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
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.
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