DILG, Phil. Army set directions for RTF-ELCAC in Caraga
BUTUAN CITY, July 14 -- The newly appointed commander of the 4th
Infantry Division (4ID) Major General Andres C. Centino, together with 402nd
Infantry Brigade commander Brigadier General Maurito L. Licudine, paid a visit
to the Caraga Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict
(RTF-ELCAC) Operation Center in Butuan City on July 8, 2020 and specifically
tackled the appropriate steps to be taken next in the efficient implementation
of Executive Order No. 70 as it achieves its full-steam enforcement.
The two officials of the Philippine Army discussed ELCAC concerns with
the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga regional
director and RTF-ELCAC Technical Working Group (TWG) chairperson Lilibeth A.
Famacion, DILG assistant regional director Donald A. Seronay, and LGCDD chief
and OpCen co-chief Annabel F. Yangson.
MGen. Centino highlighted the need for the twelve Lines of Effort to be
continually empowered in the discharge of their duties on the matter of ending
local communist armed conflict to ensure that the whole-of-nation principle
will be upheld in securing peace and development in Caraga region.
Citing the weakening force of the enemy, BGen. Licudine iterated that
the Retooled Community Support Program should be enforced immediately in the
cleared barangays to warrant the preservation of peace in these vulnerable
areas.
As a response, Famacion committed the full support of the TWG in the
undertakings of the task force and that it will strive to come up with ways on
how the ELCAC interventions can be implemented most effectively.
Likewise, MGen. Centino affirmed the support of the Philippine Army to
the activity initiated by DILG Caraga held on Friday, July 10, which was done
to revisit the priority programs, projects and activities (PPAs) of
RCSP-identified barangays in the region. (DILG-Caraga/VLG/PIA-Caraga)
PNP, Army to combine thrusts vs. insurgency
By Major Renel E. Serrano
BUTUAN CITY, July 14 -- With similar strong resolve of ending the local
communist armed conflict, the top officials of Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry
Division (4ID) and Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 met and discussed their
thrusts against insurgency in Caraga region.
During the recent visit of Major General Andres C. Centino, commander of
4ID, Philippine Army, at the PNP-Caraga headquarters, he presented the Armed
Forces of the Philippines’ (AFPs’) thrusts to regional director Brigadier
General Joselito T. Esquivel, Jr., highlighting the need for support of the PNP
in counter-insurgency campaign.
The program thrust of the AFP is a proactive response to improve the
ongoing security operations and sustain pressure against the Communist New
People’s Army Terrorists (CNTs) and other threat groups in the region.
Both have expressed their exchange of support by sharing plans and
programs to better serve and protect the people against those who undermine the
rule of law.
“The police force pledges full support to our AFP troops in whatever
assistance we can extend either in operational or administrative procedures. We
continue to strengthen our collaboration with our valiant soldiers to
immobilize the guerrilla fronts operating in our area,” BGen. Esquivel
said.
Meanwhile, MGen. Centino urged the government’s security forces to step
up efforts against the NPA members whose lawless activities hamper peace and
prosperity in the region.
In Caraga, more rebels have laid down their arms and returned to the
mainstream society upon realizing that they had been exploited and deceived by
the NPA. (PIO-PRO13/PIA-Caraga)
Mga minahan sa Caraga, nakibahagi sa pangangalaga sa kalikasan
By Venus L. Garcia
LUNGSOD NG SURIGAO, Surigao del Norte, Hulyo 14 (PIA) -- Bilang
bahagi ng culmination activity ng pagdiriwang ng Environment Month nitong taon,
binigyang diin muli ang kahalagahan ng pangangalaga ng kalikasan sa isinagawang
succulent dish gardening at environmental video competition sa pangunguna ng
Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Field Office 13 (MGB-Caraga).
Ito ay sinalihan at sinuportahan ng iba’t ibang mining companies sa
buong rehiyon ng Caraga kung saan ang panalong mga entry ay magsisilbing
information, education and communication (IEC) at advocacy materials para sa
hikayatin ang mamamayan na protektahan at ipreserba ang kalikasan,
Itinanghal na first place winner ang CTP Construction and Mining
Corporation sa nasabing succulent dish gardening competition na sinundan ng
Taganito Mining Corporation at nakuha naman ng Mindanao Mineral Processing
Refinery Corporation (MMPRC) ang third place.
Samantala, para sa environmental video making competition, napanalunan
ng Agata Mining Ventures, Inc. ang first place; MMPRC para sa
second place at nakuha naman ng NAC-Hinatuan Mining Corporation ang
third place.
Ayon kay MGB-Caraga regional director Engr. Glenn Marcelo Noble
hinihikayat ng kanilang ahensya ang lahat ng mining frims na tumulong upang
mapabuti ang estado ng buhay ng mga host at neighboring communities.
“Nais ng ating ahensya na magiging sentro at modelo ng responsible
minerals industry ang rehiyon ng Caraga. Maliban sa naiambag ng mga mining
institutions sa paglago ng ekonomiya, sinisiguro rin ng mga ito na matulungan
ang mga apektadong komunidan ngayong panahon ng pandemya,” sabi ni Noble.
Sa katunayan ay umabot na sa mahigit kumulang P140 milyong halaga na ang
tulong na kanilang naipaabot na tulong para sa mga frontliners, host
communities at non-impact communities sa pamamagitan ng kanilang Social
Development and Management Program (SDMP).
Sa tulong ng mining companies ay nakapagpatayo rin ng kauna-unahang
molecular testing laboratory sa Caraga.
“Naipamalas ng mga mining firm dito sa Caraga ang kanilang malasakit sa
mamamayan. Kanilang isinusulong ang prinsipyo ng people empowerment at
nagbibigay ng naayong tulong upang palakasin pa lalo ang loob ng mga apektadong
pamilya dulot ng pandemya,” sabi ni Noble. (VLG/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
