Col. Francisco Delfin, the newly-installed 303rd Infantry
Brigade commander, said yesterday that the creation of a Negros Island Command
will ensure a better coordinated peace and order campaign in the Negros Island
Region.
Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr., chief of staff of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines
Delfin said he will wait for instructions from the chief of
staff as to their set up.
The 303 rd IB is now under the Army in Jamindan, Capiz, said
Delfin, who paid a courtesy call on Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr.
at the Capitol in Bacolod
City
Marañon said the creation of the Negros Island Command is
being planned by the Army's chief of staff and a site is still being chosen for
it.
The governor has offered the Army a site in the fifth
district of Negros Occidental.
Meanwhile, Delfin said he will continue to implement the
successful programs of his predecessor, Brig. Gen. Jon Aying, in Negros
Occidental.
The Army will also continue to help the provincial
government in its campaign to protect the environment, Delfin said.
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