Provincial Police Office (PPO) chief Senior Superintendent Atanacio Macalan Jr. is calling on residents and local government unit (LGU) officials in
In a recent interview with Macalan Jr., he told the Philippines News Agency (PNA) that in Palawan, peace and order largely depends on the the support of the people and the local government officials.
He said that the barangay visitation that the provincial police started doing since he took over the leadership of their headquarters has mostly help in encouraging the people not to be scared to report presence of armed CPP-NPA members, who can “certainly disturb” Palawan’s tranquil community.
On LGU officials, Macalan Jr. said they can help by providing sufficient alternative livelihood activities to residents of their municipalities to avert them from accepting the recruitment of the leftist movement.
He said that most of the time, it is the absence of adequate livelihood activities that frustrates people in far-flung areas, and enough to push them to join the leftist movement which can be nothing but bad where peace and security is concerned.
With new leaders to occupy municipal government offices in July, Macalan Jr. is positive that with proper communication and coordination, the support of LGU officials in the provision of satisfactory livelihood activities is not far from being attained.
Macalan Jr. furthered that the current concentration of the higher leadership command of the Philippine National Police (PNP) under Gen. Alan Purisima is to persuade members of the CPP-NPA to lay down their arms and return to government fold that can support them.
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