LEGANES, Iloilo -- The 3rd Infantry Division
(3ID, PA) of the Philippine Army with its base in Western Visayas, Camp Macario
Peralta located in Jamindan, Capiz has found a second home in this bustling
municipality which is at the outskirts of the provincial capital, Iloilo City.
This ,after a sweetheart deal was recently forged between
the local government of Leganes
Maj. General Rey Leonardo Guerrero, commander of the 3ID, PA
said an Advance Command Post of the 3ID Spearhead Division is set to rise on a
10-hectare fish pond in Brgy. Nabitasan, the site having a panoramic view of
the sea and will be named after the town's first mayor, Martin Jaen, Jr.
The proposed camp has the primary objective of serving as
military logistics and tactical operations center of the AFP in times of
emergency situations and during calamities, performing civil operations like
humanitarian search and rescue missions.
The contract drawn up by the parties specifies that the 3ID,
PA is entitled to 25 years of uninterrupted stay in the place, and this early,
Mayor Adolf Jaen predicts a surge in economic activity in his town, especially
for coastal villagers who would have first-hand opportunity to cut business
deals with members of the military camp.
Aside from the perceived economic benefits, Jaen
sees the presence of the 3ID in the locality as a security booster for the rest
of Iloilo
The proposed military camp will also be home to satellite
offices of the 3ID Camp Macario Peralta, and will be equipped with high end
communication facilties. However, Gen. Guerrero made no mention regarding
formal start of construction.
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