The 79th Infantry “Masaligan” Battalion of the Philippine Army in Siaton, Negros Oriental will celebrate its 7th year anniversary on Friday with activities lined up to mark its milestone in the province.
The celebration is anchored on the theme “Kapayapaan Bigyang daan, Kaunlaran Makakamtan”, said 1st Lt. Erick Calulot, spokesperson of the 79th IB.
The highlight for the celebration is the conduct of a province-wide, inter-high school oratorical and poster making competitions in
Sixteen finalist participants from the five Department of Education city division and the three congressional districts of the province will be competing in the said contests.
The project, the first of its kind of the unit’s many advocacy projects, is aimed at “promoting peace and development on the perspective of education especially focusing on the youth sector”, said 1st Lt. Calulot on Monday in a media release.
Conceptualized by the unit, it is supported by many able partners that include the DepEd, several local chief executives and some volunteers.
Aside from serving as a venue for the young’s talent exposure, the essence of the project lies on the impact it could potentially contribute to the development of peace as it would heighten the awareness of people in concerns involving human security enhancement.
Lt. Col. Marion Sison, battalion commanding officer, was quoted as saying that this year’s celebration is focused on “the involvement of the stakeholders to promote and enhance awareness of the Internal Peace and Security Plan “Bayanihan” of the Armed Forces of the
Sison added that by doing this kind of non-traditional approach of winning the peace here in Negros Oriental, the stakeholders would feel that they are always part in the promotion of peace, security and development.
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