From the Manila Bulletin (Oct 2): Bataan Continues Momentum Of Peace

.... B/Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang, outgoing commander of the 703rd Infantry Brigade and newly designated 7th Infantry Division Commanding General, has crafted and “implement plan for intensified security operations against lawless elements, private armed groups and other threat groups within the province in support to Local Government Units in need of security assistance....” Gov. Catapang said that with the waning insurgency problems in Central Luzon, the provinces of Bataan and Pampanga are now peaceful and ready for development. The Army General, Col. Michael Samson, commanding officer of the Army’s 24th IB and the PNP headed by Sr. Supt. Ricardo Zapata, formally asked members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to authorize Governor Tet Garcia in entering into an agreement declaring Bataan as peaceful province and ready for further development. The Army’s 24th IB, under its C.O. Col. Samson, covers Bataan and Zambales....

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/375676/bataan-continues-momentum-of-peace