Officials of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) headquarters in Jamindan town, Capiz province are looking forward to the visit Friday of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Duterte will be the first sitting president to visit the headquarters.
“We are excited. This is the first time a president will come here. This will surely boost the morale of our soldiers,” said Major General Harold Cabreros, 3ID commanding general.
No other president has visited the 33,000-hectare Camp Peralta.
The 3ID covers Panay, Negros, Guimaras, and Siquijor Islands.
Cabreros said the division has reduced the strength of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed group, the New People’s Army (NPA) in key areas.
The provinces of Aklan, Antique, Guimaras, and Siquijor have been declared insurgency-free.
The provinces of Capiz, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, and Negros Oriental are considered peaceful and ready for further development.
The 3ID is monitoring CPP-NPA movements after the President lifted the unilateral ceasefire he declared during his State of the Nation Address last month.
Lieutenant Colonel Enriquito Deocades Jr., commander of the 82nd Infantry Battalion, said they are not keeping their guard down.
Duterte’s visit will also be his first official visit to Panay Island, the bailiwick of the Liberal Party (LP) and Mar Roxas, his closest rival during last May’s presidential elections.
http://www.mb.com.ph/panay-army-camp-awaits-president/
Duterte will be the first sitting president to visit the headquarters.
“We are excited. This is the first time a president will come here. This will surely boost the morale of our soldiers,” said Major General Harold Cabreros, 3ID commanding general.
No other president has visited the 33,000-hectare Camp Peralta.
The 3ID covers Panay, Negros, Guimaras, and Siquijor Islands.
Cabreros said the division has reduced the strength of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed group, the New People’s Army (NPA) in key areas.
The provinces of Aklan, Antique, Guimaras, and Siquijor have been declared insurgency-free.
The provinces of Capiz, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, and Negros Oriental are considered peaceful and ready for further development.
The 3ID is monitoring CPP-NPA movements after the President lifted the unilateral ceasefire he declared during his State of the Nation Address last month.
Lieutenant Colonel Enriquito Deocades Jr., commander of the 82nd Infantry Battalion, said they are not keeping their guard down.
Duterte’s visit will also be his first official visit to Panay Island, the bailiwick of the Liberal Party (LP) and Mar Roxas, his closest rival during last May’s presidential elections.
http://www.mb.com.ph/panay-army-camp-awaits-president/
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