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.
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