Camp Aquino, Tarlac City – The LGU of Calayan, under the leadership of Mayor Joseph M. Llopis, turned-over a 25-hectare of land to the Armed Forces of the
Calayan wants to sustain its insurgency-free status
Philippine Information Agency
11 May 2021, 18:38 GMT+10
CALAYAN, Cagayan, May 10 (PIA) - - We want to sustain our status as an insurgency-free, terrorist-free and drug-free municipality, Mayor Joseph M. Llopis said during the information and service caravan conducted by the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) in the island.
The mayor said, based from intelligence reports, there are no Calayanos who were reportedy linked with the rebel groups and there were also no record of encounters nor attempts of the New Peoples Army infiltration in the area. Though we are very peaceful in this island, we need to sustain the effort. We also need government collaborations to improve further our status because left-leaning groups tend to cultivate situations in remote areas like ours, Llopis said.
Build-Build-Build program reaches Calayan Island
Philippine Information Agency
12 May 2021, 00:38 GMT+10
CALAYAN, Cagayan, May 10 (PIA) Some major infrastructure projects under the administration s Build-Build-Build program are now underway in the Calayan group of islands.
Mayor Joseph M. Llopis inspects the ongoing construction of the Calayan Seaport in Barangay Magsidel. (PIA)
Mayor Joseph M. Llopis said that the seaport in mainland Calayan, which is a project from the Department Transportation (DOTr), is about to be completed. Another seaport will also be constructed in Camiguin Island.
He also said that the community airport is ready to accept flights. However, they are still waiting for its permit to operate to be issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).