In line with this, hundreds of underprivileged patients in
Macatingog village, one of the most remote community along the city’s Oquendo Left River
Village chairman Melchor Loberiano thanked the government
for bringing health services to their village.
“This really brings us relief as we have no regular access
here to health facilities and medical services due to distance and
poverty," Loberiano said
Meanwhile, Mayor Ronaldo Aquino assured village officials
that the city government will continue working with them in the realization of
the city’s future development initiatives for the village.
With this, the official assured infrastructure development
projects for the community, which include the rehabilitation of Bayo-Dawo-Macatingog Road
For his part, Lt. Col. Carmelito Pangatungan said the
activity is part of bringing their mission to disadvantaged communities within
their area of responsibility through team activities. The initiative is aimed
at protecting residents of remote areas from the deceptive activities of
lawless elements.
Macatingog was once categorized by the military as a New
People’s Army (NPA)-controlled area. This means there has been the presence of
a significant numbers of rebels residing in the village.
Army reports said the NPA even had the capacity to even
supersede the village council by force and protests the presence of soldiers in
the community.
However, the increased visibility of military personnel in
the village made the villagers aware of the real intention of the bandits which
is to ruin the people's strong desire for peace and development.
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