Soldiers’ fuel allocation in Zambo increased

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 14): Soldiers’ fuel allocation in Zambo increased

The Department of National Defense (DND) is increasing the fuel allocation to boost the military’s conduct of patrols in a bid to strengthen security in this southern port city. This came about after the DND has approved the request of House Deputy Speaker Ma.Isabelle Climaco-Salazar to augment fuel allocation of the military’s Task Force Zamboanga (TFZ). TFZ is the military’s maneuver force for the city of Zamboanga.

Salazar, who is this city’s first district congressional representative, requested for additional fuel allocation in response to the need of helping the law enforcers go on regular patrol both in land and on sea. The request for additional fuel allocation will be taken from the Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants (POL) accounts of the DND budget,Salazar said. The patrol time of the soldiers could be longer and could be done more frequently with additional fuel allocation, she said.

The allocation of additional fuel could help boost security and order as well as peace-keeping efforts in this city, she added. The facilitation by Salazar is part of her efforts in helping strengthen this city security. Salazar has turned over last week communication gadgets to the police, TFZ and various Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units (CAFGUs) in line with the effort to heighten and put in place the security and emergency response system in her district.

She pointed out that the distribution of the communication facilities to law enforcers is being done to complement all efforts in the first district in a bid to keep the peace and order in their respective areas of jurisdiction. she however disclosed that six of the 37 barangays in her district has yet to receive radio communication gadgets “pending the installation of another repeater that will accommodate these barangays.”

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