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Liloan Tree Cutting
Residents in Liloan claim there is a plan to cut-down the ten Narra trees in the poblacion to make way for a multi-purpose covered court.
We hope this is pure canard since no man made structure could give Liloan the benefits these beautiful trees provide.
We are requesting the political leadership there to look for a vacant lot nearby and leave these trees for future generation of Liloanons to enjoy.
Squatters Defying SP
It’s been several months since the provincial board passed a resolution ordering the squatters inside the Amo Mangrove Forest in Ichon, Macrohon to vacate the area they are squatting on.
The squatters who are led by former Manila policeman Mario Bitos have refused to obey the SP order signed by no less than Governor Damian Mercado.
Mayor Fe Edillo should cancel the business permits of the two video bars reportedly owned by Bitos inside the fish sanctuary, and have the water and electricity supply of the squatter colony disconnected.
If she cuts off Bitos’s financial source, he may leave the area voluntarily.
PNP Needs Help
Although we admire our new Deputy Provincial Police Director Colonel Pipito Generan, we believe there can be no improvement in their fight against lawless elements unless our law enforcers are better trained and equipped.
We can start by giving them enough bullets so they can practice their marksmanship, and by providing them with a crime laboratory where they can test the drugs they have confiscated and analyze fingerprints they find in crime scenes.
Several modern cameras would also be helpful, and of course more foot patrolmen.
Train Barangay Captains
One of the major functions of a barangay captain is to settle conflicts before they reach the courts.
A major constraint hampering their performance as adjudicators is their lack of training on the subject.
The Department of Justice can help them solve this problem by teaching them about their powers, functions and responsibilities as Lupos of their community.
A two day seminar would be very helpful.
Hypocracy
Although many governments have condemned the Mayanmar junta for not opening its borders to aid from other countries in the aftermath of the cyclone that has reportedly killed over 100,000 Burmese we admire their nationalistic spirit.
After all, didn’t the US refuse aid from Japan and China during the Katrina disaster because they were too proud to admit other countries were better organized for such emergencies? And did any government condemn them for their lack of preparedness as they are condemning the Burmese government now?
P O L I C E R E P O R T
Raped, tortured then killed!
Barangay Central, San Francisco – The half naked body of an 11 year old girl was found inside a compost pit here behind the barangay Central Elementary School.
Police believe she had been tortured and raped before she was bludgeoned to death. It was one of the most gruesome murders in the barangay’s history.
The victim was identified as Ronafe Pejana Lagera, the 11 year old daughter of Fe Lagera a long time resident of barangay Central..
Police have arrested 19 year old Menard Gerong alias “Manman” the house boy of a retired public school teacher living nearby. Witnesses claim they saw the suspect loitering near the crime scene shortly before Ronale’s body was discovered.
Police investigatos Felix Orais and Manuel Gadores found the victims underwear and while short pants in Gerong’s possession. Investigators also have the suspect’s bloody t-shirt which was turned-over by Gerong’s employer.
Ronafe’s body was brought to the Libagon Rural Health Unit for post mortem examination. (By Dino Caube)
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