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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Thursday, January 11, 2007 |
| Negros Oriental |
 Creation
of auxiliary forces to fight insurgents pushedDemand
up for coconut coir: PCA
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Creation
of auxiliary forces
to fight insurgents pushed
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE
The Philippine Army in Oriental Negros has expressed its support to the plan to form auxiliary forces for maintaining peace and order.
Col. Norman Flores, 61st IB commanding officer, yesterday said the creation of special civilian auxiliary forces will beef up army forces in the fight against insurgents, following the arrest of top New People's Army leader Raul Villar alias Ka Drilon.
There are 14 CAFGU companies dispersed in 14 detachments
in its area of jurisdiction, or a total of 1,000 CAFGUs, Flores said.
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Demand
up for An increase in the demand for coco coir products in the international market has geared up the operation of a company in Bacong, Oriental Negros, the Philippine Coconut Administration provincial office said yesterday. PCA Provincial Manager Brendan Trasmonte said geo textiles are now becoming the important material in preventing soil erosion. The coco coir is a fiber from coconut husk that is made into rope for a geo-textile commonly used in China and other Asian countries. A geo textile company owner from Albay, Dr. Justino Arbolida,
made an on site visit in Bacong and was interested in buying the
coco coir for his international market. |
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