CAMP TOLENTINO, Bataan — Bataan’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), headed by Chief Inspector Melchor  B. Cantil, was adjudged as “Best Provincial Office” of the CIDG in terms of performance for the month of September. Based on the performance evaluation conducted by the CIDG regional office “Bataan CIDG was adjudged as Best provincial office (PO) for obtaining highest rating in the performance evaluation” conducted by the regional office headed by Sr. Supt. Elmo Francis Sarona. The selection of the Bataan CIDG as best provincial office came after a thorough evaluation of POs at Camp Olivas in relation to the CIDG’s “Oplan Pagtupad.” (Mar T. Supnad)

LOREN CITES ROLE OF WOMEN

VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur — The government was urged to ensure the provision of avenues for women and girls to participate in building the disaster-resilient communities all over the country. Senator Loren Legarda made her preposition in relation to the world’s celebration of International Day for Disaster Reduction  last October 13, with the theme “Women and Girls: the [in]Visible Force of Resilience.” Legarda said women and girls account for 52 percent of the world’s population and over 100 million of them are affected by disasters annually. “As they bear the impact of disasters, it is important that we pay attention to their experience and knowledge,” she said. (Freddie G. Lazaro)

NUTRITION GOALS

ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal — The 120-day feeding program to address malnutrition in children in this city has ended with fruitful results, the city government revealed. Dr. Antonio Reillo, Jr., head of the City Health Office here, is set to announce today the gains that the study-based Malnutrition Reduction Program (MRP) has brought here since its launching in May this year. The MRP’s culminating activity in Barangay Cupang will be attended by representatives from the Food Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and 1-Sagip Partylist Representative Rodante Marcoleta, and local community health and nutrition workers. (Nel B. Andrade)

FARMERS AWAIT JACKY’S P5-M VOW

ABUCAY, Bataan — Farmers in the province are now excited as they await the carabaos committed to them by Cagayan Rep. Jacky Enrile. Earlier, Enrile pledged to grant a total of 120 high-breed carabaos worth P5 million that will be distributed to the province’s 11 towns and one city to boost the farmers’ income. This came after Provincial Board Member Dexter Dominguez, more popularly known as “Teri Onor,” said that the congressman had approved the P5 million to be sourced from the fund of his father Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. (Mar T. Supnad)

BRAVE FRONT

IMUS, Cavite — The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) is putting up a brave front against crime by intensifying its drive to arrest the recent rash of robberies, shooting and stabbing incidents in the province. Senior Supt. John C. Bulalacao, PPO director, ordered his officers to conduct day and night operations to check the incidents, particularly in the neighboring cities of Bacoor, Imus and Dasmarinas. At least four fatal stabbing and shooting incidents and four robberies were reported in the province during the last three days. One of the fatalities was one Yolanda Untal, 40, a caretaker, who was killed last Sunday  at the Parish Pastoral Council-Immaculate Conception Shrine in Naic. (Anthony Giron)