CATBALOGAN, Samar – The Provincial Government of
Northern Samar and the 8th Infantry (Stromtroopers) Division, Philippine Army
through the 803rd Infantry (Peacemaker) Brigade spearheaded the Joint
Declaration of Northern Samar as Peace and Development Ready Province (PDRP) on
December 4, 2014 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 activity
was well-attended by key stakeholders for the peace effort which includes: Hon
Jose L. Ong Jr., Governor of Northern Samar; Most Rev Emmanuel C. Trance,
Bishop Archdiocese of Catarman; Lt Gen Nicanor M. Vivar, Commander of Central
Command AFP; Maj Gen Jet B. Velarmino, Commander 8th Infantry Division PA; Hon
Gary M. Lavin, Vice Governor of Northern Samar; Col Heminigildo C. Aquino,
Commander 803 Infantry Brigade; Ms Imelda C. Bonifacio, OPAPP Area Manager, and
P/SSupt Daniel C. Mayoni, the PNP Provincial Director of Northern Samar.
Likewise, the activity was graced by the different chief executives of Northern Samar municipalities, heads and representatives
of the different local government agencies and sectors of the society.
Hon. Jun L. Ong Jr, Northern Samar Governor expressed his
gratitude to the joint efforts of all stakeholders in making Northern Samar as
Peace and Development
Ready Province Northern Samarnon ’s
desire for peace and development.
It can be gleaned that the high presence of insurgents
during the past decades caused general fear to the populace and disrupted the
normal government processes and activities in Northern
Samar . There was also widespread incidence of extortion due to
limited capacity and capability of government instrumentalities to enforce
their mandate, compounded with the community’s lack of vigilance and/ or fear
from reprisals of this threat group.
Through several years of combined efforts of the Armed
Forces of Philippines, the Northern Samar Police Provincial Office and the
Provincial Government of Northern Samar to combat insurgency problems in the
province, the province has gained positive results taking into account the fact
that no immense armed offensives by the enemy of the state occurred for the
past years. The threats posed by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New
People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CNN) in the past have been
successfully addressed, thus, threats to stability, peace and order have been
reduced, paving the way for development projects to eventually succeed.
Further, the uninterrupted economic development activities
spearheaded by the Provincial Government of Northern Samar, successfully
addressed the poverty-induced insurgency through multi-sectoral and peace and
development projects. This was coupled by PAMANA interventions in Northern Samar , which focused on making government felt
through delivery of social services and creation of economic opportunities. The
increased social participation among our stakeholders have greatly increased,
resulting in increased productivity, social cohesiveness among the different
sectors in the community and regained the trust and confidence of the people in
the government.
Maj Gen Velarmino, Commander of the 8ID during his remarks,
“Without peace and order, prosperity will never be possible. We have been
advocating that it is only through peaceful means and not armed struggle, that
we can achieve sustainable growth development in this province. We as your army
here in the Eastern Visayas Region are very grateful that our efforts were
supported and recognized by the local populace, otherwise this success would
not have been achieved.”
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