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Col.
Leoncio Ciruray Jr., Commander, 801st Bde. while giving his
message to the members of LGUs and LGAs headed by Daram mayor
Lucia Astorga during the declaration of Daram as insurgency-free
municipality on July 16, 2015. |
Another 3 towns in
Eastern Visayas declared as insurgency-free
By DPAO, 8ID PA
July 19, 2015
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar
– Municipalities of Rosario, Northern Samar, Sta. Fe, Leyte and Daram,
Samar were declared as insurgency-free on July 13, 15 and 16, 2015
respectively. Municipality of Rosario held the ceremony at the town’s
municipal hall, while the other two towns held the ceremonies at their
respective municipal gymnasiums.
The declaration of Rosario,
Northern Samar as insurgency-free was formalized by the signing of
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the AFP, represented by
Brig. Gen. Herminigildo C. Aquino AFP, Commander, 803rd Infantry
Brigade; PNP, represented by PSI Anthony T. Din, Chief of Police
Rosario; and Rosario LGU, represented by Hon. Gerardo T. Miranda,
Municipal Mayor of Rosario.
While the declaration of
Sta. Fe, Leyte as insurgency-free was formalized by the signing of
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the AFP, represented by Col.
Dino A. Dolina, Commander, 802nd Infantry Brigade; PNP, represented by
PSupt Erwin Portillo, DPDO, Leyte PPO and Sta. Fe LGU, represented by
Hon. Oscar J. Monteza, Mayor of Sta. Fe.
On the other hand, the
declaration of Daram, Samar as insurgency-free was formalized with the
signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the AFP,
represented by Colonel Leoncio A. Cirunay Jr.; the PNP, represented by
PSSupt Elmer R. Pelobello, OIC Samar Police Office and Daram LGU,
represented by Hon. Lucia L. Astorga, Mayor of Daram.
The signings were witnessed
by the towns’ municipal council members and their respective
constituents.
The declarations of the
three towns were by virtue of the Municipal Resolutions passed by
their respective Municipal Councils.
Based on the Municipal
Councils’ resolutions, the towns have satisfied the imperatives
stipulated in the National Internal Security Plan (NISP) where the
threat of CPP-NPA is already relegated to insignificant level.
An insurgency free town is a
level up of towns declared as Peaceful and Ready for Further
Development (PRFD) status.
The “Insurgency-Free” status
of the three towns, mean they are free from NPA intimidation and
extortion activities. Due to these, business activities in the said
towns will experience uptrend and will eventually improve their
economic and financial status where the people will be the ultimate
benefactors.
