Tuesday, May 5, 2015

22 of 32 towns, cities in Negros Occidental declared ‘peaceful, ready for further dev’t’

From the Philippine News Agency (May 5): 22 of 32 towns, cities in Negros Occidental declared ‘peaceful, ready for further dev’t’

Twenty-two out of the 32 towns and cities in Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, have already been declared “peaceful and ready for further development” by the Philippine Army.

The latest addition to the list is La Castellana town, whose officials signed the declaration on Monday, in the presence of Brig. Gen. Jon Aying, commander of 303rd Infantry Brigade, and Lt. Col. Paulito Idul, commanding officer of 11th Infantry Battalion.

Other local government units already declared as “peaceful and ready for further development” are the cities of San Carlos and Escalante, and the towns of Calatrava and Toboso in the First District; cities of Sagay and Cadiz, and Manapla town, Second District;

Cities of Victorias, Silay and Talisay, and towns of E.B. Magalona and Murcia, Third District; Lone District of Bacolod; cities of La Carlota and Bago, and towns of Pulupandan, San Enrique, Pontevedra, and Valladolid, Fourth District; and Binalbagan, Isabela and Hinigaran, Fifth District.

Under the area of operations of the 303rd IB, only the municipalities of Salvador Benedicto and Moises Padilla have not yet been declared “peaceful and ready for further development.”

The Sixth District towns of Cauayan, Hinobaan, Ilog, Candoni, Kabankalan, and city of Sipalay also known as the CHICKS area is already under the operational control of the 302nd Infantry Brigade with headquarters in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental.

The 3rd Infantry Division, which supervises the Army’s peace and development campaign in Panay and Negros, is hoping to declare Negros Occidental as “peaceful and ready for further development” by next month.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=758977

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