(L-R)
Lt. Col. Reymondo Delgado, Fr. Edwin Perito, P/SSupt. Franco
Simborio, Col. Dinoh Dolina, Mrs. Clotilde Malatbalat, Mayor
Eduardo Ong, Board Member Mesias Arevalo, Dir. Artemio Caneja
and Ms. Imelda Bonifacio while awarding financial assistance to
a former rebel during the Peace Caravan in Brgy. Caghalo,
Carigara, Leyte. |
Peace caravan helps
indigent residents in Carigara villages
By 19th Infantry Battalion,
8ID PA
September 30, 2015
KANANGA, Leyte – The
Leyte Provincial Peace and Order Council have brought basic social
services within indigent resident’s grasp, in a Peace Caravan for
selected barangays in Carigara, Leyte on Saturday, September 26.
Lieutenant Prolen Bonacua,
the Civil Military Operations Officer of the 19th Infantry Battalion
said its office listed 617 beneficiaries of the various programs and
services laid by provincial government, the military, police and other
line government agencies and NGOs at Brgy. Caghalo in Carigara town.
The beneficiaries came from
seven barangays namely: Caghalo, Upper Hiraan, Canlampay, Hiluctugan,
Libo, Pangna and Baruguhay Sur who availed of free medical, dental and
optical services, medicines, medical consultation for senior citizens,
seeds dispersal and deworming shots for livestock, reading glasses,
grooming services and at least 500 pairs of slippers.
Also part of the activity
was the presentation and awarding of basic financial assistance to two
(2) former members of the New Peoples Army. Each received check worth
P25,000.00 from the Leyte Comprehensive Local Integration Program
(CLIP) as reward for their surrender and return to the folds of law.
The Peace Caravan likewise
includes advocacy dialogue of the primary programs and services of the
Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Social
Welfare and Development, Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, Department of Agriculture and Department of Health.
Peace Caravan according to
Col. Dinoh Dolina, commander of the 802nd Infantry Brigade is a
convergence of government services with an objective of helping
depressed communities such as areas affected by conflicts,
particularly by lawless armed groups.
In like manner, Ms. Imelda
Bonifacio, the Area Manager of the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA)
in Eastern Visayas described the activity as among the highlights of
National Peace Consciousness Month celebrated this September.
This years’ National Peace
Consciousness Month is celebrated with the theme: “Pagkakaisa Tungo sa
Patuloy na Kapayapaan at Kaunlaran”.
Police and military
personnel from the 802nd Infantry Brigade, 19th Infantry Battalion and
82nd Civil Military Operations Company were also dispatched to assist
the Leyte Caravan Team particularly in securing and hauling the
beneficiaries en route for and from the caravan’s venue.
Barangays who benefitted the
Peace Caravan were among the communities in Leyte where Bayanihan Team
Activities (BTA) of the military are presently being conducted.
In a statement, Lt. Col.
Reymondo Delgado, Acting Commanding Officer of 19IB said he is hopeful
that social issues in villages with Bayanihan Team Activities will be
addressed if basic services are effectively delivered.