Army to help in securing Oro with ‘Bayanihan’ teams

From the Mindanao Gold Star Daily (Aug 30): Army to help in securing Oro with ‘Bayanihan’ teams

THE army’s 403rd Infantry Brigade and city hall will launch today the so-called “Bayanihan Alert for Peace and Development” or BAPD in six barangays of the city.

Mayor Oscar Moreno, City Peace, Development and Security Council co-chair Ariel Hernandez, 403rd Brigade commander Col. Francisco Pabayo; and 403rd Brigade operations officer Maj. Michael Rey Reuyan are expected to grace the signing of the “pledge of support and commitment” in a simple ceremony at the City Tourism Hall.
BAPD teams would be fielded to six barangays based on the agreement.

Pabayo said the deployment of the BAPD teams is an offshoot of the July 26 Kyla Bistro’s deadly bombing at the Rosario Arcade in Limketkai Center that killed eight people and hurt over 40 others.

Each BAPD team will set up temporary stations in barangays Bugo, Carmen, Consolacion, Cugman, Lapasan and Macabalan.

“BAPD is one of the Army’s non-traditional roles geared towards helping the marginal sectors by assisting local government units in the delivery of basic services, projects and programs in rural and urban areas,” said Pabayo. “It is a multisectoral approach of putting the welfare of the community at the forefront. Social mobilization for peace, security and development must start in the community, particularly at the barangay level.”

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