Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Goods, school supplies given to 1,000 residents, students

From the Mindanao Times (May 17): Goods, school supplies given to 1,000 residents, students

AROUND 1,000 residents and children of Barangay Dominga, Calinan District benefited from the distribution of relief goods and school supplies on Sunday.
 
Capt. Alenel Valles, civil-military operations officer of 3rd Infantry Battalion, said a town hall meeting was also initiated to address the issues and concerns of the community affected by recent encounters between the government forces and NPA rebels.

Valles said the activity was supported by the Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.

The 3rd Infantry Battalion, under the leadership of Lt. Col. Raymund Dante Lachica; Calinan police headed by Chief Insp. Nolan Raquid, and Barangay Dominga officials headed by chair Ivy Marie L. Lumandas, spearheaded the distribution of relief goods and school supplies.
 
Last Wednesday, around 86 families evacuated due to fear of being caught in the crossfire between government security forces and communist rebels in barangays Dominga and Dalagdag, both in Calinan District.

Lachica said that around 1:18 p.m. of May 6, soldiers conducting a clearing operation encountered more or less 10 New People’s Army rebels believed to be members of Andoy Platoon, Pulang Bagani Command 1 under alias Banakon.
 
The firefight lasted for about five minutes before the rebels withdrew. On May 10, around 12:57 a.m., security elements of 3rd IB again clashed with the same group.
 

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