By DPAO, 8ID PA
801st Bde commander Col Leoncio A. Cirunay and Mayor Vicente Limpiado of Tagapul-an, Samar during the reading of Joint Declaration and Signing of MOU as Insurgency Free Municipality at the Tagapul-an covered court together with Samar Board Member Allan Diomangay representing Gov. Sharee Ann Tan.
The joint declaration of Almagro, Sto Niño and Tagapul-an as
insurgency free municipalities was formalized with the signing of a covenant
between the AFP represented by Colonel Leoncio A. Cirunay and the Local Chief
Executives namely; Hon. Kathleen S. Prudenciano, Municipal Mayor of Almagro;
Hon. Lelia A. Coñejos, Mayor of Sto. Niño and Hon. Vicente F. Lumpiado Jr.,
Mayor of Tagapul-an and was witnessed by Hon. Allan B. Diomangay, Provincial
board member as a representative of Governor Sharee Ann Tan.
The signing of declaration was based on the AFP-PNP Joint
Letter Directive 3 which categorized the three island towns as “CLEARED” area
that it qualifies to be declared as Insurgency-Free municipalities as
stipulated on the five imperatives for declaring municipalities.
Further, the joint declaration of the three island
municipalities will increase the influx of tourism in their locality. The
populace of the said municipalities are enjoying peaceful environment away from
extortion activities of the NPA.
Col Leoncio A. Cirunay, 801st Brigade Commander, said, “The
joint declaration of the three island municipalities may attract investors
especially that these islands are tourist destinations and that many investors
will establish their businesses in a secured area which will greatly improve
the town’s economic and financial status.”
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