Antique rebel free, says Philippine Army official

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 15): Antique rebel free, says Philippine Army official

SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Antique is insurgency-free, said Major Udgie Villan, spokesman of the 802nd Battalion of the Philippine Army in his report to the Provincial Peace and Order Council Thursday (July 14).

“So far, we have not monitored any movement of insurgents in the province of Antique, but there are at least three barangays that we consider as threatened barangays. These are Barangays Aningalan and Cabungahan in San Remigio town and Barangay Tordesillas in Sibalom town,” Major Villan said.

He said that they have monitored movements of rebels in the mountain barangays in the towns of Igbaras, Tubungan, Miag-ao and San Joaquin in the 1st District of Iloilo and the mountain barangays of Leon and Alimodian in the 2nd District of Iloilo near the boundaries of Antique.

“It’s not something to be really worried about,” Major Villan said.

The 802 Battalion covers the province of Antique and the two congressional districts (Iloilo 1st District and Iloilo 2nd District) in the southern part of Iloilo province.

Major Villan further reported that to keep the province insurgency-free, the Philippine Army is continuously conducting patrols especially in the three threatened barangays.

 

He recommends the conduct of Bayanihan activities, Youth for Peace and Development activities and medical missions in these barangays to reach out the residents.

In reaction to the report of Major Villan, Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao ordered Provincial Health Officer Ric Noel Naciongayo to spearhead the medical missions every three months in these barangays in San Remigio and in Sibalom.

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