NPA KILLING CONDEMNED. Police forensic experts gather evidence after the killing of Severino Magallanes Calvarez, 66, at his house in Barangay Anticala on Jan. 24, 2022. He was the father of youth group Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo (KKDAT) members in the Caraga Region. (Photo grabbed from KKDAT Caraga FB page) BUTUAN CITY - Youth group Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo (KKDAT) in the Caraga Region on Thursday condemned the communist New People's Army (NPA) for the killing of the father of a KKDAT active member here. In a statement, the group said the father of KKDAT member John Harold Calvarez, Severino, 66, a foreman working at Equi Parco Construction, was gunned down inside their house by at least eight NPA rebels. Initial police report said the armed men forcibly entered the Calvarez's house and shot him dead at around 7:40 p.m. on January 24 in Purok 1, Barangay Anticala. "KKDAT Caraga strongly condemns the CPP-NPA-NDF (National Democratic Front) and all their c
GOING GREEN. Participants from various organizations plant tree seedlings in Sitio Iyao, Barangay Anticala in Butuan City during the launch of the city police's "Bike and Plant" program on Saturday (Oct. 16, 2021). The program aims to promote environmental awareness among police personnel, partners, and other stakeholders. (Photo courtesy of BCPO) BUTUAN CITY - The Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) launched on Saturday its "Bike and Plant" program, hoping to promote environmental awareness among its personnel, partners, and other stakeholders. "The program also intends to foster unity among the partners and other stakeholders of BCPO in the conservation and preservation of our natural resources," thecity police said in a statement. More than 50 participants from various organizations in Butuan City joined the launch that began with them biking 20 km. from the BCPO headquarters to Sitio Iyao in Barangay Anticala here, where they planted about 100 seedlin