by Gigi Dumallig

TABUK CITY, Kalinga, Nov. 24(PIA) -- The city government here is conducting a two-day POPE FORUM (Police-People Forging United Move) Dornat or renewal to forge a peace plan that would enhance the active participation and cooperation of the populace, prosecutors and the police (3Ps).

The event’s theme is “Igaw ko , Andog ko” (My place, my watch).

In a message, City Mayor Ferdinand Tubban called on the participants from the different sectors in the city to delve deeper into the root causes of the city’s peace concerns and come up with a plan that is responsive, attainable and people empowering.

He said that peace efforts have succeeded in bringing perpetrators to justice and that criminality rate has decreased but the real and lasting peace still remain elusive.

“I feel that up today, despite the programs on peace and order we have embarked on, the support we have extended to our peace officers, the advocacies we have conducted, I sense we are still far from really achieving a meaningful and lasting peace and order situation,” he said.

Estanislao Albano, Jr.

TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Farmers in this city whose lands are threatened by the Chico River should gear up for the worst because as far as immediate interventions that could save the ricelands along the river in coming typhoons are concerned, the chances are not good.

Kalinga District Engineer Alexander Castaneda admitted that when it comes to engineering interventions that could provide immediate relief to the farmers, the hands of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are virtually tied by the inadequacy of funds.

That’s because all they are now depending upon to address the Chico River problem is their regular infrastructure funds and what Congressman Manuel Agyao can share from his Priority Development Assistance Fund the total of which is just a drop in the bucket when one considers the fund needed.

This is the reason the flood control structures the DPWH have so far constructed on the Chico River are piecemeal and therefore have limited impact on the problem, Castaneda said.

by Gigi Dumallig

TABUK CITY, Kalinga, Sept. 15 (PIA) - - The city government in partnership with the Youth Community Service Club (YCSC) recently conducted a symposium on anti-drug, crime prevention, and environment protection. Tabuk City Councilor Antonio Bakilan, organizer and adviser of the YCSC said the symposium was designed to encourage student leaders help the city government in realizing its programs on youth development especially in the fight against criminality involving the youth.

This, he said, is also in observance of the National Crime Prevention Week this September with the theme ‘Pinoy Ako, Crime Prevention Misyon Ko! Knock Out Crime,’ which focuses on the importance of youth sector in national building. The city government, he said, is keen in introducing programs that would involve the youth in these endeavors to help them prepare to be productive and good leaders in the future. To do this, there is a need to give them the right information through symposiums, seminars, and workshops and involving them in community services to appreciate better their contributions and purpose. Among the speakers during the forum were