Monday, January 19, 2015

Police, military top officials vow to pursue ‘normal operations’ with lifting up of truce

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 19): Police, military top officials vow to pursue ‘normal operations’ with lifting up of truce

Top police and military top officials here in the region said Monday morning that they will continue pursuing the normal operations mandated to them with the lifting up both of the suspension of police operations (SOPO) and suspension of military operations (SOMO) here in the region.

The month-long unilateral suspension of military and police operations declared on December 19, last year, ends today.

PCSupt. David Y. Ombao, Caraga PNP chief, in an exclusive interview with the Philippines News Agency right after the Monday flag-raising rites held at this camp, said that the police will “continue with the normal police operations such as doing patrol in the provinces, cities and the rest of the places in the region, anti-criminality campaign, anti-illegal activities campaign, peace and security efforts, community information, education outreaches, medical and dental missions,” Ombao said.

According to Ombao, this will include all the necessary measures and efforts which will ensure the safe release of their three police personnel who are still in the hands of their captors since their alleged abduction more than two months ago.

”Until this time, I’m hoping that our friends from the other side will finally release our personnel soon. I understand that sincerity from both sides is already there. Let us just open all the peaceful channels, exhaust all peaceful efforts and to pursue the negotiations for their safe release,” Ombao said.

Brig. Gen. Gregory M. Cayetano, Brigade Commander of the 401st Brigade who was the guest of honor and speaker of the Monday flag-raising ceremony, also said during a post-rites separate exclusive interview that the military will “pursue with the focused military operations to be coupled with the community organizing for peace and development at the conflict-affected areas of the region.”

According to the military official, the AFP will continue working and encouraging those involved in the armed struggle to return to the fold of the law through their “Balik Loob” Programs that provide livelihood to those who want to live with the society’s mainstream.

”Together with the PNP, the concerned agencies and other stakeholders, we will continue to work for peace and development in the region and to leave a legacy of peace to our next generation,” Cayetano said. “We still have to face some great challenges ahead but together with the PNP and other partners, we are determined to pursue and achieve long lasting peace,” Cayetano continued.

BGen. Cayetano also said that like the PNP, the military here is also looking forward to the safe release of the three PNP personnel. He said that they had shared with the agony and the apprehensions and assured that the military here is doing their best to help resolve the impasse and come up with positive results.

During the Regional Peace and Order press forum last week attended by RPOC Chair Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr., 4ID Commanding Officer MGen. Oscar T. Lactao, 402 Brigade senior officials and other RPOC members it was mentioned that the negotiations for the release of the three police personnel is now in the level of the Provincial Management Crisis Committee of Surigao del Norte.

PO1 Jorie M. Amper of Malimono Municipal Police Station Malimono, Surigao del Norte, was abducted allegedly by the rebels while in the performance of his police work in a neighboring village while PO3 Democrito B. Polvorosa and PO1 Marichel U. Contemplo assigned with the Alegria Municipal Police Station in the town of Alegria of the said province, were abducted while on their way to conduct village visitation over a month ago.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=726671

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