Fire Hits Bansalan

March is considered as the Fire Prevention Month. However, firefighters from Bansalan, Magsaysay, Digos and Matanao had joined forces in saving the whole Old Iglesia ni Cristo Compound from turning into ashes on the morning of March 21, 2009. Residents of Lily St. corner Rose St. of our beloved town Bansalan were shocked after seeing flames coming from the place where the old Iglesia ni Cristo church was built. At 9:00 in the morning of the same date, the civilian and Bureau of Fire Protection volunteers from our town were first rescuers in the scene.Later the fire rescue team from the neighboring towns came to penetrate the area. After a few minutes, the situation was placed in control of the authorities. The houses owned by Gloria Tolang, Domingo Corillo and Andresa Otero were totally turned into debris and ashes. Investigation of the cause of the said tragedy is still ongoing. Estimated damage reaches up to 2million pesos.

Bansalan welcomes Foreign and Local Investors.

Central Warehouse club Inc. had recently acquired the property of Dra. Sherlina Manos-Hao located at Ramon de los Cientos St., National Highway Bansalan Davao del Sur. The company will invest in Bansalan by way of putting up a supermarket. This will eventually bring a positive impact in the local economy. It will create employment opportunities as well. The place was used to be a business center of the FACOMA; Rented by Davao Metro Shuttle for a couple of years and finally acquired by the Central Warehouse Club. A couple of weeks ago the CJF Construction INC. had started building the edifice.

It is evident that Bansalan is already opening its gateway for investors. Last November 2008, two big companies opened their ventures namely the MC Square and the Taiwanese Firm LCE. Just last week, a business firm from Kidapawan opened another store in Bansalan bearing trade name, Bansalan Tiles Center located at the National Highway fronting shell station . De Luna’ s Aluminun and Glass from Digos had also established their branch at the Poblacion Uno fronting the Immaculate Conception Parish Church. Motostar will also establish their display and service center at Sta. Cruz St. by next quarter of this year. The coming of these investors are positive signs that Bansalan will attain economic progress and development in the coming days.

The leadership of Mayor Edwin Reyes, being a businessman by profession, is significant in the advent of these investors. He’s the one inviting them to invest in Bansalan making our town be upgraded from purely agricultural to agro-industrial. It should be noted that Bansalan is recently proclaimed by the Department finance as first class municipality. It was upgraded from second class municipality to first class municipality after raising its income and revenue. Data from Economic Enterprise Management Office reveals that for January to March 2009 an amount of TWO MILLION was collected from the delinquent stall owners in the public market. For the past years, some of the occupants of the public stalls were not paying their rentals to the Local Government. However, the present administration’s political will had prompted them to abide with laws and orders. A couple of business firms were padlocked by the authorities in view of the delinquency.

The brighter economic future is not far from the reach of our people in Bansalan. We may continue to work hand in hand to achieve social and economic progress.

Official List of Candidates for DASURECO Board of Directors

This coming February 15, 2009, consumers of the Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative, INC. (DASURECO)in Bansalan will officially vote for one member of Board of Director to represent our town in the non-stock cooperative. Below is the list of canditates
1. Carlos P. Torreon
2. Wilfredo Granada
3. Nemesio Jugadora
4. Gohol (former chief of police)
5. Jusay (former Dolo brgy. captain)

Clearing Operation

The Local Government Unit of Bansalan Davao del Sur, under the Reyes administration, had pursued its order to demolish the building situated at the center of the public market a couple of days ago. It can be recalled that the occupants were already informed to vacate the place even during the previous administration of Mayor Arches. The building was already very old and dilapidated making it very hazardous to fire incident or to any natural and man made calamities. Besides, the old structure of the building was no longer presentable enough to be erected in the center of the town's economic zone.

Among the occupants of the building were the MD Drug , AMG Hardware, A1 Barbershop, La Cebuana Carenderia, Park N GO Bakeshoppe,Mabunga Store and others. There were oppositions coming from them in the past, but it was Reyes' strong political that made that made them vacate the place. They were not given relocation places, but instead, they were asked to look for new locations where they can continue doing business. Some of them had resumed their economic activity already.On the other hand, the barbecue stalls will be relocated to the riverside near the Gulayan ng Bayan. Construction of the same is already on-going.

The vacated place shall be utilized as open parking space for the general public. Common folks are just waiting for the next move of the LGU. There has been rumors that a public terminal shall be constructed in the area.

Suspected NPA rebels ambush cops in Davao del Sur, four killed

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abs-cbnNEWS.com | 02/02/2009 4:54 PM
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Alleged members of the New People's Army killed three policemen and a village watchman Monday in an ambush in Davao del Sur province.

The policemen were on the outskirts of the town of Bansalan town when they were attacked reportedly by a group of twenty armed men.

Killed were Bansalan's police chief Senior Inspector Emilex Mabalot, Police Officer 3 Vernie Luis Humol, PO3 Ruel Salces and barangay tanod Rudy Dela Paz. Senior Police Officer 4 Efren Suico meanwhile was wounded.

Reports said that the policemen came from Barangay Balagunon and were en route back to their station when ambushed.

Barangay Balagunon is reported to be an area where the NPA rebels operate.

Pursuit operations have been launched by Army’s 39th Infantry Batallion.

Monday's attack came a day after the NPA said the government had refused to negotiate for three other policemen held captive after a clash in Rizal province last month.

The NPA is the armed unit of the Communist Party of the Philippines, which has been waging a Maoist rebellion against government since 1969.

The group earlier warned of stepped up attacks against government targets. With reports from Michell Robin, ABS-CBN Southern Mindanao and Agence France-Presse

Sinulog 2009

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Alumni Homecoming Schedules

DEC 27, 2008 - UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO BANSALAN COLLEGE
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DEC 30, 2008 - HOLY CROSS OF BANSALAN COLLEGE
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DEC 30, 2008 - NAZARETH HIGH SCHOOL
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