The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division hopes to declare all
provinces in Western Visayas as peaceful and
ready for further development before the year ends, its commander, Maj. Gen.
Rey Leonardo Guerrero, said yesterday.
On March 13, the 3ID, Police Regional Office 6 and the
provincial government jointly declared Iloilo
The provinces of Guimaras, Aklan, Antique and Capiz had been
declared as such earlier by their respective provincial governments, concurred
in by the 3ID and PNP.
With the declaration, Negros Occidental is now the last
province in Western Visayas to be declared as
such, Guerrero said.
The 303rd Infantry Brigade is targeting to declare the whole
province of Negros Occidental as “peaceful and ready for further development”
by June, with the four districts of Negros Occidental, composed of two cities
and four municipalities, Cadiz City, Isabela, Calatrava and Hinigaran, already
declared as such.
The 3rd district is also slated to be declared within this
month.
Guerrero said the joint declaration is a manifestation that
the collaborative efforts of the AFP, PNP and Iloilo
In a statement issued by 3ID Public Affairs Office, Bonafos,
said he recognized the unity and the spirit of “Bayanihan” showed by the AFP,
PNP, local government units, various government agencies, the civil society and
other stakeholders in order to jointly address the desire for a just and
lasting peace in the province.
“Our gains in peace and security efforts must be sustained.
We will work even harder together with all stakeholders for the sake of peace
and progress”, Guerrero said.
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2015/March/16/topstory4.htm
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