ILOILO CITY (PNA) – Two towns in Antique province are officially included in Package 3 of the Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project (ASISP) Phase III of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Secretary Virgilio R. De Los Reyes has informed the chief executives of Valderrama and Laua-an towns regarding their inclusion in the project. The Agrarian Reform Community (ARC) in Valderrama will cover barangays Buluangan I, Buluangan II and Canipayan which were allotted P43.91 million for four projects. The projects include rehabilitation of junction of national road to Sitio Dugman farm-to-market road (FMR) worth P28 million; construction of communal irrigation project amounting to P14.4 million; agriculture and agribusiness project, P.30 million and institutional development project, P1.21 million. Meanwhile, Laua-an town was allotted P57.30 million for five projects, including rehabilitation of junction national road to Paningayan (FMR) worth P25 million; communal irrigation project,P20 million; post-harvest facilities, P1-million; agriculture and agribusiness project, P.30 million and institutional development project, P1-million.

COPS NET ILLEGAL FISHERS

TUBURAN, Cebu – Police and fish wardens have recently arrested five fishermen for allegedly fishing at a marine sanctuary off seawaters of barangay Antipolo, this town.  Police believed the arrested fishermen have local contact persons because they were mostly from outside Cebu. PO2 Junyl Ater of the Tuburan Police Station identified the arrested fishermen as Arnel Trigon from Guiholngan, Negros Oriental; Ian Rescuena from Tubigon, Bohol; Roger Alcanzado and Felix Caballes both from Pondol Balamban; and Eduardo Teralles from Antipolo, Tuburan. They were arrested by policemen and barangay officials. The fishermen, according to PO2 Ater, of the Tuburan Police Station said were on board a pump boat when arrested. Ater said they find it difficult to arrest other illegal fishers as the latter use telescopes in monitoring the presence of authorities. The fishermen used a compressor to catch fish inside the marine sanctuary of Barangay Antipolo. (Mars W. Mosqueda, Jr.)

NEGROS N.P.A. LEADERNEUTRALIZED

SIPALAY CITY, Negros Oriental (PNA) – A top leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) was killed in an encounter with government troops in Sitio Dung-e, Barangay Manlucahoc, Sipalay City in Negros Occidental Tuesday afternoon. The military said the body of Armando Sumayang, also known as "Pao" and "Joas" who is the appointed secretary of the CPP’s KR-Negros Southwest Front, was recovered early Wednesday morning by the 31st Division Reconnaissance Company of the Philippine Army. Information from the public affairs office of the 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division (3ID) stated that Sumayang’s group was earlier seen resting near a creek in Barangay Manlucahoc. The members of the 3ID’s Task Group Southwest Negros rushed to the area upon receiving a report from disgruntled former sympathizers of the group. Aside from Sumayang’s body, also recovered from the area were a homemade shotgun and his personal belongings.