Mayor Sumagayan seeks community support vs drug pushers, users in Taraka municipality

TARAKA, Lanao del Sur: Town mayor Prof. Nashiba Gandamra Sumagayan sought the support of the community to help in the total eradication of illegal drugs and other criminality even as she urged them to report to authorities if they know of any drug-user or pusher in the municipality.

Mayor Sumagayan said this when she led the regular Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC) Meeting of this municipality held Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at the Municipal Sports Complex.

In her opening remark, Sumagayan said they hold MPOC meetings to be updated on problems and issues they are facing from time to time and discuss what solutions to be taken upon. 

She said in Maranao vernacular: “So kababaloy a niyo raken a Olil Am’r rakus a giya Vice Mayor go so mga ingepeda tano sa dii kang gobyernowe sa giya Municipality a Taraka na di ami di panagontamanan a mirampay ami rkano so kapiya o gobyerno (As your mayor including the vice mayor and our co-workers in the local government of Taraka, we are doing our best to bring good governance).

“Si (Davao) Mayor Sarah Duterte na pidtaro iyan  a gyanan a pud a galbuk a Illegal, lagid a gyanan a piracy, na madakul a tigiyan a mga piracy a di in dadagang, ogaid na kenaba gyanan i toonan natin ng pansin (Mayor Sarah Duterte said those other illegal works like selling of piracy but we will not concentrate on that).

“Ang dapat bigyan natin ng pansin na gyanan a  kriminalidad like kidnapping, rape at droga na giyanan I miyakalala a problema a gobyerno a kailangan na makaogop tano a LGU (What we will concentrate on are criminalities like kidnapping, rape and drugs which are the biggest programs of the government that we must help).”

Sumagayan said: “How many times we have conducted MPOC meetings but still there are reports that some are peddling or using illegal drugs. As Mayor Duterte said you may not be a drug user or pusher but you can be a protector if you help or hide your friend or relative doing this illegal activity, especially if you know a drug-pusher or drug-user but you just keep it within yourself, you are already a part of it. How much more if you are the barangay chairman and you know such illegal activity is happening in your area but you don’t report it. This problem we must help each other to address.”

“Phamokas ako rukano sa kataksilan,” said the lady mayor in Maranao vernacular, “psapa ako rukano sa masakit na sukano a dii sii di phasa sa drugs o adun sii sa ingud tano (na kkapakay a imanto a gawii odi na mapita (ka nayno ka inobo a di akun aya diing galubukun na inobo a daako madakup, diyakobo mapaki dakup i mayor) na diniyo katawan na pag survey ngkano iran sa makapira na ayabo a kitokaw niyo na siyoldan kano iran (so PNP/AFP) ka taman imanto na Martial tano. Apiya sukami a mga olil am’r iyo na khapakay a di ami katokawan ka basiran badun anan pakawma rukano.”

“Apiya sukami a mga mayor imanto  na makapanananggila kami ka gyae a Martial law  na da ba iran pipiliin sa gyanan e pangniin akun rukano o kapharo na mamagogopa tano aya mala na so mga Barangay Officials a o adun katawan iyo ko babariowan niyo na pakisinabota kano rukami so sukami ron ki assemblyman nago si vice mayor go gya  SB members na di ami iptotonganay ,di ami iphamilya gyanan a Drugs.ino ami aya di tarowa oba sa akhir iyan na miyaoma kano iran na pangobaan kami niyo sa gyanan I iprampay ami rukano sa di akun dun aloyn o anda san a barangay, so katawi akunon na mas katawan iyo so ba barrio an iyo.ka sakun na di akun kababayaan  oba kami baloy a protector odi na supporter sa gyanan a panangilaan tano sa oba mioma a gyanan a list iran imanto a bago sa PNP na oba adun a mapud rukatano ron samanaya na adun a bago iran a List base on the new survey.sa imanto na pamimikiran tano sa so barrio tano na ma drug-free odi na ma drug-cleared.

“Sa prilae ako niyo a miyaka tharo ako sa masakit,apiya oman pito gawii oman saolan na mag conduct tano sa MPOC na amayka di tano tagoon sa ginawa tano a gya problema sa kriminalidad na aya mala na gya drugs ,so pman so gominuk na pakisinabuta kano rukami o pyor dun a gominuk kano ka para mi sukano mimbitiyare piyapiya o adun a kabaya iyo odi na obakano piki ogop na kataya si MLGOO so department head si vice mayor go gya Sangunian ka para mi mapamimikiran a LGU o antuna e mibugay rukano a mga galbuk odina obakano matumbang sa gya pud a mga activities tano ka antano makasisinabuta..she ended.”

On his part, Taraka municipal police office headed by SPO4 Dia reported that two persons were arrested last March 9, 2018 in violation of R.A. 9165. It said it also imlemented LAKAD TOKHANG (Lipulin at kalampagin ang Droga) and four barangays are identified Drug-Free namely, Topaan, Buaditopa, Pitakus, and Maruhom. The report said six were also identified as drug-cleared barangays, namely, Malungun, Bucalan, Dimayon, Sambolawan, Sunggod, Lumbaca Bubong Maindig.

Dia also said, “Nagkaroon din sila ng re-Opening ceremony and closing ceremony of Recovery and Wellness Program, Implemented Municipal Ordinance SB Resolution No. 13, Series of 2018, OPLAN TAMBAY at Barangay Cadayonan (along the highway) to avoid criminality at the middle of the night,  regular visitation to the DepEd schools for Elementary and Primary school of Taraka, foot patrol, night mobile patrol.”

Dia also held meetings with motorcycle drivers due to the Macabibi issue.

The meeting was attended by PSSUPT.Ronald T. Briones together with his Group, AFP LTC. Edgar Allan S. Villanueva INF PA CO 49IB 9ID PA represented by  2LT. Jan Paolo G. Lariosa PA EX-O Alpha Company 49IB, the Municipal PNP SPO4 Edris M. Dia. 

It was also actively participated by the municipal vice mayor Alicozaman Mangata, the Municipal SB Members, barangay local government unit officials, Municipal emloyees and staff, Municipal Line Agencies including MSWDO, GSO, MCR, MDRRMO, ULAMA COUNCIL, and TOURISM.

The LGU MPOC is a regular meeting to remind the constituents, community leaders, especially barangay chairmen to avoid to be involved in criminality, like drugs, kidnapping, and rape.