More self-proclaimed supporters of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Oriental have taken their oath before authorities as a sign of their support to the duly constituted government.
The latest batch includes 37 members of the Komiteng Pang-Organisa or KP (organizing committee) from Barangay Apoloy in Siaton town, about an hour’s drive from this capital city, said Lt. Alex Robillos, Civil-Military Operations Officer of the 79th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army in a news release Monday.
According to Lt. Robillos, the 79th IB, in close collaboration with the Siaton local government unit, held a culmination program this past weekend for its Bayanihan Team Activities at Barangay Apoloy during which the oath taking was held in the presence of Judith Lagos, municipal councilor of Siaton.
The KP’s leader, Renante Senda, during their testimony before the 405 witnesses who attended the activity, called for their fellow residents “to break free from the grip of influence the NPA had on them and support the government on its quest for development and lasting peace”.
Brig. Gen. Francisco M. Patrimonio, commander of the 302nd Infantry Brigade, the mother unit of the Philippine Army units in Negros Oriental, in his message during the activity stressed on the vitality of the people to be committed in helping to “win the peace” in order to achieve development, said Lt. Robillos.
The 37 KP members can now be added to the many more ahead of them who have been successfully reached by the educational and advocacy efforts of the unit who supports the government.
An outreach program was also conducted during the activity that benefited more or less 405 individuals through different services such as medical consultation, circumcision, free haircut, massage, animal vaccination and feeding program.
Distribution of slippers to the children from the Galway Clinic – an Irish NGO, also took place during the activity.
These activities were made possible through the collaborative efforts of the 79th Infantry (Masaligan) Battalion, the 302nd (Achiever) Brigade, 703rd CDC, LGU- Siaton, the local barangay officials of Barangay Apoloy and the volunteer nurses from the Negros Oriental High School Batch ’94.
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