God speed to victory

God speed to victory - The Pacquiao led-People’s Champ Movement-UNA political slate headed by its mayoralty bet Atty. Ma. Theresa “Tessa” Constantino and vice mayoralty candidate Mariano ‘Jun’ Escalada filed their official COCs at the local Comelec Office at around 10:00 am yesterday (October 15, 2013) in Malungon, Sarangani Province. Pictures also show the lawyer’s father, incumbent and outgoing Mayor Reynaldo “Bong” Constantino, the PCM’s executive vice president, as he gives final instructions and briefing to party mates, with the presence of combined Pastors coming from the Malungon Ministerial Fellowship Churches conducting pray over for divine guidance and safety of local candidates. (Photos by Isagani Palma and JoJo Gocotano - MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

The PEOPLE’S Team

With forebears and the new breeds – The Pacquiao-led People’s Champ Movement mayoralty candidate, Atty. Theresa “Tessa” Dadivas-Constantino (center) is flanked by her immediate family and close kin led by outgoing local chief executive, Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino and mom Roselyn, as a showmanship of support after filing her candidacy Thursday (October 15), right before the monument of Malungon town founder Guillermo Constantino where the local Comelec Office is adjacently situated beside the Municipal Hall in Sarangani Province. (JoJo Gocotano – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE/ ippalma).

The PEOPLE’S Team – Local candidates of the Pacquiao-led People’s Champ Movement flashes the UNA sign shortly after filing their official certificate of candidacies at the Comelec office Thursday (October 15), times during the 33rd year birthday celebration of mayoralty bet (6th –L) Atty. Theresa ‘Tessa’ Constantino, the incumbent and outgoing Mayor Reynaldo ‘Bongbong’ Constantino’s daughter, in Malungon, Sarangani Province. Also in the photo are PCM official candidates: (5th from left) vice mayoralty candidate Mariano ‘Jun’ Escalada, and SB aspirants (L-R) Danilo ‘Toto’ Constantino, incumbent councilor Edelberto Yuzon, incumbent councilor Joseph Calanao, Joey Espinosa, incumbent councilor Benjamin Santos, Evelyn ‘Bebing’ Alegario, incumbent councilor Mark Henson Villareal, and then incumbent independent-turned PCM councilor Today Padernilla, who was then the former municipal mayor of the said town. (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

It’s CONSTANTINO-ESCALADA tandem for PCM - Malungon..!

New, Incumbent and former opposition leaders unite for a much stronger Malungon – “These are the official line up that the People’s Champ Movement have chosen you Malungonians, to be the incoming leaders in our continuous search for a more progressive and well-developed town of Malungon,” said the PCM chairman, Sarangani Rep. Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao, as he endorses during the Monday (October 5) PCM General Assembly, the various political slate that will be fielded in the fast approaching 2016 elections in the province, at the Family Country Homes Convention in General Santos City. The Congressman’s strong endorsement came after the new sets of political party members, some of which former opposition and independent leaders, officially sworn their alliance and membership in a simple ceremonial rites that was officiated by no less the PCM’s executive vice president and outgoing incumbent local chief executive of Malungon town, Mayor Reynaldo ‘Bongbong’ Constantino, himself. On stage with Congressman Pacquiao is (from left), Mayor Bong Constantino; former opposition Talus Brgy. Capt. Joey Espinosa (now vying for municipal kagawad), incumbent and former independent Mun. Councilor Teody M. Padernilla; incumbent 1st kagawad and now vying for the vice mayoralty post Mariano ‘Jun’ Escalada; Rep. Manny Pacquiao; Atty. Tessa Dadivas-Constantino, the incumbent mayor’s daughter and official mayoralty candidate of PCM, incumbent PCM councilors Benjamin Santos and Mark Henson Villareal; Malabod Brgy. Capt. and SB candidateToto Constantino; former opposition councilor Evelyn ‘Bebing’ Alegario, and incumbent Sarangani Gov. Steve Chiongbian-Solon. Please read upcoming story.  (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

It’s CONSTANTINO-ESCALADA tandem for Malungon..! – Sarangani Congressman Manny D. Pacquiao strongly endorses (from right) Atty. Tessa Constantino, daughter of outgoing incumbent Mayor Reynaldo ‘Bong’ Constantino, and 1st Municipal Councilor Mariano ‘Jun’ Escalada as the official flag bearers for the mayoralty and vice mayoralty posts in Malungon town amid the October 5 (Monday) held General Assembly of the Pacquiao-led People’s Champ Movement political party at the Family Country Homes Hotel Convention Center in General Santos City. Also included in the photo album is Mayor Bong Constantino, the PCM's executive vice president, as he solemnizes the oath taking ceremony of the new sets of party members in Sarangani during the said event. Please see upcoming related story.  (Isagani Palma – Malungon Information Office).

Sealed with pride and confidence – Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao and Gov. Steve Chiongbian-Solon confidently introduces before the presence of over a thousand PCM members on Monday's (October 5) People’s Champ Movement General Assembly at Family Country Home Hotel Convention Center in General Santos City, the chosen People’s Champ Movement flag bearers Atty. Tessa Constantino (for mayor) and 1st Kag. Mariano ‘Jun’ Escalada (vice mayor) for Malungon town in the forthcoming May, 2016 polls. The strong endorsement came amid the swearing in of new political party members coming from various local-based political slates in the province that was officiated by no less the political party's vice executive president and outgoing three-termed incumbent local chief executive of Malungon Municipality, Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino. (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

“God is with us” – Sarangani Rep. Manny D. Pacquiao gestures as he congratulates and extend well wishes to his good pals daughter, Atty. Tessa Dadivas-Constantino, who will be competing for the mayoralty post of Malungon town in the 2016 forthcoming synchronized elections, purposely to remain the good deeds and achievements of her father, incumbent Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino (far right), who is set to retire from a nine-year (three termed) consistent leadership by next year. With the younger Constantino in the PCM slate tandem is 1st Kag. Mariano ‘Jun’ Escalada as the latter’s vice mayor. Also in photo is (from left) Malabod Brgy. Capt. Toto Constantino and former mun. councilor, Evelyn ‘Bebing’ Alegario, who are both vying for the SB under the PCM political party. Please read upcoming news story. (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).

The ‘mentor’ of Malungon’s growth and development – The father, incumbent Municipal Mayor and PCM's exec vice president Reynaldo ‘Bong’ Constantino carefully ushers his beloved child, Atty. Tessa Dadivas-Constantino, who is a then member of the PDEA12 legal councils, as they step down off stage after the latter has pledged to continue her mentor’s good deeds which brought Malungon town into a leader of progress and development in the entire province of Sarangani,, these days. On stage is the PCM’s chairman, Rep. Manny D. Pacquiao and the rest of the People's Champ Movement local candidates in the fast approaching 2016 elections led by 1st Kag. Mariano ‘Jun’ Escalada (4th -left) who will be vying the vice mayoralty post. (Also in photo is from left, Incumbent councilor Teody Padernilla, Talus Brgy. Capt. Joey Espinosa, incumbent kagawad Mark Henson Villareal, Malabod Brgy. Capt. Toto Constantino, and incumbent councilor Ben Santos. (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).
 

MJ weeds torch into ashes in Sarangani

Intensified MJ weeds eradication - Right, PSI Arman C. Tuban, local police station chief, silently observes the police and anti-drug agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-12), as both parties’ evaluates the full number of devastated marijuana weeds during the Sept. 30 conducted raids in a suspected MJ plantation spot in sitio Kimlawis, a remote tribe-occupied small village located in Barangay Malabod, Sarangani Province. PDEA authorities estimated the full street value of destroyed illegal plants to more or less, P673, 200.00. (Isagani Palma -MIO. Photo courtesy of Malungon Police Station).

Narcs, PNP braces against MJ weed growers– Photo shows a unified team of local police and PDEA-12 agents while storming on Sept 30, a suspected plantation site of Marijuana weeds in sitio Kimlawis, a mountainous portion that is predominately filled by the IPs in Brgy. Malabod, Malungon, Sarangani Province. PCI Arman C. Tuban, MPS chief, said the raid has resulted in the demolition of some P.673M-worth marijuana plants. (Isagani Palma-MIO. Photo courtesy of Malungon Police Station).

Malungon, Sarangani – A composite team of cops and PDEA agents torched some P.673Million worth of Marijuana weeds during an intensified anti-drug operation in sitio Kimlawis, a secluded tribe-occupied small village that is situated in Barangay Malabod, Malungon, Sarangani Province.

In a forwarded report Sunday (October 4), P/ Sr. Insp. Arman C. Tuban, the local police station chief, said the Sept. 30 operation that was jointly carried out by the local police, Philippine Drugs Enforcement Agency-12, Sarangani Police Public Safety Company and the provincial police investigations bureau has resulted in the devastation of more or less 1, 000 pieces of MJ seedlings and 552 pieces of fully grown illegal weeds that were simultaneously discovered at a hilly and forested portion of the above stated place.

Turban said authorities were in the foremost, out for a buy bust operation against one alias Bal, but unfortunately the subject has able to elude arrest after sensing the presence of approaching lawmen.

“We are conducting further investigation in the area when being informed by a concerned citizen regarding the appropriate location of suspected illegal weeds that sporadically grew (if not intentionally planted and being taken cared of) only more or less a hundred meters away from the operation site. And it was subsequently found out to be an A-1 report, " Tuban said.

He said most of the uprooted MJ weeds were torched right on site, while the anti-drug operatives brought with them two small sacks weighing more or less 8 kilos of cannabis sativa that will supposedly be used for exhibit, examination, and later be held for proper disposition at the PDEA-12 regional headquarters in General Santos City.

In a telephone interview with one among the PDEA12 lawyers, Atty. Tessa Constantino estimated the street value of the eradicated ‘bad grasses’ to be more or less P673, 200.00.

Local government officials here said the latest is simply among the chain of operations that both the local police and PDEA-12 authorities have accumulated, aside from the earlier launched anti-drugs campaign, which resulted in the total destruction and burning of several million worth MJ plants at the triangular boundaries of Sarangani, South Cotabato and Davao Del Sur. (MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE/ PNP MAC).