More teachers secure career growth in Misamis Occidental

OROQUIETA CITY - 23 Provincial Paid Teachers in Misamis Occidental were greeted with the news of their regularization by Governor Henry Oaminal Sr., in line with the local government unit’s objective of improving the career progression of its educators.

MisOcc governor leads AKAP distribution to 2,500 MisOcc trike drivers

MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL - Governor Henry Oaminal led the distribution of financial assistance to almost 2,500 tricycle drivers in the province, from the national government’s Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP).

Reward now P6-M for capture of Misamis Occidental guv attackers

THE REWARD money for last year's assassination attempt on Misamis Occidental Governor Henry Oaminal Sr. has been raised to PHP6 million, the police said Thursday.

Perangat Festival: A cultural spectacle of Subanen heritage

OROQUIETA CITY - Highlighting the vibrant showcase of Subanen cultural heritage, Oroquieta City in Misamis Occidental province in southern Philippines recently celebrated the grandiose Perangat Festival.

Defying suspension order, town mayor hauled from office by cops, faces charges

BONIFACIO, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL - Local police officers escorted suspended Mayor Samson Dumanjug from the municipal hall on Friday, after resisting a 60-day suspension order for betrayal of public trust.

Anti-Cyber Crime Unit Keeps Governor’s FB Page Under Close Watch Amidst Hacking Attempt

OZAMIZ CITY - Misamis Occidental Governor Henry Oaminal and the Police Provincial Office (PPO) cautioned the public against suspicious activities on the former’s official Facebook page, after unauthorized access was detected on Monday night.

Misamis Occidental celebrates good harvest

OROQUIETA CITY – With a bountiful harvest, the Province of Misamis Occidental celebrated its colorful culture in the 1st Perangat Festival 2022 held recently here.

MSMEs told to go digital

MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) have partnered to urge and empower consumers, as well as the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to use digital technology or the Internet.  

DOST launches new MSME project

TANGUB CITY - The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Misamis Occidental province launched a project to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) improve their food products for enhanced market competitiveness.

Misamis mayor shot in the head

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Police on Thursday said a municipal mayor was shot in the head following a daring assault by a lone gunman at a Christmas party in Tangub City in the southern province of Misamis Occidental.

Rebels attack troops in anti-Covid campaign in Zambo town

PAGADIAN CITY – Communist rebels attacked patrolling soldiers conducting anti-Covid (novel coronavirus) information drive in Zamboanga del Norte province in southern Philippines, officials said Monday.

Troops recover NPA teen fighter in Misamis Occidental

PAGADIAN CITY – Government soldiers recovered a 14-year old communist fighter after he was lost in the forest in Misamis Occidental’s Don Victoriano Chongbian town, officials said Tuesday. 

Troops kill insurgent in new fighting in South

PAGADIAN CITY – A communist insurgent was killed in a firefight Monday with government troops in the southern Filipino province of Misamis Occidental, officials said. 

Capt. Clint Antipala, a spokesman for the 1^st Infantry Division, said the fighting erupted in the village of San Pedro in Aloran town after patrolling soldiers caught up with a band of New People’s Army rebels. 

 

A military photo released to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner show the recovered AK-47 assault rifle following a firefight between troops and NPA rebels in Misamis Occidental's Aloran town on Monday, February 18, 2019 that left one gunman dead.

He said villagers secretly provided information to the military on the presence of rebels in the area. The gunmen were reportedly recruiting in the village. Antipala, quoting a report by Lt. Col. John Andrada, commander of the 10^th Infantry Battalion, said soldiers also recovered one AK-47 assault rifle in the site where the fighting took place. 

“The encounter was the result of the information received by our troops from a concerned civilian who reported the presence of the armed group in their community while we are conducting community security operations,” Andrada said in his report to Brig. Gen. Roberto Ancan, the division commander. 

“The troops scoured the scene of encounter and recovered one AK-47 rifle, three magazines and subversive documents with high intelligence value. Blood stains were seen along the withdrawal routes of the enemies believed to be those of wounded NPA members,” Andrada added. 

Ancan has renewed his calls to rebel forces to surrender peacefully and avail of the government’s amnesty program. 

“Listen to the call of the people, lay down your arms, return to the fold of the law and avail the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program. It is very tragic that he had taken arms against the people of Misamis Occidental when only through peace can development and social justice be achieved,” he said, referring to the slain rebel. 

The NPA has been fighting for many decades now in an effort to overthrow the democratic government and put up a Maoist state in the country. (Mindanao Examiner)

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Soldier injured in Misamis clash

PAGADIAN CITY – A government soldier was wounded in a clash Tuesday with communist rebels in the southern Philippine province of Misamis Occidental, an army spokesman said.

Capt. Clint Antipala, of the 1^st Infantry Division, said members of the 14th Division Reconnaissance Company clashed with New People’s Army rebels in the town of Jimenez. The soldiers were pursuing a group of rebels who engaged the 10^th Infantry Battalion on Monday in Panaon town when it ran into the band of insurgents and a firefight ensued.

“One soldier was wounded in the fighting while an undetermined number of NPA are either killed or injured,” Antipala said, adding, troops recovered two AK-47 assault rifles, one M16 automatic rifle with grenade launcher and a rifle grenade, including improvised explosives and blasting caps and munitions.

 

Military photos released to the regional newspaper show recovered items from the New People's Army rebels in Misamis Occidental province following a clash Nov. 6, 2018. 

Major General Roseller Murillo, commander of the 1^st Infantry Division, said the armed encounter could have been prevented only if the NPA rebels surrendered peacefully and take advantage of the government’s amnesty program called “Enhance Comprehensive Local Integration Program” for them to go back to the mainstream society.

There was no immediate statement from the rebel group which has been fighting for a separate Maoist state in the country. (Mindanao Examiner)

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