Sunday, May 29, 2016

Public-private partnership key to quashing insurgency – Army

From the Manila Bulletin (May 29): Public-private partnership key to quashing insurgency – Army

For the Philippine Army (PA)’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), public-private partnership (PPP) is a key tool in wiping out the Communist insurgency in the Visayas.

This was the assessment made by the PA’s 3ID commander, Brigadier General Harold Cabreros.

Speaking during the 3ID’s 42nd founding anniversary here recently, Cabreros stressed how the Army has made a shift in focus in terms of its reducing the strength of the New People’s Army (NPA) and other breakaway Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) – allied or leaning groups in both Western and Central Visayas regions.


From purely warfare-related strategies, a paradigm shift has been made with the 3ID’s implementation of its bayanihan (cooperation) campaign since half a decade ago.

This bayanihan strategy involves PPP, that is, with the military joined by other public sector agencies, local governments, the academe, the religious sector, and countless other non-government organizations (NGOs) – in bringing socio-economic improvements and stabilizing peace and security in communities.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has declared insurgency-free status for Aklan, Antique and Guimaras provinces in Western Visayas as well as Bohol, Cebu and Siquijor provinces in Central Visayas.

The AFP has also elevated the provinces of Capiz, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, and Negros Oriental as peaceful and ready for further development. This means that the NPA’s strength has drastically reduced and paved the way for socio-economic developments in areas of these provinces that were once hotbeds of communist insurgency.

“We acknowledge that a purely military solution will never be enough to achieve peace,” expressed Lieutenant Colonel Ray Tiongson, 3ID spokesman.

Meanwhile, the 42nd anniversary celebrations will be highlighted with a visit by Major General Demosthenes Santillan, the Army’s vice commander, at Camp Peralta in Jamindan town, Capiz province on May 30, 2016.

http://www.mb.com.ph/public-private-partnership-key-to-quashing-insurgency-army/

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