Brig. Gen. Hernando Iriberri, newly installed commander of
the Philippine Army's 7th Infantry, took the challenge of clearing Bulacan from
insurgency before the year ends.
This, after Maj. Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang who relinquished
the 7ID post, having been named new commander of Northern Luzon Command,
reiterated Friday his goal to make military operations shifted to territorial
defense at the end of 2013.
Wishing Iriberri “all the luck”, Catapang said he wanted all
Nolcom areas clear of insurgency before yearend as he reiterated shifting
military thrust to territorial defense.
“Here in the 7th division, only the province of Bulacan
Iriberri said that Dona Remedios Trinidad town in Bulacan
has been strategic location for rebels because of its location which is
adjacent to Rizal province.
"Because it is boundary of Rizal, armed groups
crisscross to that area," the new 7ID chief said.
He expected Bulacan to be declared “peaceful and ready for
further development soon.”
Iriberri said he will conduct “focused military operation to
dismantle armed groups in the area and we will continue our peace and
development in the whole area of 7ID “ with full support of his staff, officers
and men.
Ireberri, a native of Surigao Sur, found his area of
responsibility (AOR) vital as it includes, he said, the gateway to our
country’s seat of government from the north.
“(It) holds immense strategic importance in fueling our
nation’s development and in sustaining our economy’s dynamism,” he said, adding
that, this characteristics adds “weight and complexity to our mission.”
To address the insurgency in Bulacan, he said, “we will have
the right mix of military operations and establishing good relationship with
all the stakeholders of peace.”
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