GM Virgilio Montano-ISELCO 1-CEO joined other ISELCO-1 Board of Directors in this simple groundbreaking ceremonies for the proposed

20 MVA sub station along

Daang Maharlika, San Fermin, Cauayan City to cater growing electric subscribers in Cauayan City, Luna and the rest of Cabatuan, Isabela. Photo courtesy of Ms Precious
Ann Oria, PIO ISELCO-1 (inset photo) This is how the ISELCO-1 sub station in San Fermin in its finishing touches and about to finished and operational by first Quarter
of 2017. Valley Hot News lensman, jgd

ISELCO-I gears up for 20 MVA

Substation and Drive-Thru
ANOTHER historical groundbreaking
ceremony was held at San Fermin,
Cauayan City on July 13, 2016 in
preparation for a new 20 MVA Substation and Drive-Thru Collection Office.
Given that ISELCO-I
is exceedingly committed
towards unrelenting improved services for the
community, the Board of
Directors (BOD) together
with the management has
approved the said new
project. It is noteworthy to
say that ISELCO-I will
now have its second DriveThru Collection Office,
next to Batal Drive-Thru
located at the city of
Santiago which was labeled as the first EC Drive-

ISELCO-I at its BEST Awards received 2015

p./ 2

Thru Collection Office entire the Philippines.

The new project is in
response to the increasing
demand of member-consumers as spurred by the
increase in population as
well as increase of business
establishments such as
malls, rice mills and the
like.
Currently, the construction of the substation
is ongoing activity and is
expected to be completed
until end of this year.

Dela Rosa: South

Korean trader killed
inside Camp Crame
p./ 2

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CAUAYAN CITY, ISABELA
For catering & reservation contact:
CP Nos. 0917-574-1404 / 0936-803-2086

January 16 - 22 2017

Duterte tells priests: Use shabu to realize seriousness of drug problem

NUEVA ECIJA President Rodrigo Duterte
slammed anew on Wednesday the Catholic Church
for opposing his deadly
war on drugs.
In a speech delivered
at the 20th anniversary of
Premiere Medical Center
in Cabanatuan City, the
President hit the church for

criticizing the rising death

toll of drug personalities
since he assumed the presidency in July 2016.
Duterte then challenged the priests to use
shabu, in order for them
to realize the seriousness
of drug menace in the
country.
The church really

doesnt understand. They

know [the drug problem],
they know that it is worst,
and yet, they said that extrajudicial killing [is not
good], the President said.

So other priests should

use shabu so they would
understand [that the drug
problem worsens]. I rec-

ommend one or two of the

bishops [to use shabu], he
added.
In a report by Agence
France Presse (AFP),
Jerome Secillano, public
affairs chief for the Catholic Bishops Conference of
the Philippines, said that
the
Duterte
administrations war on

drugs is not any more in

accord with the legal processes.
Secillano also said
that the moral norms are
being violated and so now
is the time for the Church
to speak up.
The Church right
now is asserting its influence, thats why in the
coming months, the
Church will be at the forefront in leading against extrajudicial
killings,
Secillano told AFP.
Duterte said he could
not allow any Filipinos to
be affected by the proliferation of illegal drug
trade.
He reiterated that he
the drug-related killings
would not stop until the
administration is able to
curb narcotics trade.
What is really raging
in my heart is that you
(drug personalities) are
making so many slaves,
millions of them, in my

country. I could not accept

that. Honestly, I could not
allow that. They are slaves
to a chemical (shabu) and
making the people very
rich, he said.
Drug problem The
killing? It will not stop, believe me Now, the bishops, the cardinals want to
stop killing? You dont
want scuffle? All they
(drug dependents) have to
drop the shabu, he added.
The President also encouraged wise men from
the Church to join a special commission tasked to
address the drug problem,
if they think they could resolve the drug situation.
Now, anybody who
would just want to take
over and solve the problem, I can place you in a
special commission. Do it
for us because I can[not do
it alone], I would run out
of bullets, he said.
SunStar Philippines, Ruth
Abbey Gita

Dela Rosa: South

Korean trader killed
inside Camp Crame
PAmilya ni Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Administrator Mybelle Blossom Dumlao-Sevillena, kasama ang kanyang
mga staff na nakibahagi sa blood-letting na isinagawa ng Red Cross-Nueva Vizcaya Chapter sa
pakikipagtulungan ng office of the provincial governor kamakailan. Photo courtesy of Tropang Novo Vizcayano

ISELCO-I at its BEST Awards received 2015

THE Isabela I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ISELCO-1) has continued to uphold its post in the area of rural
electrification notwithstanding the burgeoning power demand of its member-consumers.
With the concerted effort of the officers and employees of the Cooperative towards an excellent performance,
various awards have been received in the year 2015. The previous year has indeed proven to be a victorious epoch in
ISELCOs history as awards keep on coming even up to the present year 2016.
The Cooperative was a recipient of three awards from the San Miguel Energy Corporation (SMEC) namely:
Best Practices in Operations Management this is in recognition to the General Manager, Engr. Virgilio L.
Montano, for his outstanding and effective application of innovative processes towards business improvement.
No. 1 in Energy Sales under the Distribution Utility Category in recognition to ISELCO-Is highest energy
purchase from SMEC.
Prompt Payor 2015 under the Distribution Utility Category in recognition to its consistent payment of financial
obligations to SMEC.
These were given simultaneously to ISELCO-1 on November 6 at Diamond Hotel, Manila.
Moreover, another set of awards were handed over by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) which
include:
Sunshine EC Award a recognition for being one of the Electric Cooperatives which had reached the highest
number of house connections under the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP).
AAA Categorization The most recent award received by the cooperative which was based from its overall
performance rating in 2015. Fifteen (15) Electric Cooperatives have improved their category from AA, A and even B to
AAA category and ISELCO-1 is privileged to be included.
With all these achievements the Cooperative has gleaned through the years, it wont stop dreaming and creating
possibilities towards a successful ISELCO-I.

NNC expands media links

TUGUEGARAO CITY,
Cagayan - The National
Nutrition
Council
(NNC) here has expanded the membership
of the Balay Ni Ifan
media task force as its
linkage for a wider information and advocacy
thrust.
The Balay Ni Ifan,
which was organized in
2009 and composed of
local media practitioners
from government and private media outfits in this
province, tasked to do
massive education and
promotion campaigns on
nutrition programs.
Ma. Gisela Lonzaga,
OIC-nutrition program
coordinator, said the
team started with just a
few members to include

the Philippine Information Agency-Cagayan,

PBS-Radyo ng Bayan,
FBN-DZCV,
DZYTSonshine Radio, RBC
Cable Master, Clearview
Cable Television, RPNDZTG, and Northern Forum.
She said two community radio stations in
Claveria, Cagayan and
Basco, Batanes were earlier installed to further
help the agency disseminate its programs and
campaigns.
This year, Lonzaga
said they will plan to expand their partnership to
other radio stations in Sta
Teresita, Gonzaga and
Aparri, including the Department of Agricultures
owned local radio station

here.
With the networks
expansion, our promotions of good nutrition
will reach a wider audience, Lonzaga said.
She also expressed
her gratitude to the members of the task force for
the assistance they extended to the council
which resulted in the
regions achievement of
numerous national nutrition awards in the past
years.
The NNC also plans
to tap the higher education institutions as partners in the conduct of an
assessment and evaluation of the agencys program implementation
through research. Oliver
T. Baccay

PHILIPPINE National
Police (PNP) Chief
Ronald Dela Rosa said
Thursday that South Korean businessman Jee Ickjoo was killed inside the
police headquarters in
Camp Crame, Quezon
City.
Ick-joo was abducted
in his residence in Angeles City last October 18,
2016.
The PNP Chief said it
was based on the statement of an Anti-Illegal
Drugs Group (AIDG) operative who admitted participation in Ick-joos kidnapping.
The witness claimed
that he was made to believe
by Senior Police Officer 3
Ricky Sta. Isabel that the
operation against Ick-joo
was legitimate as the businessman was involved in
illegal drug activities.
Dela Rosa said that after he ordered a manhunt
against Sta. Isabel, his cohorts surrendered to the
AIDG director and told
him that Ick-joo was killed
inside Camp Crame.

[I am] very angry,

very offended and kung
pwede lang matunaw na
ako
ngayon
sa
kinalalagyan ko sa hiya. It
happened sa loob ng
Crame. Kinuha nila sa
[Pampanga] dinala sa
Camp Crame at doon
pinatay. Kung pwede lang
matunaw ako ngayon sa
hiya. Hiyang-hiya ako, he
said.
If I have my way,
papatayin ko kayong mga
pulis kayo. But I cannot do
that, thats against the law,
Dela Rosa added.
He said Ick-joos remains were cremated in a
funeral parlor in Caloocan
City owned by a former
police officer and now
barangay chairman.
Dela Rosa said the
South Koreans ashes were
flushed down the toilet by
one of the funeral parlors
employees.
He said this may not
be the first time that this
group committed a similar
crime. SunStar Philippines,
Third
Anne
Peralta-Malonzo

Bangkay ng ginang natagpuan

sa damuhan kinilala ng mister
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya - inilala na ng kanyang mister ang sarili nitong misis na
natagpuang bangkay sa ilalim ng puno ng kawayan sa barangay Kirang, Aritao, Nueva
Vizcaya noong Dec. 30, 2016.
Matatandaan na natagpuan ang katawan ng babae na hinihinalang may ilang araw
umanong itong patay at naihiwalay pa ang ulo sa kanyang leeg sa tindi ng pagtigpas ng
hindi pa nakikilang salarin.
Ayon kay Police Chief Inspector Joeberman Videz, napatay mula sa pagkakataga
ang naturang biktima na kinilala ni Roger Kiray ang asawa misis nitong si Mary Kiray
tatlumpung (30) taong gulang, isang barangay health worker at residente ng Sanggit,
Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya.
Batay sa imbestigasyon ng PNP, ang naturang biktima ay nawala pa noong Dec. 16
makaraang bumaba ito mula sa Dupax del Norte para magbayad sana sa St. Vincent
Cooperative.
Bitbit umano ng biktima ang halagang dalawamput isang (P 21,000) na pambayad
sana sa kanilang utang at dalawang cellphone.
Huling nakita ang biktima na nagtungo sa palikuran ng naturang kooperatiba at mula
noon ay hindi na ito nakabalik pa.
Natagpuan na lamang ang bangkay ng biktima ng isang magsasaka na magpapastol
ng kanyang alagang baka sa nabanggit na lugar.
Patuloy pa rin tinitignan ng mga otoridad ang angulo ng holdap ang dahilan ng
pagpapatay sa naturang biktima. Subalit sa kabila nito ay mayroon pang ibang angulo na
tinitignan ang mga otoridad ang pulisya. Julius Seva NV news breau chief

January 16 - 22 2017

Tagumpay ng 5ID sa 2017, panalangin ng Commander ng 5ID

CAMP MELCHOR F
DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu,
Isabela Tagumpay sa
pagganap ng tungkulin at

pag-alaga sa kapakanan ng
bawat kasapi ng 5th Infantry (Star) Division sa
taong 2017, iyan ang

panalangin ni Brigadier
General Paul Talay Atal,
Doctor in Public Administration (D.P.A.) AFP,

Commander 5ID.
Sa kanyang pagdalo
sa pagdiriwang ng ika-58
na kaarawan ni Bishop

Nagbigay-galang ang butihing Commander, 5ID na si Brigadier General Paul Talay Atal, D.P.A. AFP sa pagdalo
nya sa ika-58 na kaarawan ni Bishop Prudencio Andaya Jr. ng Apostolic Vicariate ng Kalinga noong ika-2 ng
Enero ng taong kasalukuyan kasabay ng paghingi ng puspusang panalangin para sa kaligtasan ng mga magigiting
na sundalo ng 5ID.

Prudencio Andaya Jr. ng

Apostolic Vicariate of
Tabuk noong ika-2 ng
Enero
ng
taong
kasalukuyan, maliban sa
kanyang pagbati sa
tinaguriang pinuno ng
Diocese, hiniling ni Brigadier General Atal ang
panalangin ng lahat ng
nasasakupan ng Bishop sa
mga lalawigan ng Kalinga
at Apayao para sa
tagumpay ng kanyang
Pamunuan.
Ang
pagdiriwang ay naganap
sa Parish Pastoral Center
sa Bulanao, Siyudad ng
Tabuk, Lalawigan ng
Kalinga.
Ang panalangin ay
napakahalaga para sa lahat
ng kasapi ng 5ID sapagkat
ang pamunuan ay patuloy
ang pagharap sa mga
hamon sa seguridad hindi
lamang sa bahaging ito ng
Luzon kung hindi lalo na
sa lalawigan ng Sulu sa
katimugan ng bansa kung
saan naninilbihan ang
Brigada ng 501 st kasama
ang mga talupad ng 21 st,
41st, at 45th.
Mababatid na si
Bishop Andaya ay hindi

lamang kilala sa buong

Rehiyon sa pamumuno sa
kalagayang ispiritwal,
kundi siya rin ay may
paninindigan sa pagtugon
sa
mga
ibat-ibang
pangangailangan
sa
lipunan. Dahil sa kanyang
paninindigan, siya ay
kinikilala ng pamunuan ng
5ID
bilang
napakahalagang kabahagi
sa pagtahak ng Hukbong
Katihan tungo sa inaasam
na
pag-unlad
ng
institusyon patungo sa
taong 2028.
Kaakibat
ng
panalangin ni Bishop
Andaya sampu ng kanyang
nasasakupan, inanyayahan
din ni Brigadier General
Atal ang mga namumuno
sa ibat-ibang bahagi ng
lipunan
at
mga
mamamayan sa lambak ng
Cagayan at kabundukan ng
Cordillera, na manalangin
para sa ikatatagumpay ng
pangkalahatan sa mga
lalawigang nataguriang
Peaceful and Ready for
Further Development
tungo sa tunay na
kapayapaan at kaunlaran
para sa lahat.

2017 Budget: P3.056B!

Isabela 2017 annual budget aprubado na; infra, BRO, atbp., inilaan ang pondo
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela Aprubado
na
ng
Sangguniang Panlalawigan
ang mas malaking Proposed
Annual Budget sa 2017
kumpara sa nakalipas na
taon.
Ibinatay sa Annual Investment Plan (AIP) ang
pinalaking puhunan ng
lalawigan na siyang
prayoridad ng leadership ni
Isabela Governor Faustino
Bojie Dy III.
Batay sa Finance Committee
proposals,
inaasahang magpapalakas
sa ekonomiya ng buong
probinsya kung may
malaking pondong inilaan
sa infra, agrikultura, health
at edukasyon na siyang

magpapabilis at lalaki ng
mas malaking porsiyento
ang
pag-unlad
ng
ekonomiya sa inilaang capital outlay para sa mga dapat
puntahan ng pondo.
Sa estimated income
ngayong 2017, ang Internal
Revenue Allotment mula sa
national
government,
pumalo sa P2.490 B o 82%,
habang sa local tax revenue
collections naman nasa estimated income collections
sa P94, 000,000 million,
habang ang operating at
miscellaneous revenue
umakyat sa P477, 140,
529.00 million na may
kabuuang estimated income
na P3,056,333.00.
Kung susumahin (see

DRAGON DANCE: Ang mga kabataan mula sa

Nansing School ng Cauayan City ang bumulaga sa
tahanan ni Isabela Governor Faustino Bojie Dy III
para salubungin sila ng dumadagundong na ingay ng
mga Dragon Dancers. Ang maingay na sayaw ng mga
Fil-Chinese ay isang nakaugaliang kultura sa
paniwalang ang maingay na saliw ng tambol ay upang
bugawin ang malas sa bawat tahanan. Valley Hot News
lensman, jgd

attached chart) sa estimated

na gastusin para sa ibatibang proyekto ng lgu
Isabela 27 porsiyento para
sa personal services na
kabuuang Ph 825 million
humigit kumulang habang
ang maintenance at iba
pang operating expenditures mas lumaki kumpara
noong nakalipas na taon sa
P1.058 billion habang 3%
ditto ay nakalaan sa capital
outlay na P93,700,000.
Bilang comparison,
noong nakalipas na taon,
ipinasa sa final reading ang
version ng P2.7 billion annual budget 2016, lumaki
ng P1.6 billion.
Ayon kay Vice Governor Antonio Albano, Pre-

siding Officer, patuloy ang

mas malaking pondo para
sa BRO OpportunitiesSagut Kadagiti Mannalon
sa agrikultura, edukasyon,
pangkalusugan at iba pang
basic services na ang
makikinabang ay pawang
mga mahihirap nating
kababayan na ang hangarin
ay mabigyan sila ng sapat
na ayuda sa lahat ng basic
services.
Hindi nahirapan ang
mayorya ng Sangguniang
Panlalawigan members sa
ipinasang final version ng
2017 annual budget,
lamang may minor revisions sa ilang bahagdan na
dapat mas malaki ang
mapuntahan, gayunman,

bigong
maipaliwanag
pansamantala ni Sec.
Manuel Boying Santos at
ito ay nasa kamay ni Governor
Dy
kung
kinakailangang mabaling
ang mas mahalagang pondo
ngayong 2017.
Makakabawas pahirap
sa masang Isabelenos ang
mas malaking budget na
inilaan para sa infra, mga
nasirang eskuwelahan, tulay
at government buildings
noong nagdaang bagyong
Lawin.
Inaasahan pa rin na
may inalaang malaking
budget ang Dy Administration sa kasagsagan ng
Ilagan City-Divilacan road
project patungo sa coastal

eco-tourism development
plan.
May
nakikitang
malaking pagbabago sa
mga naninirahan sa mga
bayan ng Maconacon at
Divilacan si Governor Dy,
Una, ang livelihood at employment sa sandaling
magsimulang sumipa ang
epekto ng turismo tulad ng
halos fully develop Honeymoon Island sa Divilacan,
Isabela.
Marami ang umaasang
sa susunod na 2019
magbubukas ng soft opening ang 82 kilometers road
special project na iiwanang
magandang ala-ala ng DyAlbano tandem. Valley Hot
News, jdg

Fil-Chinese community posed for posterity shot photo with Isabela Governor Faustino Bojie Dy lll and Nansing
Family after the Dragon Dancers from Nansing School in Cauayan City performed a very impressive dances as
the New Year 2017 greet every one with New Hope and Peaceful-fruitful 2017. Valley Hot News lensman, jgd

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Politicians are politicians

LEGISLATORS so far have been true to form in seeking a delay
in the approval of revenue enhancing measures in the tax reform
package with suggestions of either looking for less painful
options or worse, not to implement tax increases at all.
Noynoy, President Rodrigo Dutertes predecessor, made as
his campaign pledge maintaining the tax rate and improving
the efficiency of collections
to increase revenues.
N o y n o y s
administration, however,
was noted for its focus on
collecting rating upgrades rather than pushing development
resulting in gross underspending and a huge gap between
economic growth and infrastructure development.
Many economists say that had the government anticipated
the growth momentum with an infrastructure buildup in the
past administration, the gross domestic product would have
zoomed to near 10 percent yearly.
Now, Duterte is playing catch up and his economic managers
estimate that it would cost around P1 trillion yearly for roads
and other civil works to sustain strong growth for the country.
Dutertes economic managers are relying on the reduction
in taxes on individuals and corporations to further spur
consumer spending that would translate to higher revenues
from the sales tax but these will still be short of the required
funding.
While the popular income and corporate tax reduction
component of the measure are expected to pass this month,
members of Congress are balking at raising the fuel tax which
is a main component of the reform package.
His main critic Sen. Leila de Lima, for instance, said the
proposed increase in the excise tax on fuel should be studied
extensively because the consequences will be carried by the
poorest segment of our society.
For a politician, the word study is a euphemism for scrapping
the idea.
She said the fuel tax hike was not necessary since the Bureau
of Internal Revenue and Bureau of Customs has failed to hit its
targets last year.
Of course, most of last year was still the administration of
Noynoy of which Leila was a part.
Leave all things to our legislators; they will surely react in
measures that will greatly affect them, not as legislators but as
personal politicians for their personal interest.

Death penalty, again?

THE death penalty bill is not
likely to pass, even if the House
of Representatives have
enough numbers to pass this
bill on third reading.
More than likely, the
Senate, with a number of
senators against the death
penalty, will either reject the
measure or will simply shelve

it.

The latest word from the

Palace, is that the death penalty
bill, which was earlier claimed
to be a priority legislative
measure of President Duterte,
will depend on Congress,
which means, if it passes
muster, it passes. If not, then
there will be no death penalty

Infra ng DPWH sa Daang Maharlika,

pinamamadali ng Malakaniang
May tinanggap na umanong
kautusan at pasabi ang
tanggapan ni Sec. Mark Villar
mula
sa
Palasyo
ng
Malakaniang na maging
epektibo at mahusay-nasa
tamang kapal at timplada ng
semento ang dapat mailatag sa
Daang Maharlika bunsod ng
naglalakihan at bigat ng mga
dambuhalang cargo trucks na
gumagamit na ngayon ng national road.
Bagamat
may
mga
pasadong test ang naisumite na
sa maintenance at construction
division ng DPWH, marami pa
ring palusot ng ilang private
contractors
dahilan
sa
matinding SOP na palihim na
iniyaabot ng ilang korap na
kontratista.
Isa sa tinitignan at
masusing evaluation ratings ng
DPWH sa mga nabiyayaan ng
kontrata ay ang maayos na
compaction sa magkabilang
gilid ng kontrata na siyang
madalas daanan ng tubig baha
at kapag madaan ng sagad ang
isang cargo truck na overloaded tiyak magsisimula ng
ang bitak hanggang sa gumuhit
ng pabiyak sa ibang bahagi ng
kalsada.
Tulay ang isa pang
pinaghuhusayang matyagan
ng mga project engineers na imonitor ng DPWH sapagkat
mas matinding turuan at
sisihan ang lalabas(pointing
fingers)
hanggang
sa
magdemandahan sa sandaling
bumagsak ng hindi inaasahan
ang multi million peso contract.
Hindi man tayo inhenyero
pero biyahero(well travelled)
may ilang ehemplo na ang
nakita nating bumagsak at
marami ang sugatan na sakay
ng isang bus ilang dekada na
ang nakalipas.
Tulad ng inaasahan, nauwi
sa trahedya at malalimang
imbestigasyon at kalaunan

demandahan ng tila walang

patutunguhan at minsanang
namatay sa limut.
Sa kahabaan ng Daang
Maharlika, madalas ang ilang
humahawak ng juicy contract
ang mas malapit sa kalan, mas
malapit sa kusina at mas
mapalit sa pulitiko.
Kanya
kanyang
sugal(political gamble) ang
nagaganap kapag umikot na
ang diwa ng halalan sa hanay
ng mga private contractors.
Dapat sumugal sila, kung sino
ang kanilang mamanukin at
siyempre pera din ang inyong
isusugal. Kapag matunog dito
tayo, kapag matumal ang rating
doon tayo mga bosing .
Literal na pera at sugal na
dapat puhunanin ng isang private contractor, may lalapit na
asungot at kabig ni congressman halimbawa sa private contractor na may kapit sa isang
pulitiko kaya posibleng
magbibigay ng medyo may
kalakihang milyong cashcampaign capital para kay
bosing
Kapag lumusot si Kong
Bosing sa eleksyon, may
pasundot pang paper bag o envelop na puno ng salapi, kapag
nangyari ang SOP tiyak
paborito ka ni sir na
mabulunga ng juicy contracts.
Pero kapag naging spoiled
si private contractor may
nakikitang anggulo ng pabaya,
lapses at pabandying-bandying sa trabaho at hirap na
tapusin sa tamang panahon at
palpak din ang kalidad na
binabayaran sa kanila ng
gobyerno.
Kailangang walisin sa
takdang
panahon
ang
sinasabing
talamak
na
korapsyon sa ilang ahensya ng
gobyerno. Ayaw at galit si
PDU30
sa
ganitong
pagkakataon-Ramdam ang
Pagbabago sa Duterte Administration.

to be enacted into law by

Congress, which means the
House and the Senate together.
There will always be
arguments pro and con on the
restoration of the death penalty
and quite frankly, it really has
nothing to do with the issue of
pro-life and anti-life.
It really has to do with the
penal system that we have in
this country, which is highly
punitive
instead
of
rehabilitative.
Both the detainees and the
convicted prisoners are treated
like animals, which is why it is
not a cause for wonder that
these detainees and convicts,
who may not even had
committed criminal acts before
being detained and convicted,
become hardened criminals

too, as they have been

influenced by other criminals.
What is even really
inhumane is the way the
detainees are being treated like
convicts and are being
punished by the state despite
the fact that they have not been
convicted at all or their cases
are on appeal.
The reason for the
detainees long time detention
in jails, is the fact that, for one,
many courts, upon receiving
the charges filed against a
person accused, hardly ever
bother to check on whether
there really is probable cause.
Instead, the courts almost
immediately issue arrest
warrants, after the usual
arraignment and pre-trail, the
turn to p./5

January 16 - 22 2017

Kidnapulis
PAWANG mga pulis ang
itinuturong kumidnap at
pumatay sa South Korean
businessman na si Jee Ick-Joo
noong Oktubre 18, 2017 sa
bahay nito sa Pampanga.
Nagbayad ng P5 milyon ang
asawa ng Koreano. Pero kahit
nagbayad, pinatay pa rin ang
Koreano. Dinala ang bangkay
sa isang pune-rarya sa
Bagbaguin, Caloocan na pagaari ng isang dating pulis at
doon
inimbalsamo.
Pagkatapos ay dinala sa isang
crematorium sa Maynila. Nang
ma-cremate, iniutos daw ng
isang dating PNP official na iflush sa inidoro ang abo ng
Koreano. Nabawi naman ang
mga gamit ng Koreano,
kabilang ang golf set.
Posi-tibong kinilala ng misis
ng biktima na sa asawa nga
niya
ang
mga
gamit.
Humihingi ng tulong kay Pres.
Rodrigo Duterte ang biyuda.
Gusto niyang makamit ang
hustisya sa pagkamatay ng
asawa. Nanawagan naman ang

gobyerno ng South Korea sa

Pilipinas na lutasin sa
madaling
panahon
ang
pagpatay.
Sumuko na sa National
Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
si SPO3 Ricky Sta. Isabel, isa
sa mga suspect. Si Sta Isabel ay
itinuro ng mga kapitbahay na
umanoy nagmaneho ng SUV
na pinagsakyan kay Jee. Una
nang pinabulaanan ni Sta.
Isabel ang paratang.
Tatlo pang pulis ang
sinangkot sa kidnapping ni Jee.
Sila ay sina Supt. Raphael
Dumlao, Senior Police- Officer
4 Roy Villegas at Police Officer
2 Christopher Baldomino.
Ayon sa report, inaresto ng
mga pulis si Jee kaugnay sa
illegal drugs pero napagalaman na peke ang arrest
warrant. Palalabasin na
lehitimo ang operasyon kay Jee
pero pangingidnap at saka
hihingi ng ransom. Nagbigay
ng ransom ang asawa ni Jee
pero ang nakapagtataka ay
kung bakit pinatay pa ang

trail proper starts.

It is usual for courts not to
grant bail, or if the charges call
for bail, the courts grant the
bail but the accused may be dirt
poor to afford bail or even a
good lawyer.
When it comes to petty
crimes committed by the poor,
despite the grant of bail, the
accused can hardly cough up
the bail money and remain
detained for years on end.
In other cases where it states
that the crime is non-bailable,
bail still can be sought as long
as the evidence is weak, yet in
many cases, bail is still denied
by the courts, despite the fact
that no probable cause really
exists, or that the evidence is
weak.
In the meantime, those
accused who have been denied
bail are made to suffer for years

on end, as the regional courts

take forever to terminate the
cases brought before the courts
and denied bail.
The accused who has been
denied bail is in essence being
punished despite the fact that
the accused is deemed innocent
until proven guilty.
The death penalty, under
our punitive system, will just
breed more criminals.
Instead of drafting a death
penalty law, what Congress
should do is make it easy for
the accused, rich or poor, to get
bail. And if the accused do not
appear in court when their
presence is needed, the best
way is to ensure that they can
be tracked easilywhether
under house arrest or freed on
bailthrough the electronic
tracking system.
Congress should ensure
that detainees and prisoners
are rehabilitated, not punished
yet, until proven guilty.

biktima.
Ayon kay PNP chief
Director General Ronald dela
Rosa, pinuprotektahan si Sta.
Isabel ng isang reti-radong
police official na pinangalanan
ni Duterte na sangkot sa illegal
drugs.
Nakakatakot
na
ang
ginagawa ng mga pulis
ngayon. Ginagawang dahilan
ang kampanya sa droga para

makapangidnap. Sana naman,

hindi kampihan ni Duterte ang
mga kidnapulis. Kapag
ginawa niya ito, malaking
kuwestiyon na ang kanyang
paniniwala sa mga alagad ng
batas. Dapat namang kumilos
si Dela Rosa para lubusang
mabasag ang mga bugok sa
p i n a m u m u n u a n g
organisasyon. Babagsak na
naman ang PNP dahil dito.

Legarda Bats for Regulation of Plastic Bags Use as Report Says

More Plastic than Fish in Oceans by 2050
SENATOR Loren Legarda today renewed her call for the regulation of the use of plastic bags to help prevent
oceans from carrying more plastic than fish as projected in one study.
Legarda made the call as she noted a 2016 report, The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of
Plastics by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which showed that the world produced 20 times more plastic
in 2014 (311 million tonnes) than it did in 1964 (15 million tonnes) and at this rate, oceans are expected
to contain more plastic than fish (by weight) by the year 2050.
Plastic bags are ubiquitous components of the worlds consumer culture. These non-biodegradable
plastic bags symbolize the throwaway culture that we have developed. We cannot go business as usual as
it pollutes our oceans and water, and even the air when burned, she said.
The Senator also noted that the Philippines, together with China, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam,
is considered among the top contributors of plastic trash dumped into the sea. The five countries are
spewing out as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste that enters the worlds seas (Ocean Conservancy,
2015).
In line with this, Legarda filed the proposed Plastic Bags Regulation Act under Senate Bill No. 430,
which aims to strictly regulate the production, importation, sale and use of plastic bags.
This proposed measure discourages the use of plastic bags and encourages the use of native reusable bags made of organic or recycled materials, and reusable containers made of glass or non-toxic and
non-hazardous materials, she said.
Under the bill, a point-of-sale store will be prohibited from providing the consumer with plastic bags
for the purpose of carrying or transporting items or products purchased. This will put the use of single-use
plastic bags to a minimum.
Only plastic bags that are used to contain fresh fish, meat and poultry products, and primary plastic
packaging used to pre-pack food items and in the manufacturing of finished products for sale in the general market are excluded from the prohibitions under the bill.
The disposal and management of plastic waste shall be done in accordance and pursuant to the
provisions of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, which Legarda principally sponsored and authored.
Legarda explained that the bill would also address the concerns of affected employees and
workers of the plastic industry.
The Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI), the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA), and the
Department of Labor and Employment
(DOLE) will develop programs for alternative livelihood opportunities for the affected employees and
workers.
As the problems of pollution, environmental degradation and severe weather shifts escalate, all
sectors of society must act with urgency. Citizens should make conscious efforts to change daily routine
and practices to produce a positive impact on our environment. Companies must change their economic
mindset, wasteful production processes and packaging methodsfrom the use of seemingly cost-effective plastic bags into investing in long-term reusable and recyclable bags which are more sustainable in
the long run, Legarda concluded.

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SCORPIO (October 24-November 22)

Makakatikim ka ng masayang
pakiramdam sapagkat lingid sa iyong
kaalaman may isang grupong tatanaw ng
utang na loob. Buwenas na numero 33,
21, 2, 10, 14 at 16 buwenas na mga araw
Martes at Miyerkoles.

January 16 - 22 2017

Cold Baguio weather greets Miss Universe candidates

SAGITTARIUS (November 23-December 21) Lapitan mo sila kung

kinakailangang makipagbati para
mabura na ang masamang tinginan, mas
luluwag ang saloobin. Buwenas na
numero 7, 33, 21, 2, 19 at 1 buwenas na
mga araw Lunes at Sabado.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January) 19)
May napupusuan kang taong gusto mong
ligawan, pero mukhang may pumipigil
sa kilos mo. Buwenas na numero 8, 3, 21,
5, 14, at 29 buwenas na mga araw Linggo
at Huwebes.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18)
Huwag mong suyuin ang taong ayaw
makinig sa magandang payo baka ka lang
mapundi sa bandang huli. Buwenas na
numero 5, 4, 21, 29, 2, at 7 buwenas na mga
araw Lunes at Sabado.
PISCES
(February
19-March
20)Masayang malungkot ang susunod
mong mga buwan kailangan mo lang ng
malalimang pang-unawa. Buwenas na
numero 4, 13, 20, 9, at 14 buwenas na mga
araw Martes at Biyernes.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Parang
masiglang tagpo ang lalapit sa buhay mo
kung may katapat kang pakinabang,
makialam kung marapat ang na
pakialaman. Buwenas na numero 17, 4,
22, 10, 37 at 5 buwenas na mga araw
Linggo at Sabado.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Magpalabas
ka ng pera kung sigurado kang babalik
ng tama at hindi ka maguguyo ng ilang
mapanlinlang. Buwenas na numero 18, 4,
33, 7, 2, at 10 buwenas na mga araw
Miyerkoles at Huwebes.
GEMINI (May 21-June 22) Kung sasabit
ka sa isang transakyun ay ikaw ang
sisihin, sana magsilbing aral, dumulog ka
sa mga otoridad kung plano mong
lumaban. Buwenas na mga numero 4, 31,
20, 8, 13 at 6 buwenas na mga araw
Biyernes at Linggo.
CANCER (June 23-July 22) Meron ka
pang malakas na barahang alas kung nais
mong makabangon huwag mawalan ng
pag-asa, babangon kang muli. Buwenas
na mga numero 14, 27, 5, 41, at 16 buwenas
na mga araw Miyerkoles at Sabado.
LEO (July 23-August 22) Mahlig ka man
sa mga makikinang na alahas, kung hindi
naman bagay sa bulsa mo at katawan,
kalimutan mo na lang, huwag mainggit.
Buwenas na numero 7, 4, 31, 20, 1 at 18
buwenas na mga araw Sabado at Martes.
VIRGO (August 23-September 23) Mas
masarap ang pakiramdam kung tuloy ang
magandang samahan ng iyong
kasintahan, huwag marupok baka ka
malagay sa nakakahiyang pagsasama.
Buwenas na numero 8, 4, 12, 22, 31, 29 at 5
buwenas na mga araw Martes at
Huwebes.
LIBRA (September 24-October 23) Tama
at nasa matuwid kang direksyun, mas
daig ng masipag ang maagap, isang
kasabihang dapat mong sundin, may
kapalit na magarang sasakyan sa mas
malapit na hinaharap. Buwenas na
numero 14, 27, 17, 9, at 4 buwenas na mga
araw Lunes at Sabado.

BAGUIO. Miss Universe candidates wave to the crowd

of their visit in the Summer Capital. Roderick Osis
A CHILLY mountain tem- Miss Columbia Jealisse
perature welcomed reign- Andrea Tovar Velasques,
ing Miss Universe 2015 Miss Peru Veleria Piazza
Pia Alonzo Wutzbach and Vasquez, Miss Puerto Rico
the 28 international beau- Brenda Azaria Jimenes
ties as they arrived in Hernandez, Miss Spain
Baguio City, Wednesday, Nohelia Freirie Benito,
January 18.
Miss Albania Lindita
Weather in the Sum- Idrizi, Miss Aruba
mer Capital dipped to a Charlene Leslie, Miss Barfreezing 9 degrees, with bados Shannon Harris,
groups braving the cold as Miss France France
early as 5 a.m. to greet the Mittenaire, Miss Guam
Miss Universe candidates Muneka Joy Cruz Taisipic,
at the Loakan airport.
Miss Haiti Raquel
The beauties were Pellisier, Miss Israel Yam
welcomed by Mayor Kaspers Anshel, Miss Italy
Maurico Domogan, city Sophia Sergio, Miss
officials, and the Hotel and Kenya Mary Esther Were,
Restaurant Association of Miss Korea Jenny Kim,
Baguio (HRAB) led by its Miss Kosovo Camila
president, Anthony De Barraza, Miss Malta
Leon, general manager of Martha Fenech, Miss
the Baguio Country Club.
Mauritus Kushoo
This is a very rare oc- Ramnawaj, Miss New
casion where the beauties Zealand Tania Dawson,
of the world are here, Miss Norway Chirstina
Domogan said. The high- Waage, Miss Slivenia
land welcome is most Lucija Potocnik, Miss
unique, setting the city South
Africa

apart from the rest of the Ntandoyenkosi Witess

local hosts with the mini Kunene, Miss Sweden Ida
version of the annual Ovmar, Miss US Virgin Isflower festival prepared for lands Carolyn Carter,
the one day affair, he Miss Denmark Christina
added.
Dalgaard Mikkelsen, Miss
Seventy cadets from Finland Shily Karvinen,
the Philippine Military Miss Canada Siera Lacee
Academy (PMA) Class of Bearchell and Miss Japan
2018 wowed the candi- Sari Nakazawa.
dates with a silent drill exWe are very glad na
hibition at the airport. An- nakasama kami sa pag-welother 30 stood and drew come ng Baguio City dito
their swords to line the sa ating mga candidates.
path for candidates upon Baguio is very fortunate na
landing.
mapili as one venue for the
Before the drill ended, event, let us maximize it,
PMA cadets gave roses to PMA Information officer
Miss Australia - Caris Tivel, Reynaldo Balido said.

during a mini Baguio Flower Festival parade as part

Roads in the city were
closed early morning to prepare for the mini version of
the flower festival with four
floats and eight street dancing contingents ready for
the exhibition performance
for the international visitors.
A contingent of 5,000
composed of schools,
groups and officials paraded with the candidates
along the stretch of Upper
Session road until the
Baguio Country Club to the
delight of the waiting
crowd.
Special cheers went to
Miss New Zealands Tania
Dawson, who traced her
roots from the city with her
mother, Margarita Palabay
being born here and maintains a family home in Kias.
Palabay with a small
contingent of her family
joined the crowd to support
her daughter whom she is
hopeful to become the next
reigning queen.
Talented at magaling
ang anak ko, we are praying she will get the crown,
Palabay said. Palabay,
born in the city but was
raised in Sta Maria, Tayug,
Pangasinan said a series of
prayer novenas will be held
for the success of her
daughter.
We also want to go to
Manaoag to pray and offer
candles for her, added
Palabay.
Baguio City Police office traffic chief Freddie
Lazona estimated a crowd
of over 20,000 who lined

the streets to watch the

beauties wave to the crowd
atop flower-decked floats
especially prepared for the
one day affair.
Sitting
at
the
Panagbenga Park along
South Drive, 87yearold
Corazon Nonez said she
waited for this moment to
personally see the Miss
Universe candidates in
Baguio City.
Gusto kong makita
ang mga Miss Universe delegates na magaganda, she
said adding its her second
time to witness the pageant,
being part of the crowd
when it was held in Manila
in 1974. Fifty-twoyear
old Leato Agrano also
wanted to watch the beauties of the world.
First time na makakita
sa mga delegates ngayon at
gusto rin naming makita si
Miss
Universe
Pia
Wurtzbach, Agrano added.
Foreign nationals also
waited and wanted to witness the candidates parade
the city streets. I want to
see what is their impression
about Baguio and if they
become first, what will they
say about Baguio and what
are they gonna do, Korean
An Som Won said.
Chinese
national
Michael Young said I wish
that there is Miss China. I
want to see the very beautiful (Ms China) and tell her
to enjoy her stay in Baguio
City. Sun Star, Maria
Elena Catajan with Ian
Jefrey Addatu and Elamae
Membrere

RCDA gives assistive devices to PWDs

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan - The Regional Council on Disability Affairs (RCDA) in the Cagayan Valley region
recently awarded some persons with disabilities (PWDs) with assistive devices.
Amalia Decena, RCDA regional coordinator, said the assistive devices were donated by some private organizations
here and abroad to promote greater independence to people living with disabilities.
She said the recipients, who are from Penablanca, Solana, Enrile and in this city, together with their respective
Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers (MSWDOs) were trained on how to use and maintain the assistive
devices.
Aside from the donors, Decena also expressed her gratitude for the support and assistance provided by the Fatima
Medical Hospital, Mabuhay Deseret Foundation, Tahanang Walang Hagdan and other private individuals nationwide
who responded to the needs of the PWDs and other vulnerable sectors.
Decent said the council has partnered with various medical teams and volunteer groups in the region so that PWDs
will continuously receive necessary treatment and rehabilitation services and be provided with opportunities to become
productive and self-reliant. Gene V. Baquiran

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January 16 - 22 2017

Bambanti Festival...
mula sa p./ 8
Tiyak na mapupuno ng mga bisita at turista ang formal opening ng Bambanti Village sa harapan ng capitol
building ngayon pa lang maaga.
Deadline ang araw ng Linggo January 22 ng hatinggabi
tiyak mayroon pa ring gumagawa ng kanilang Bambanti
Village at Bambanti Giant icon na siyang sentro ng mga
board of judges na binuo ng Committee on Best Bambanti
Village at Giant Bambanti icon.
Halimbawa ang Pagay Festival ng Alicia, Isabela
tiyak na may mga palamuti ng butil at uhay ng palay,
simbolo ng Rice Granary at malaki at libong tonelada ng
palay ang taunang inaani sa bayan ng Alicia.
Isa pang halimbawa ang kalapit na Echague Yogad
country kung saan dalawang alkalde at lahing D yang
namumuno dito.
Sa Alicia si Mayor Ian Paul Laguatan-Dy habang si
Mayor Francis Faustino Kiko Dy, anak nina Cong. Napoleon Dy at Governor Bojie Dy ayon sa magkasunod.
Silang dalawa ang inaasahang makikipag-bakbakan sa
Street Dancing at ang mainit na sagupaan sa Showdown
Competition sa gitna ng Isabela Sports Complex, Ilagan
City.
Hindi din magpapalamang ang mga taga-Roxas, Luna,
Isabela ang Bato Festival ni Mayor Jimmy Atayde at ang
San Manuel, Isabela, Quirino, Isabela hanggang sa bayan
ng Cabagan at San Pablo.
Nag-scout na rin ng kanilang consultant si Mayor
Pagauitan ng Sta. Maria mula sa sikat na cultural dancers
group sa Metro Manila.
Todo preparasyon ang aming cultural dancers kaya
huwag silang pakasigurado, tiyak may ibubuga din an gaming delegasyon sa January 27-28, 2017. Joe Dasig, Valley
Hot News

Alicia, Isabela Pagay Festival cultural dancers taking a break while listening to their dance instructor on what
and how to do for their presentation for the Bambanti Festival 2017 which will start on January 23, 2017. The
group is gunning for the championship trophy. Valley Hot News lensman, jgd

Henry Pua...

Hardest practice daily for Alicia Festival Dancers girds for Overall Category during this years Bambanti Festival 2017. Joe Dasig Valley Hot News lensman

sakaling magkaroon ng kakulangan sa staple rice

supply sa Mega Manila.
Dito na sumigla ang industriya ng bigas sa
tulong ng NIA Magat Irrigation System na ipinatayo
ng yumaong Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos na
isinulong ni yumaong Governor Faustino Lakay
Tino Dy ng Isabela.
Kalaunan, ayon sa source nabiyayaan ng
malaking loan package ang AUP Grains Center ni
Mr. Henry Pua mula sa Land Bank of the Philippines
kung kaya nakapagtayo ng mas malaking bodega
(ware house) sa bahagi ng Brgy. Harana, Luna,
Isabela bunga ng kanilang sakripisyo at tiyaga kung
kaya mabilis na inaprubahan ang Ph 300 million loan
assistance ng government bank.
Kasalukuyang nagbabakud si Mr. Henry Pua sa
mas malawak na lupaing nabile ng AUP Grains Center para sa kanilang protection at preparasyon sa
susunod na summer harvest season sa mga buwan
ng March hanggang sa Abril. Valley Hot News/dzRH
news Joe Dasig

Will Maxine Medina get a translator for Miss Universe pageant?

I WILL request if I have
to.
This was the response of Maxine Medina
on the issue of getting an
interpreter in case she
makes it to the Top 5 of
the Miss Universe pageant.
The 26-year-old believes theres nothing
wrong if she uses the option to have an interpreter
if she thinks it will help
her chances in the competition.
Napakaganda ng Tagalog. Theres this one
time Pia (Wurtzbach) and
I were talking and all the
candidates were like, Oh,
its so nice to hear you
talking in Tagalog. So,
walang masama kung
magta-translate tayo. Im
here also to win, she said.
Medina is on the
spotlight after she received negative comments over her poor command of the English language.
Mark Arthur Abalos,
her training specialist
from John Robert Powers,
recently came to her defense and said the beauty
queen has been training
since April to improve her
communication skills.
Abalos said it is nor-

mal to commit grammatical errors especially when

English is not ones first
language.
Meanwhile, Gloria
Diaz, the first Filipina to
bring home the Miss Universe crown, encouraged
Medina to get an interpreter if the latter feels
more comfortable asserting herself in Tagalog.
Diaz, who won the
title in 1969, said it
doesnt make her less of a
beauty queen if she will
use her mother tongue in
the final question and answer portion.
Get an interpreter if
she feels that she can better express her thoughts
using our vernacular language. She is a Filipina
and I dont think it will
make her less of a beauty
queen if she will decide to
use our language on the
Grand Coronation, she
was quoted saying at the
Governors Ball held last
January 16 at the SMX
Convention Center in
Pasay City.
Miss Universe 1999
first runner-up Miriam
Quiambao also agreed
with Diazs sentiment.
She said that it is important that Medina is
comfortable with the lan-

guage she will use and if

an interpreter helps to win
the title, then the latter can
do so.
She might want to
consider mag-Tagalog na
lang siya. Gumamit na

lang tayo ng interpreter,

kung dun siya magiging
kumportable, Quiambao
said.
The former beauty
queen added that she appreciates Medinas efforts

to improve her communications skills.

What I appreciate
about her is she is sure of
her answers and she is
confident when she tells
them.

Medina and 85 other

ladies will compete for the
Miss Universe crown on
January 30 at the Mall of
Asia Arena in Pasay City.
SunStar Philippines,
Glaiza Jarloc

Miss UniversePhilippines Maxine Medina walks the runway during the swimsuit fashion show at J Park Island
Resort and Waterpark in Cebu City. Mark Sullivan/Miss Universe Organization via WME IMG Collection

ALICIA PAGAY FESTIVAL. Parang walang kapaguran ang mga high school students na sama samang gumagawa ng palamuti sa binubuong Bambanti Giant icon at
dekorasyon sa itatayong Bambanti hut sa pagbubukas ng Bambanti Village sa harapan ng kapitolyo. Valley Hot News lensman, jgd

Bambanti Festival 2017 entries

get ready bakbakan na!

Ilagan City, Isabela - Sa January 23, Lunes ng umaga ang pagbubukas ng Bambanti Festival 2017 village. Lahat ng
paghahanda ng 36 na bayan at dalawang syudad ng Isabela ay kinasasabikan ng daang libong Isabelenos kung sino sa mga
sundan sa p./ 7
delegadong mananayaw ang sisikat ngayong taon.

Henry Pua: AUP Rice mill and Grains Center is legit business group
CABATUAN, Isabela - Hindi kami drug lords o operator ng shabu lab ito ang naging reaksyon ni Mr.
Henry Pua-mas kilala sa trade name na AUP Rice Mill
and Grains Center ng Brgy. Luzon, Cabatuan, Isabela
matapos makaladkad ang AUP sa usaping illegal drugs
(Patriot/Valley Hot news).
Ayon sa tagapagsalita ng AUP Grains Center na
ayaw magpabanggit ng kanyang pangalan, halos 30
years na silang nagtatag ng kanilang maliit na buying
station at gumigiling(rice millng) ng bigas at dahan
dahan na umangat ang kanilang negosyo.
At sa tulong ng ibang kaibigan sa larangan ng
grains and milling business, gumanda ang kanilang

ugnayan sa kapwa nila Fil-Chinese community at

magandang kooperasyon sa mga local government units
at barangay.
Ayon sa PDEA-PNP AIDG Anti illegal Drug Group,
dalawang beses na naglabas ng statement ang ahensya
na malinis at hindi umano sangkot ang AUP Grains and
milling center sa anumang iligal na droga, kung kaya
walang kinalaman ang kompanya ni AUP-Henry Pua sa
operasyon ng shabu. Purely grains trading ang AUP.
Anya, mula pa noong naging maganda na ang
kanilang kooperasyon sa government agencies, lalo pang
sumigla ang kanilang negosyo hanggang sa nakilala na
sila sa buong komunidad bilang mga lehitimong busi-

nessmen ang AUP.

Mula sa liblib na barangay ng Brgy. Luzon sa bayan
ng Cabatuan, lalo pang yumabong at sumigla ang
kalakalan ng butil ng palay na ginigiling na maging
bigas, dagdag kuwento ng tagapagsalita ng AUP Rice
Trading Corporation.
Ang AUP Grains at Trading Center ay pag-aari ng
isang Henry Pua, isang kilalang Chinese Rice Traders
na nakipag sabayan sa pioneer grains business sa Central Isabela.
Kinikilala ang Isabela sa buong bansa bilang
Numero Unong Rice Surplus na siyang sumasagot
sundan sa p./ 7

AUP Rice mill center sa Cabatuan at Luna: We are not drug lab operators, lehitimo kaming negosyante, bukas kami sa inspection anumang oras na pumasok ang PDEA
at PNP. Valley Hot News lensman, jgd