BARANGAY HALL NOT FINISHED YET

In a recent meeting with him in the barangay hall, the Observer was told by councilor Mesach Magsayo that San Pedro's barangay hall is not yet finished. The contractor has not come back to cement the CR and to install the roof gutter that the project gets complete. They have not yet signed the receipt of the said project contract as one finished, he said. It has yet to be completed and finished, he added.

PRDP WAS MRDP

Formerly MRDP is now PRDP said Initao Municipal Planning and Development Officer Ariel Galarroza.In a recent talk with the Observer in his office, the MPDO said that Mindanao Road Development Project has become the nationwide Philippine Rural Development Program of the President. And he said this is the same, only the scope and coverage is enlarged. Initao's road project continues, Galarroza said. And recipient barangays were already informed that last 20th August was bidding for winning contractors to implement what were stalled when election period was the reason, he concluded.

SITUATIONER

A resident voter who requested not named said that moneyed people eyeing official positions in the barangays are now counting costs and budgeting to run come October. Chances are, he said, poor runners don't have the chance even if they have more relatives because, he pointed out, money talks so much that these days without this one hardly wins. "Kon wa kay kwarta, baho pa kas ta....", he said.

QUESTIONABLE REGISTRANTS NOTED

In a chance meeting at the Hall of Justice yesterday, Oguis barangay captain Guiles Waslo told the Observer that 15 to 20 questionable newly registered voters are being scrutinized by him for he does not know them and he has that hard time locating them in his barangay. He came out then from the office of the COMELEC and still holding the copies of the list of the new registrants he got from there. "Mga quince ngadtos baynte ni", ug kasagaran sa SK", he said. (This is just in one hinterland barangay, what about the others?)

WOULD BE-"EXCLUSIONER" NOT THERE

The barangay captain of Oguis Guiles Waslo who was said to file with the local COMELEC office here for exclusion of some of newly registered voters of his barangay was not there when the Observer went there earlier this morning. Comelec employees said he might be coming and has not yet arrive to pursue his case. It was known that the chair was worried that overaged registeres as SK and non-residents were reasons of his complaint.

COUNCIL TRYING ITS BEST

San Pedro barangay council peace and order committee chair Kag. Gibson Inigo said this morning that they in the council are trying their best to do what they can for the purpose of getting things done in the aspect of peace and order after a resident of Bliss became recent victim of robbery. They are considering the already delayed organization of barangay information network (BIN)that for so long has not been given due attention and in great neglect. They are having at this time their second monthly session and in here they will tackle said problem, Inigo assured.

SITUATIONER

Would be candidates for the forthcoming barangay elections are preparing. Not only on people they are to connect but most is the money for the event which is the most important, they say. Some are linking with people who have the means to finance what they vie for making representations for loans, payable after their hoped victories. And if defeated, still the payment is expected. Moneyed candidates are not that worried though, they have the advantage. And some worry, for it is known, money sometimes fail. This cannot be all the times a means to win in an election like what is coming. You may have all the money in the world yet you could lose, when most of the voters just accept the money and still vote for the other guy, not you. IN Bgy. San Pedro there are 4 candidates for the chairmanship, people say. In Tubigan only one, Senalac only the incumbent, Jampason five of them, Calacapan two, Andales two, Gimangpang "wa pay klaro", Tawantawan two, Kanitoan two, Aluna three, Pagahan two and Pontacon two. This will yet change when filing of certificates of candidacies are filed with the COMELEC come October.

THREE AND TEN FOR BARANGAY ELECTIONS

Only three days for filing of certificates of candidacies and ten days for the campaign period for the forthcoming barangay elections said recently Dina Cabunoc, Initao Municipal Election Officer. The filing of the CCs will be on the 15-16-17th of October and the campaign period is ten days thereafter. The 28th is the election day as known.

SITUATIONER

An intelligence officer said this morning on a chance encounter with the Observer that the one (a PDEA agent) who killed a Police Officer at the vicinity of Brgy. Gimangpang while in route to ferry the victim to CDO is now detained in Camp Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City. The Inteloff said, the agent owned the crime alone although they were five in the van when the crime was committed. They must have agreed it was their plan B, he said. The choice to be in the Army Camp was the agent's for fear of getting killed anywhere else or just any prison other than that of the Army's, he added.

IT'S GETTING SERIOUS

This morning's program at the municipal hall, Mayor Gogoy pointed out Vice Mayor Cora Sayre's topic of being serious on the job. That was for the officials and employees who were there after the flag ceremony. And the mayor himself seemed so serious in his speech that revealed information on what his administration is going to do and should do this year and onward as salary increase, road projects, police efforts on curbing crime, etc. "Paningkamotan", he said. He also mentioned the governor's recent surpise visit that made available heavy equipment from the province that may be used here with the LGU's corresponding available fuel to move them.

SITUATIONER

A retired public school teacher of INCHS Mr. Hermes Abellanosa in a brief talk with the Observer in his residence last Friday said what is recently happening to initao is worrying. He pointed out the illegal drug abuse that youngsters and even adults engage and even indulge is really worrisome. "Unsa man kahay kaugmaon ning akong mga apo?", the retiree asked. And he also pointed out other crimes known committed here that bigger question is asked what would Initao ten years from now if this problem continues?

YOUTH CENTER GONE?

Initao Acting Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer Susan Dadole said she could no longer answer the Observers querry on what happened to the Youth Center for Development for she was relieved of that responsibility and replaced by Ms. Amie Bagares. Dadole said the LGU of INitao has already spent Php 175,000 counterpart for that, and she referred the Observer to Bagares who she pointed out may give the answers.

ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS-1000

The COMELEC OFFICE here informed the Observer that the recently ten-day registration of voters they conducted townwide gleaned 1,000+ additional. They will yet determine the increase for they are to make deletion due to deaths and transferees. The actual increase will yet be known when all this are done. They said it may take one month to complete the process.

PNP INITAO CONDUCTING INFOR-DRIVE

The new PNP station commander of Initao, Police Inspector Roy Montes was in Brgy San Pedro this morning informing the council and some residents that the police is at present on an info-drive townwide. He reminded the people there that they the police needs their trust and confidence so that the locality's peace and order may be maintained. He cited the Bliss incident where Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Gamo were victims of robbery. He said that that was what met him as new police chief here. Montes said the council with them will organize the barangay information network to help the police on their efforts to prevent crime commission in this place.

PNP-INITAO CONDUCTING INFO DRIVE

MPOC UNCONVENED

The municipal peace and order council has not been convened yet to date, said SB Secretary Sales Janog. In his office this morning, he said the newly elected officials, members of SB, are yet in CDO on a seminar. He pointed out that maybe when some complaint come to them, they might do so.