-bombs
THE military yesterday said there is still no timetable for the return of thousands of displaced residents of Piagapo town, Lanao del Sur, to their homes.
At least 755 families or 3,544 persons were displaced by clashes which broke out Friday last week when government troops assaulted a lair the Maute Group in Barangay Gacap, said Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, spokesman of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division.
The fighting ended last Monday when government troops seized the group’s camp. The operation also resulted in the killing of 38 Maute members, including three Indonesians and a Malaysian formerly associated with the Southeast Asian regional terrorist network Jemaah Islamiah, and recovery of explosives and firearms.
Herrera said troops are still clearing the camp and its periphery, which he said is about 15 hectares, of improvised explosive devices and bomb components.
“Once terminated (clearing operations), they can already return,” he said.
He could not immediately say how much of the area has been cleared so far.
Herrera said the displaced residents are in different evacuation centers. He said soldiers are assisting the Red Cross and other non-government units in relief operations.
Herrera also said pursuit operations against the remnants of the Maute Group were ongoing as of yesterday.
Military officials earlier said troops clashed with about 162 members of the Maute Group at the camp. Military aircraft and artillery assets supported the operating troops in the conduct of the operation.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/news/troops-still-clearing-maute-camp-bombs
Chinese navy delegation to dock in Sasa wharf Sunday
From the Mindanao Times (Apr 28): Chinese navy delegation to dock in Sasa wharf Sunday
THE NAVAL Forces Eastern Mindanao aims to deepen maritime security cooperation with its Chinese counterparts
upon the port visit of three foreign vessels that will be docking on April 30 at Sasa wharf coming from East China.
upon the port visit of three foreign vessels that will be docking on April 30 at Sasa wharf coming from East China.
Lt. Jetmark Marcos, the acting spokesman of Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM), told reporters on Wednesday’s AFP-PNP press conference held at Davao City Police Office (DCPO) that the Chinese delegation will stay for three days in the city starting Sunday until May 2.
“This will be the first time that we will having a navy engagement so this is now a good opportunity that we will be welcoming the foreign navy in the city,” Marcos said. “It will strengthen coordination, collaboration and promote peace and stability in the region it will foster the command staff of Naval diplomacy.”
“This will be the first time that we will having a navy engagement so this is now a good opportunity that we will be welcoming the foreign navy in the city,” Marcos said. “It will strengthen coordination, collaboration and promote peace and stability in the region it will foster the command staff of Naval diplomacy.”
“Just like other foreign navies, there will be a schedule of events that aims cooperation and coordination with other foreign navies,” he further said.
Marcos also said this will also foster the two countries’ relations with regards to naval diplomacy and broadening partnership.
The navy-to-navy engagement is the first time in Mindanao as most of the foreign delegations that come to the country always dock at the South Harbor in Manila. “Actually this will strengthen coordination, collaboration, and it will promote a sustainable peace and stability in the region and also it will foster the command trust,” he explained.
The three naval ships are composed of a guided-missile destroyer, guided-missile frigates, and replenishment ship of the Chinese Navy.
The Chinese ship will be headed by Rear Admiral Shen Hao of East China Sea Fleet of the People Revolution Army Navy. On the second day, Davaeños will have a chance to tour the vessel.
Marcos also said this will also foster the two countries’ relations with regards to naval diplomacy and broadening partnership.
The navy-to-navy engagement is the first time in Mindanao as most of the foreign delegations that come to the country always dock at the South Harbor in Manila. “Actually this will strengthen coordination, collaboration, and it will promote a sustainable peace and stability in the region and also it will foster the command trust,” he explained.
The three naval ships are composed of a guided-missile destroyer, guided-missile frigates, and replenishment ship of the Chinese Navy.
The Chinese ship will be headed by Rear Admiral Shen Hao of East China Sea Fleet of the People Revolution Army Navy. On the second day, Davaeños will have a chance to tour the vessel.
NPA frees cop held captive since January 29
From MindaNews (Apr 27): NPA frees cop held captive since January 29
TALAKAG, Bukidnon — The National Democratic Front (NDF) on Thursday released to a group of independent ceasefire monitors, a policeman who was captured by its forces in a roadblock in Bukidnon last January 29.
A small platoon of New Peoples Army (NPA) rebels met a group of third party peace facilitators led by Mayor Oscar Moreno, head of the Region 10 peace and order council; and Bishop Felixberto Calang of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, in Barangay Dominorog.
Police Officer 2 Anthony Natividad (center wearing a blue 1990 tshirt) flanked by the New People’s Army (NPA) during his release on April 27, 2017 in Barangay Dominorog, Talakag, Bukidnon after 88 days in captivity. The rebels turned him over to a civilian third party facilitator composed of priests and local officials. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
The rebels flanked Police Officer 2 Anthony Natividad as he walked with his hands restrained by a small iron chain, towards the Dominorog barangay hall, where he was turned over to the civilian monitors.
One of the rebels read a statement from NDF North Central Mindanao spokesperson Cesar Renerio who said Natividad’s release was pursuant to the statement of NDF Chair Fidel Agcaoili that all of their “prisoners of war” should be freed as early as March 2.
“Kami sa NDF-NCMR subling mopaabot sa kandaman nga buhian si PO2 Anthony Natividad sa pinakadaling panahon nga itugot,” Renerio said.
A rebel then took off the iron chain that held the hands of Natividad and presented him to the peace facilitators at the presentable table in the barangay hall.
Natividad who was wearing a blue shirt with 1990 markings, had an emotional reunion with his family who saw him after 88 days of captivity.
Calang, said Natividad would have been released earlier had the Army’s 4th Infantry Division issue a ceasefire declaration.
He said they have to seek the assistance of Mayor Moreno who chairs the Regional Peace and Order Council for the Northern Mindanao region comprising Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte.
“We are happy that we have a successful outcome because we have worked hard for his release,” Calang said.
Sensing the hesitance of the military to respond to the call of the NPA to stop military operations so they could release the policeman, Moreno wrote a letter entitled “Expressions of Aspirations” appealing to them to stop the military operations in southern Bukidnon for the sake of humanity.
“It is the desire not only of the family of Natividad, but also of the people of affected communities in Bukidnon that he should be safely released,” Moreno wrote, adding that the “safe release of Natividad is a victory for peace.”
Police Officer 2 Anthony Natividad (wearing a blue 1990 tshirt) is reunited with his family on April 27, 2017 in Barangay Dominorog, Talakag town in Bukidnon, 88 days after he was held captive by the New People’s Army (NPA). The NPA is also set to release a captured soldier in Surigao del Norte this Saturday. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
The communist rebels captured Natividad in a checkpoint they set up along the highway here on January 29. They also burned several trucks.
President Rodrigo Duterte had set the safe release of all captured soldiers and policeman as one of his conditions for the resumption of peace talks with the communist rebels.
The fourth round of formal peace talks was held in The Netherlands on April 2 to 6. The fifth round will be held in late May but the ceasefire commitees are supposed to meet before then to discuss bilateral ceasefire.
Calang said Natividad was the third captured soldier and policeman to be released by the rebels.
He said the rebels are set to release a soldier in Surigao del Norte this Saturday.
http://www.mindanews.com/peace-process/2017/04/npa-frees-cop-held-captive-since-january-29/
TALAKAG, Bukidnon — The National Democratic Front (NDF) on Thursday released to a group of independent ceasefire monitors, a policeman who was captured by its forces in a roadblock in Bukidnon last January 29.
A small platoon of New Peoples Army (NPA) rebels met a group of third party peace facilitators led by Mayor Oscar Moreno, head of the Region 10 peace and order council; and Bishop Felixberto Calang of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, in Barangay Dominorog.
Police Officer 2 Anthony Natividad (center wearing a blue 1990 tshirt) flanked by the New People’s Army (NPA) during his release on April 27, 2017 in Barangay Dominorog, Talakag, Bukidnon after 88 days in captivity. The rebels turned him over to a civilian third party facilitator composed of priests and local officials. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
The rebels flanked Police Officer 2 Anthony Natividad as he walked with his hands restrained by a small iron chain, towards the Dominorog barangay hall, where he was turned over to the civilian monitors.
One of the rebels read a statement from NDF North Central Mindanao spokesperson Cesar Renerio who said Natividad’s release was pursuant to the statement of NDF Chair Fidel Agcaoili that all of their “prisoners of war” should be freed as early as March 2.
“Kami sa NDF-NCMR subling mopaabot sa kandaman nga buhian si PO2 Anthony Natividad sa pinakadaling panahon nga itugot,” Renerio said.
A rebel then took off the iron chain that held the hands of Natividad and presented him to the peace facilitators at the presentable table in the barangay hall.
Natividad who was wearing a blue shirt with 1990 markings, had an emotional reunion with his family who saw him after 88 days of captivity.
Calang, said Natividad would have been released earlier had the Army’s 4th Infantry Division issue a ceasefire declaration.
He said they have to seek the assistance of Mayor Moreno who chairs the Regional Peace and Order Council for the Northern Mindanao region comprising Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte.
“We are happy that we have a successful outcome because we have worked hard for his release,” Calang said.
Sensing the hesitance of the military to respond to the call of the NPA to stop military operations so they could release the policeman, Moreno wrote a letter entitled “Expressions of Aspirations” appealing to them to stop the military operations in southern Bukidnon for the sake of humanity.
“It is the desire not only of the family of Natividad, but also of the people of affected communities in Bukidnon that he should be safely released,” Moreno wrote, adding that the “safe release of Natividad is a victory for peace.”
Police Officer 2 Anthony Natividad (wearing a blue 1990 tshirt) is reunited with his family on April 27, 2017 in Barangay Dominorog, Talakag town in Bukidnon, 88 days after he was held captive by the New People’s Army (NPA). The NPA is also set to release a captured soldier in Surigao del Norte this Saturday. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
The communist rebels captured Natividad in a checkpoint they set up along the highway here on January 29. They also burned several trucks.
President Rodrigo Duterte had set the safe release of all captured soldiers and policeman as one of his conditions for the resumption of peace talks with the communist rebels.
The fourth round of formal peace talks was held in The Netherlands on April 2 to 6. The fifth round will be held in late May but the ceasefire commitees are supposed to meet before then to discuss bilateral ceasefire.
Calang said Natividad was the third captured soldier and policeman to be released by the rebels.
He said the rebels are set to release a soldier in Surigao del Norte this Saturday.
http://www.mindanews.com/peace-process/2017/04/npa-frees-cop-held-captive-since-january-29/
OPAPP creates panel to air Lumad issues in peace talks
From MindaNews (Apr 27): OPAPP creates panel to air Lumad issues in peace talks
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) has created a separate five-member Indigenous People (IP) panel who will be tasked to get the issues affecting the Lumad communities that will be taken up in the peace negotiation of the government (GPH) with the rebel groups.
During the Peace Table Conversations Among Key IPs of Mindanao at the Davao Medical School Foundation (DMSF), Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (PAPP) Jesus Dureza said the new panel is a government-commissioned body from whom the GPH panel will get inputs on the concerns in which the Lumads want to be included in the peace talks.
He said the IP panel will engage all Lumads across the country.
“The government (GPH) panel will engage with you (Lumad) directly. I agree to open a peace table for the Lumad – separate panel. So, OPAPP will organize a panel like what we did with (Nur) Misuari, chair of the MNLF,” he said.
Dureza put to task the new government panel to create the terms of reference that will define their functions and the mechanisms how they can participate in the peace negotiations.
Atty. Reuben Dasay A. Lingating, former chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), will chair the new IP panel, composed of members such as Leonor Quintayo, Era Espana, Judith Maranes, and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) deputy governor Deonato Mokudef as members.
Lingating said that they will have to draft the terms of reference and the mechanisms for engagement with the GPH panel.
He added they are hoping to complete it in two weeks’ time.
Lingating said that the Lumad leaders are grateful to the government for creating a separate panel for the Lumads, a first in the history of peace talks between the government and the rebel groups.
“It is a joyful moment for all of our leaders. They were not really expecting this to happen at this precise moment. On our part, we have to be reminded of our duties and obligations, contributing to the efforts of this government. That’s a milestone that we can certainly achieve if everybody will just have to put his share on the table for the purpose of having a consensus on the manner we can express our agony,” he said.
He vowed the IP panel will adhere to an all-inclusive policy to ensure that all organizations, whether government-initiated or organized by the communities, will be heard.
“We always adhere to the principle of participative leadership and decision-making process. We have to recognize the importance and goal for decision-making on anything that we put on the table based on what is being aspired for by the communities,” Lingating said.
In a two-page position paper on the peace process, the Lumads said the integrity of the ancestral domains should not be compromised during any and all peace negotiations.
It said that AD must be exempted from the coverage of the agrarian reform program and ensure that the constitutional provisions for the protection of the rights of IPs to their AD and cultural integrity should be sustained and strengthened.
The Lumads also want a non-interference by the state and non-state actors over the conduct of the Free Prior and Informed consent (FPIC), Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan, Delineation and Titling, and other Indigenous Peoples and Ancestral Domains related activities.
http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2017/04/opapp-creates-panel-to-air-lumad-issues-in-peace-talks/
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) has created a separate five-member Indigenous People (IP) panel who will be tasked to get the issues affecting the Lumad communities that will be taken up in the peace negotiation of the government (GPH) with the rebel groups.
During the Peace Table Conversations Among Key IPs of Mindanao at the Davao Medical School Foundation (DMSF), Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (PAPP) Jesus Dureza said the new panel is a government-commissioned body from whom the GPH panel will get inputs on the concerns in which the Lumads want to be included in the peace talks.
He said the IP panel will engage all Lumads across the country.
“The government (GPH) panel will engage with you (Lumad) directly. I agree to open a peace table for the Lumad – separate panel. So, OPAPP will organize a panel like what we did with (Nur) Misuari, chair of the MNLF,” he said.
Dureza put to task the new government panel to create the terms of reference that will define their functions and the mechanisms how they can participate in the peace negotiations.
Atty. Reuben Dasay A. Lingating, former chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), will chair the new IP panel, composed of members such as Leonor Quintayo, Era Espana, Judith Maranes, and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) deputy governor Deonato Mokudef as members.
Lingating said that they will have to draft the terms of reference and the mechanisms for engagement with the GPH panel.
He added they are hoping to complete it in two weeks’ time.
Lingating said that the Lumad leaders are grateful to the government for creating a separate panel for the Lumads, a first in the history of peace talks between the government and the rebel groups.
“It is a joyful moment for all of our leaders. They were not really expecting this to happen at this precise moment. On our part, we have to be reminded of our duties and obligations, contributing to the efforts of this government. That’s a milestone that we can certainly achieve if everybody will just have to put his share on the table for the purpose of having a consensus on the manner we can express our agony,” he said.
He vowed the IP panel will adhere to an all-inclusive policy to ensure that all organizations, whether government-initiated or organized by the communities, will be heard.
“We always adhere to the principle of participative leadership and decision-making process. We have to recognize the importance and goal for decision-making on anything that we put on the table based on what is being aspired for by the communities,” Lingating said.
In a two-page position paper on the peace process, the Lumads said the integrity of the ancestral domains should not be compromised during any and all peace negotiations.
It said that AD must be exempted from the coverage of the agrarian reform program and ensure that the constitutional provisions for the protection of the rights of IPs to their AD and cultural integrity should be sustained and strengthened.
The Lumads also want a non-interference by the state and non-state actors over the conduct of the Free Prior and Informed consent (FPIC), Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan, Delineation and Titling, and other Indigenous Peoples and Ancestral Domains related activities.
http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2017/04/opapp-creates-panel-to-air-lumad-issues-in-peace-talks/
NPA rebels honor fallen fighters in Davao Oriental
From the Mindanao Examiner (Apr 27): NPA rebels honor fallen fighters in Davao Oriental
Communist rebels honoured two of its fighters who were killed in clash with government troops in Davao Oriental’s Cateel town in southern Philippines. One soldier was slain and 3 others wounded in the fighting, said the New People’s Army rebels on Thursday.
Roel Agustin II, a rebel spokesman, said NPA forces attacked military posts and overran them in the village of Aliwagwag. The weekend raid, he said, caught the soldiers of the 67th and 72nd infantry battalions by surprised.
“An M14 automatic rifle and several military gears were seized by Red fighters while one enemy was killed and three others were wounded during the firefight. Two Red fighters, including Patrick Simeon, were martyred during the engagement,” he said.
The 20-year old Simeon was a youth activist in Metro Manila before he joined the NPA in 2014, Agustin said. “The NPA in southern Mindanao region and the revolutionary movement in the region confer highest honours to the two Red fighters who had bravely given their lives to the cause of the national democratic struggle,” he said.
Agustin said the raid was a punishment against the soldiers for their alleged human rights violations. He also assailed the provincial government’s tourism program in the town that displaced hundreds of poor families and natives from the area to pave the way for the development of Aliwagwag Falls.
“It has displaced hundreds of peasant and Lumad families in Aliwagwag and adjacent villages in the towns of Cateel and nearby Compostela. In the name of the deceitful development program, farms and communities were adversely affected to give way to the privatized tourist destination spots,” he said.
There was no immediate statement from the military on Agustin’s allegations. The NPA has been fighting for decades for the establishment of a Maoist state in the country.
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/npa-rebels-honor-fallen-fighters-in-davao-oriental/
Communist rebels honoured two of its fighters who were killed in clash with government troops in Davao Oriental’s Cateel town in southern Philippines. One soldier was slain and 3 others wounded in the fighting, said the New People’s Army rebels on Thursday.
Roel Agustin II, a rebel spokesman, said NPA forces attacked military posts and overran them in the village of Aliwagwag. The weekend raid, he said, caught the soldiers of the 67th and 72nd infantry battalions by surprised.
“An M14 automatic rifle and several military gears were seized by Red fighters while one enemy was killed and three others were wounded during the firefight. Two Red fighters, including Patrick Simeon, were martyred during the engagement,” he said.
The 20-year old Simeon was a youth activist in Metro Manila before he joined the NPA in 2014, Agustin said. “The NPA in southern Mindanao region and the revolutionary movement in the region confer highest honours to the two Red fighters who had bravely given their lives to the cause of the national democratic struggle,” he said.
Agustin said the raid was a punishment against the soldiers for their alleged human rights violations. He also assailed the provincial government’s tourism program in the town that displaced hundreds of poor families and natives from the area to pave the way for the development of Aliwagwag Falls.
“It has displaced hundreds of peasant and Lumad families in Aliwagwag and adjacent villages in the towns of Cateel and nearby Compostela. In the name of the deceitful development program, farms and communities were adversely affected to give way to the privatized tourist destination spots,” he said.
There was no immediate statement from the military on Agustin’s allegations. The NPA has been fighting for decades for the establishment of a Maoist state in the country.
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/npa-rebels-honor-fallen-fighters-in-davao-oriental/
Rebels free captured policeman in Bukidnon province
From the Mindanao Examiner (Apr 27): Rebels free captured policeman in Bukidnon province
A policeman taken captive by the communist New People’s Army rebels has been freed on Thursday in southern Philippines, officials said.
Officials said PO2 Anthony Natividad, who was seized on February 9 in Bukidnon’s Talakag town, was handed over by rebels to a group of third party facilitators led by Bishop Felixberto Calang.
The rebels said Natividad’s release was delayed by continuous military offensives against the NPA and put the life of the policeman in grave danger. Natividad thanked the rebels for treating him well during his captivity.
The policeman was the third prisoners of war released by the rebels. Two army soldiers – Sergeant Solaiman Calocop and Private First Class Samuel Garay – were also freed by the NPA on April 19 in Davao after 75 days in captivity. Both are members of 39th Infantry Battalion seized by rebels on February 2.
The rebels earlier accused the military of sabotaging the release of the “prisoners-of-war” by launching offensives against the NPA.
Jorge Madlos, a rebel spokesman, said continuing offensive military and police operations impeded the NPA from releasing prisoners. He said as early as February 18, the rebels had planned to release the 2 prisoners in time for Easter.
Madlos said the NPA – which has been fighting for many decades now for a separate state – is also set to release three other captured soldiers in Bukidnon province and in the CARAGA region.
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/rebels-free-captured-policeman-in-bukidnon-province/
A policeman taken captive by the communist New People’s Army rebels has been freed on Thursday in southern Philippines, officials said.
Officials said PO2 Anthony Natividad, who was seized on February 9 in Bukidnon’s Talakag town, was handed over by rebels to a group of third party facilitators led by Bishop Felixberto Calang.
The rebels said Natividad’s release was delayed by continuous military offensives against the NPA and put the life of the policeman in grave danger. Natividad thanked the rebels for treating him well during his captivity.
The policeman was the third prisoners of war released by the rebels. Two army soldiers – Sergeant Solaiman Calocop and Private First Class Samuel Garay – were also freed by the NPA on April 19 in Davao after 75 days in captivity. Both are members of 39th Infantry Battalion seized by rebels on February 2.
The rebels earlier accused the military of sabotaging the release of the “prisoners-of-war” by launching offensives against the NPA.
Jorge Madlos, a rebel spokesman, said continuing offensive military and police operations impeded the NPA from releasing prisoners. He said as early as February 18, the rebels had planned to release the 2 prisoners in time for Easter.
Madlos said the NPA – which has been fighting for many decades now for a separate state – is also set to release three other captured soldiers in Bukidnon province and in the CARAGA region.
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/rebels-free-captured-policeman-in-bukidnon-province/
NOLCOM holds 1st Maritime Sovereignty Forum
From the Philippine Information Agency (Apr 28): NOLCOM holds 1st Maritime Sovereignty Forum
Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) recently conducted the 1st Maritime Sovereignty Forum at its headquarters in Camp Servillano Aquino.
“The forum is part of our Internal Awareness Program regarding Maritime Environment. This also intends to improve the maritime awareness and defense operations and in order to better understand the issue at hand especially when we are talking about responsibility for what is ours,” NOLCOM Commander Lieutenant General Romeo Tanalgo said.
It carried the theme “Strategic Prescriptions for Our Northern Maritime Frontier” with University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea Director Jay Batongbacal as resource speaker.
Topics included Northern Maritime Frontier particularly Bajo de Masinloc, Benham Rise and Northern Sea Lines of Communication; Maritime issues in the North; and Philippine Maritime Jurisdiction.
“We hope that through meaningful conversations and advanced maritime mindset, we would collectively discover the whys and how’s to protect and defend the national territory for the sake of the next generation of Filipinos,” Tanalgo stressed.
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/561493347958/nolcom-holds-1st-maritime-sovereignty-forum
Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) recently conducted the 1st Maritime Sovereignty Forum at its headquarters in Camp Servillano Aquino.
“The forum is part of our Internal Awareness Program regarding Maritime Environment. This also intends to improve the maritime awareness and defense operations and in order to better understand the issue at hand especially when we are talking about responsibility for what is ours,” NOLCOM Commander Lieutenant General Romeo Tanalgo said.
It carried the theme “Strategic Prescriptions for Our Northern Maritime Frontier” with University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea Director Jay Batongbacal as resource speaker.
Topics included Northern Maritime Frontier particularly Bajo de Masinloc, Benham Rise and Northern Sea Lines of Communication; Maritime issues in the North; and Philippine Maritime Jurisdiction.
“We hope that through meaningful conversations and advanced maritime mindset, we would collectively discover the whys and how’s to protect and defend the national territory for the sake of the next generation of Filipinos,” Tanalgo stressed.
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/561493347958/nolcom-holds-1st-maritime-sovereignty-forum
NOLCOM turns over school building in Mayantoc
From the Philippine Information Agency (Apr 28): NOLCOM turns over school building in Mayantoc
Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) recently turned over a four-classroom school building in Labney Elementary School in Mayantoc town.
“NOLCOM values the youth as the country’s future and this school building project will address education for the youth,” NOLCOM Commander Lieutenant General Romeo Tanalgo said.
The project was completed through the joint effort of the 702nd Infantry Brigade, 548th Engineering Construction Battalion, and 3rd Mechanized Battalion.
Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation, Go Share Foundation, The Black Pencil Project and Super Guardian also helped by sponsoring materials for the project.
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/3341493290681/nolcom-turns-over-school-building-in-mayantoc
Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) recently turned over a four-classroom school building in Labney Elementary School in Mayantoc town.
“NOLCOM values the youth as the country’s future and this school building project will address education for the youth,” NOLCOM Commander Lieutenant General Romeo Tanalgo said.
The project was completed through the joint effort of the 702nd Infantry Brigade, 548th Engineering Construction Battalion, and 3rd Mechanized Battalion.
Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation, Go Share Foundation, The Black Pencil Project and Super Guardian also helped by sponsoring materials for the project.
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/3341493290681/nolcom-turns-over-school-building-in-mayantoc
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