Zambo. Sur declared peaceful, ready for further development province

From the Philippine Information Agency (Aug 14): Zambo. Sur declared peaceful, ready for further development province

A  joint resolution of the provincial government of Zamboanga del Sur, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) declaring Zamboanga del Sur as a peaceful and ready for further development province was signed on Wednesday at the Amusement and Events Center (AEC), Capitol Complex this city.

Provincial Governor Antonio H. Cerilles together with Mgen. Gerardo F. Barrientos Jr., commanding general of the 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division, PCSupt. Miguel C. Antonio Jr., officer-in-charge of the Police Regional Office (PRO)-9 led the signing of said resolution.

In his message, Governor Cerilles said: “Today our province is blessed, because no less than our friends from the AFP and PNP disclosed that this province is peaceful and is ready for development.”

“What does it mean?” the governor asked. “If all of us will help for peace and all of us will do our work as we pledged, and all of us will strive hard on how to bring peace to our barangay, I am sure big businessmen will look at our province. Business will boom and big business will arrive.”

“I am happy that finally our province is declared as peaceful and I am happy because this is the start of the new beginning, not maybe for our generation but for the next generation to come,”  Cerilles emphasized.

“If we will maintain this, other provinces will look at us and we should take pride that we are thinking not only for ourselves, we are thinking of the next generation that they will have a better life,” Cerilles continued.

Meanwhile, PRO-9 deputy regional director for operations PSSupt Randolf R. Delfin expressed his full support and cooperation saying, “Kami po sa PNP ay makikiisa at nangangako na gagawin po naming ang lahat para maapaw natin ang ating minimithi, kapayapaan at kaunlaran (We, in the PNP are one in supporting this and we pledged to do everything to attain peace and progress in the area.)”

On the other hand, MGen. Gerardo F. Barrientos emphasized that “development and security are complimentary.”

“The security sector, represented by your AFP and PNP, supports your efforts towards a progressive Zamboanga del Sur. Your army, the 1ID is bannering the Internal Security Plan (ISP) with the non-government organizations (NGOs) in achieving an environment conducive for peace and development,” he said.

Barangay captains from all over the province, municipal mayors and vice mayors together with their chiefs of police, military officials, provincial officials as well as representatives from the different national government agencies were present in the said occasion.

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