The Samar provincial
government would offer Php100,000 for the immediate arrest of private armies
with standing warrant of arrest to attain peace and order in the area.
“The reward is in the hope that criminality in the province
will stop and that for criminals to realize that their acts are not welcome in Samar ,” said Governor Sharee Ann Tan.
The official made the announcement during the recent Samar
Peace and Security Dialogue at the army camp in this city. Private armies
members have been tagged as suspects in the recent killings.
“The provincial government has to go to this extent of
offering the monetary reward to show to the world that we do not tolerate and
we condemn senseless killing in the province,” Tan added.
“I hope that at least within the month, one person with
warrant of arrest will be caught by authorities.”
Police Regional Director Chief Supt. Asher Dolina said they
have already validated the names of wanted private armies.
“In coordination with the Philippine Army, we will run after
them and impose the rule of law in the province of Samar
Dolina asked village officials to take part in the drive to
hunt down criminals especially when these people are seen in their communities.
The police official, however, refused to divulge the number
of wanted PAGS members in Samar as part of
their operational plan.
Meawnhile, local officials in Samar
from different political parties recently gathered for a peace and security
dialogue initiated by the Philippine Army’s 8th Infantry Batallion and the
Philippine National Police.
The dialogue prompted political opponents Samar Governor
Sharee Ann Tan and Calbayog City Mayor Ronald Aquino to both agree to work for
peace.
Town mayors of Sta. Margarita, Matuguinao, Almagro, and San
Jorge were also present along with their village officials.
Maj. Gen. Jet Velarmino said the conduct of the dialogue is
in response to the series of killings in Samar .
From January to mid-September, there are already 34 shooting incidents,
resulting to 22 deaths. Most of these were recorded in Calbayog City
Last week, a family of five, including two children, were
brutally killed in Victory village in Calbayog by alleged private armies.
Both Tan and Aquino agreed to stop and resolve the killings
that are perceived to be politically motivated and perpetrated by private
armies.
Tan said the provincial government of Samar
will not tolerate any killings, especially when innocent people are the
victims.
Aquino, for his part, appreciated the police and army in
pursuing the dialogue.
Dolina said the dialogue is the beginning in their pursuit
to impose rule of law in the province.
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