Leyte-Samar DAILYPOSITIVE EXPRESS l FAIR l FREE VOL. XXXI II NO. 024 TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021 P15.00 IN TACLOBAN In the wake of the killing of Mayor Aquino Calbayog city police chief, others sacked LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA TACLOBAN CITY- The chief of police of Calbayog City was relieved from his post in the aftermath on the killing of Mayor Ronaldo Aquino. The relief of Police conduct of his intelligence Col. Neil Montaño was officer in relation to the announced by PNP of- letter request to the local ficer-in-charge Lt. Gen. court. Guillermo Eleazar on Sun- He added that these two day (March 14.) unfortunate incidents are In a statement, Eleazar currently under investiga- said that the order is with tion and PLtCol Montaño the concurrence of the was ordered relieved for Chief PNP, Police Gener- command responsibility. al Debold Sinas who is on Eleazar further informed leave . that PLtCol. Montaño will Eleazar said that the ac- be replaced by PLtCol Ro- tion is in connection with dolfo Albotra while Police the incident in March 8 Major Ruel Burlat, on the which resulted in the death other hand, will be desig- of Mayor Ronaldo Aquino nated as the new chief of and five other people, in- intelligence unit, to replace MAYOR RONALD AQUINO. The remains of slain Calbayog City Mayor Ronald Aquino now lie in state at the cluding three police per- PLt Fernando Calabria Jr. Calbayog Sports Complex where the Calbayognons can pay their last respects to the 59-year old mayor who died sonnel and at the same who was also relieved from on March 8.The family claims that he was ambushed by the police operatives, who in turn, insisted that what time, the irresponsible see Calbayog/page 7 ... happened was a shootout. (CALBAYOG CITY INFORMATION OFFICE) 3 Biliran towns now ready to accept Tacloban hosts a 10-day training tourists again; health minimum standards on community waste composting need to be followed by guests TACLOBAN CITY-To ers’ reliance on commer- ists, and representatives TACLOBAN CITY - strengthen the institution- cial fertilizers, agricultur- see Tacloban/page 7 ... After a year since closing al capacities of local gov- its borders to all visitors, ernment units (LGUs) in the provincial government composting community of Biliran has greenlighted waste and to reduce farm- for the grandular reopen- ing of its tourism destina- tions. This was confirmed by provincial tourism of- ficer Jun Oliva who said that tourists who will vis- it the towns of Kawayan, Almeria and Maripipi, the three towns which are The provincial government of Biliran is slowly reopen- The city government of Tacloban through its City Envi- among areas in the prov- ing its tourist destinations with extra caution as tourists ince that agreed to reopen would be required to practice all the minimum health ronment and Natural Resources Office, is playing host their tourism sites, have to standards. Among the tourist attractions guest could to agriculturists and environmentalists from different see 3 Biliran / now visit are the Recoletos and Bagongbong Falls, both provinces of the country on composting community page 7 ... in Almeria town. (Photo Courtesy) wastes.(TACLOBAN CITY INFORMATION OFFICE) 2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Tuesday, March 16, 2021 P74M earmarked for over 600 Relief of Calbayog chief of police ENGP family-beneficiaries in Northern Samar part of the ongoing probe, says A total of P75 million servation”, says Forester has been earmarked for Joselito L. Eco, OIC-Pro- calendar year 2021 in the vincial Environment and PNP-8 spokesperson implementation of the En- Natural Resources Offi- TACLOBAN CITY- hanced National Greening cer of PENRO-Northern wounded. The relief of the Cal- Program (ENGP) using Samar during the signing A civilian, Clint Jan bayog city police and his the family approach strat- of the Letter of Agree- Paul Yaunder, who was intelligence chief should egy. ment (LOA) between the riding on a separate vehi- not be considered as It will benefit more ENGP beneficiaries and cle, died due to the cross- they have something to than 600 impoverished the DENR. fire. do on the killing of May- families from identified In Silvino Lobos, a The police claims that or Ronald Aquino. municipalities in the prov- 4th class municipality in it was a shootout while Thus said Col. Ma. ince of Northern Samar Northern Samar, 50 fami- the Aquino family and Bella Rentuaya, region- that includes the munici- lies recently signed LOAs their supporters insisted al police information palities of Palapag, Map- with the DENR for the that it was an ambushed. officer, reacting on the anas, Laoang, San Roque, implementation of the Meantime, a source relieved of Police Col. Catubig, Las Navas, Silvi- ENGP in their area. The of the Calbayog clerk Neil Montaño as chief no Lobos and Catarman, said family-beneficiaries of court, who asked not of police and Lt.Fernan- among others. are under contract with to be named, said that do Calabria, chief of the The amount will be dis- the Department to plant Judge Reynaldo Clem- intelligence unit of the tributed to the family-ben- an area comprising of 131 ens, the presiding judge said police station. eficiaries who are tasked hectares of bamboo and of Regional Trial Court- The relief order of Col. Ma. Bella Rentuaya to plant an area covering agroforestry plantation Branch 31, was livid the two officials were He was replaced by spite of the fact that two 3, 195 hectares that will with an approximate total when he learned on the signed by Lt. Gen. Lt. Col. Rodolfo Albotra police members were be planted with bamboo, budget of Php2.5 million request of the police, as Guillermo Eleazar, of- who assumed his post on also killed in the said in- agroforestry and indige- to be distributed to the signed by Calabria, seek- ficer-in-charge of the Monday (March 15). cident. nous species. On the part family-beneficiaries for ing for them to release the PNP last week. Calabria was reas- Mayor Aquino,59, was of the family-beneficiaries, year 2021 alone. names of lawyers who are “No, their relief from signed at the Samar Police killed while he was on his they will be given a budget “This family-based ap- representing individuals their posts should not be Provincial Office along way to attend the birth- for their seedling produc- proach will directly bene- suspected to be members interpreted that they are with nine non-commis- day party of his son, Mark tion, plantation establish- fit the families themselves of the New People’s Army guilty. It just to ensure sioned officers purport- on that day in Barangay ment and for the 1st year and the plantation will or communist group. that they could (not in- edly to undergo refresher Lonoy. Also killed were maintenance activities. have a greater chance of “He was so angry fluence) of the ongoing seminar. his police security escort, “The National Green- success because of a high- when he learned about it. investigation. Its part of Calabria was replaced S/Sgt. Rodeo Sario and ing Program (NGP) was er sense of belongingness He want the cops to ex- the process,” Rentuaya by Major Ruel Burlat. It driver Dennis Abayon. conceptualized mainly as coming from the benefi- plain about it,” the source said in a phone inter- was not clear yet why the Wounded was the may- poverty alleviation and ciaries,” says OIC PENR said. view. nine non-commissioned or’s civilian close-in staff, food security initiative by officer Eco. (PR) He declined to com- It was learned from officers were also relieved Mansfield Labonite. the government. The wel- ment further saying he Rentuaya that Montaño, from their Calbayog city On the side of the op- fare of the people is given was not authorized to who was assigned as police assignments. eratives, killed were Capt. importance and because issue any statements re- Calbayog police chief in Rentuaya assured the Joselito Tabada, chief of the program espouses par- garding the matter. ticipatory strategy, they are 2019, was temporarily public that the ongoing the provincial anti-drug (JOEY A.GABIETA) detailed at the regional investigation regarding enforcement unit and S/ themselves involved in the police headquarters in the March 8 incident is Sgt. Romeo Laoyon. advocacy for environmen- Palo town, Leyte. ‘fair and impartial,’ de- S/Sgt. Neil Cebu was tal protection and con- Calbayognons pay their last respects to their slain mayor; remains now at sports facility TACLOBAN CITY- and support to our father, to for the arrival of one of her Aquino’s predecessor, ta celebration in Hinaban- remains to be unsolved. The remains of the slain the mayor. This only shows two daughters who now live Reynaldo Uy, was gunned gan town 10 years ago or see Calbayognons / Calbayog City Mayor Ron- how they love my father,” in Canada. down while attending a fies- in May 1, 2011. His killing page 7 ... ald Aquino were trans- the 38-year-old son said in ferred at the sports facility a phone interview. Leyte Samar from their residence on The collective call of the We accept: Sunday (March 14) where city residents, he added, is Daily Express Publication for his supporters and friends for justice be served for his Daily Express could pay their last re- brutal slaying. National Newspaper spects to their departed The mayor was killed by is in need of Malaya Business Insight by leader. police operatives on March Mark Aquino, the son 8 while he was on his way to Writers, Correspondents, People’s Independent Media of the late long-time of- attend the birthday celebra- ficial of the city, said that tion of Mark, his eldest son.