NPAs killed, captured in separate incidents
A NEW People’s Army leader and three of his followers,
including an amazon, were captured by government forces after a brief firefight
in Almacen village in Unisan, Quezon on Wednesday, a military spokesman said.
At least 30 fully armed NPAs clashed with elements of the
Army’s 76th Infantry Battalion who were on combat operations in Almacen at
around 4 p.m. Capt. Carlo Ferrer, Army 2ID spokesman, identified those captured
as one Marlon, vice platoon leader of Pamprobinsyang Yunit Gerilya, and a
certain Joan of the same unit. Ferrer said no casualties were reported on the
side of the troops under 2Lt. Wilmar Jun Daraog who are still pursuing the rest
of the fleeing rebels.
In Barangay Tupas, Ligao City, Albay, Army chief Lt. Gen.
Alexander Yano reported the death of rebel Maximo Pederelio, alias Eddie, in a
firefight with soldiers from the 65th Infantry Battalion on Wednesday morning. –
Victor Reyes
Javier bill to plug loopholes in Milk Code
ANTIQUE Rep. Exequiel B. Javier has filed HB 1827 to
effectively enforce Executive Order No. 51 (the Local Milk Code) by resolving
unclear provisions and ambiguities in the rules regulating the practices of
companies in advertising and marketing infant formula products.
Javier’s bill will restrict the use of brand names for the
products covered by the Code. Javier said companies go around the advertising
ban on infant milk by simply using their brand names on other products, by
adding a prefix or suffix to the same brand names and freely advertising and
promoting these products.
"By plugging these loopholes in the current regulations, the
ban on advertising and promotion of infant milk, which is the essence of the WHO
Milk Code, will be effectively implemented finally," he said.
Javier said HB 1827 is the consolidated version of HBs 5314,
5714, 5787 and 5819 filed by several lawmakers in the 13th Congress.
Row between embassies and Dasma residents resolved
OFFICIALS from Barangay Dasmariñas and the Dasmariñas Village
Association have reached a compromise with the Department of Foreign Affairs
regarding visa-issuing embassies within the village.
Dasmariñas barangay captain Ma. Encarnacion Legaspi said the
DVA and the DFA have agreed that all the visa-issuing sections of the embassies
will leave the village, in line with the village’s policy that limits the use of
its lots to residential purposes only.
The DFA will take care of telling the embassies of Egypt,
India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Mexico, Nigeria, Qatar, Romania, Russia,
Sri-Lanka, Turkey and China about the agreement.
