Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen.
Gregorio Pio Catapang, Jr. said the government is optimistic of minimizing
threats of the New People’s Army (NPA) by next year.
Briefly speaking to reporters during the Korean Armed Forces
completion of mission ceremony, Catapang said they would not be able to
completely eliminate the communist rebel, but they are positive of
significantly reducing its force .
“The country will be more peaceful, but there are still NPA
remnants. We have about one year to do that,” Catapang added.
The AFP chief said the recent declaration of Samar provinces as peace and development ready province
(PDRP) ahead of the 2016 timetable is a manifestation that anti-insurgency
efforts are gaining headway. Samar
Island
The Samar provincial government and the Philippine Army’s
8th infantry division, 801st infantry brigade spearheaded the signing of the
memorandum of agreement (MOA) formally declaring Samar
as PDRP. It was held on Dec. 10 at the provincial capitol in Catbalogan City
On Dec. 4, the provincial government of Northern Samar and
Philippine Army formally declared the minimized threat of NPA activities in
province through a signing of a deal at the Farmer’s Training
Center , University
of Eastern Visayas campus, Catarman, Northern Samar .
“The declaration of Northern Samar as PDRP is the latest
milestone in the successful implementation of the peace and development efforts
in the Eastern Visayas region,” the army said
in a statement
Northern Samar is the last of the six provinces in Eastern Visayas placed under the PDRP status.
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