(Sitting L-R) Supt Erwin Portillo, Deputy Provincial Director for Operations of Leyte PPO, Colonel Francisco Mendoza Jr, Commander of the 802nd Infantry Brigade, Mayor Elmer Codilla and LtCol. Roberto Sarmiento during the signing of MOA declaring Kananga, Leyte as Stable Internal Peace and Security area.
By DPAO, 8ID PA
March 4, 2016
The joint declaration was pursued upon the recommendation of
the Philippine Army’s 19th Infantry Battalion upon the legislation of
Resolution No. 20R.14-791 by the 20th Sangguniang Bayan of Kananga ,
Leyte .
Signatories to the MOA were Colonel Francisco Mendoza Jr.,
Brigade Commander of the 802nd Infantry (Peerless) Brigade, Senior
Superintendent Franco Simborio, Director of Leyte Police Provincial Office
represented by Superintendent Erwin Portillo, and Mayor Elmer Codilla and
witnessed by Lieutenant Colonel Roberto Sarmiento, the Commanding Officer of
the 19th Infantry Battalion, Chief Inspector Ricky Reli, the Chief of Police of
the Municipality of Kananga and Vice-Mayor Macario Lumangtad Jr.
Previously, the 19th Infantry Battalion declared 15 Leyte towns as Stable Internal Peace and Security areas.
These towns are Matag-ob, Merida , Palompon,
Tabango, Barugo, Babatngon, San Miguel, Leyte ,
Pastrana, Tolosa, Dagami, Calubian, Sta. Fe, Alangalang and Tunga.
The aforesaid towns were declared Stable Internal Peace and
Security because the actual threat of the Communist Terrorist Movement (CTM) is
already downgraded and is no longer significant to influence the residents.
Col. Mendoza is optimistic that the declaration will further
attract the influx of investors to establish business in an area that has
environment of peace.
“We cannot achieve it alone. But we will continue with our
effort to attain just and lasting peace in Kananga ,
Leyte”, Mendoza
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