The Philippine Army (PA) here has cleared 52 barangays in five local government units of the province free from the influence of the communist rebels.
The PA’s Area Clearing and Validation Board (ACVB) recently declared the CNN or the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) has lost their influence in 13 barangays of
The clearance came as a result of the military’s peace and development outreach program (PDOP), which deployed peace and development teams that carried out medical civic action programs (MEDCAP), feeding program, livelihood projects, and "Gulayan sa Barangay," among other interventions.
Brig. Gen. Yerson Depayso, deputy commander of the 10th Infantry Division, who presided over the ACVB meeting here recently, bared the barangays which were obviously not infiltrated by the CNN, such as those in the poblacion area of most LGUs, were no longer subjected to rigid assessment.
Instead, these areas will be turned over to the Philippine National Police (PNP)for clearing, as per resolution of the joint peace and security council, according to him.
While the PDOP continues in the rest of the barangays of the province, Depayso challenged both the army ground commanders, the LGUs and other agencies to maintain the areas which were already declared as clear from CNN influence.
Governor Rodolfo del Rosario welcomed the army clearance given to the barangays, as he emphasized the importance of the tag to the development of the communities.
“No matter what we do in trying to provide the services to the people, but if the CNN continues to have a hold of our people in the barangays, all our development efforts would surely be futile,” he said.
As he puts it, the governor looks forward to the day the whole of Davao del Norte will officially be declared by the AFP as totally cleared from CNN influence, for the province to completely offer a safe haven for investors and tourists alike.
Del Rosario said the province has been actively assisting the army in fighting insurgency through its convergence for peace and development program.
Since 2011, the province has joined forces with the army, the police and other agencies in bringing medical, health, social and other basic government services to residents of depressed and far-flung communities.
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