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(Front
row, R-L) Col. Perfecto Rimando, 801st Brigade Commander; Atty.
Juan Bautista Beato Jr., COMELEC; Most Rev. Isabelo Abarquez,
Bishop of Calbayog; and PSSupt. Rommel Cabagnot, Samar PNP
Director with local candidates during the Peace Covenant Signing
for the May 9, 2016 Presidential Election at St. Bartholomew
Church, Catbalogan City on April 10, 2016. |
8ID witnessed Samar
candidates sign peace covenant
By DPAO, 8ID PA
April 11, 2016
CAMP VICENTE LUKBAN,
Catbalogan City – The 8th Infantry (Stormtroopers) Division Philippine
Army through the Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC)
hosted a Peace Covenant Signing to all local candidates running for
May 2016 election in Samar province dubbed as “Secured and Fair
Elections: Tamang Pagboto,Tamang Pagbilang” held at St. Bartholomew
Church on Sunday, April 10.
The peace initiative was
attended by Major General Jet B Velarmino, Commander, 8ID; Col
Perfecto M Rimando, 801st Brigade Commander; PSSupt Rommel Cabagnot,
Samar PNP Provincial Director; Most Rev. Isabelo Abarquez, Bishop of
Calbayog; Atty Juan Bautista Beato Jr., COMELEC-Samar; Judy Batulan of
DILG-Samar, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV),
Media practitioners, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and all of the
local candidates in Samar province to foster commitment to have a SAFE
2016.
Col Perfecto M Rimando said,
“Being your Army in Samar province, we will do our mandated task for
this political exercise to ensure an orderly and peaceful election and
we will abide all the regulations set forth by COMELEC as deputized
law enforcement agency”.
Meanwhile, Bishop Isabelo
Abarquez, categorically urge the military and police to be the
guardian of peace, adheres allegiance to flag and people and defend
the life of citizenry, quote in his liturgy that “credible election
will create a credible government”.
Major General Jet B
Velarmino, in his remarks, said that 8ID remains apolitical and
committed to ensure the safety of political candidate, to freely
exercise their political rights and protection of the civilian to cast
their vote without intimidation for a Secured and Fair Elections
(SAFE) 2016.
