COL JESUS VILLAMOR AIR BASE, Pasay City (DWDD) – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) officially deployed the 100-strong, all-female Civil Relations Company (CRC) to Marawi, this morning in a simple send-off ceremony at Col Jesus Villamor Airbase in Pasay City.
“The all-female CRC will be deployed to Marawi to form part of an inter-agency team that shall assist in the implementation of rehabilitation and recovery programs for Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the battle-stricken city,” Colonel Edgard Arevalo, AFP Public Affairs Chief said.
General Eduardo Año, AFP Chief of Staff and Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa, PNP Chief led the ceremony.
The 60 enlisted personnel from the Philippine Army and 40 non-commissioned police officers is led by four female officers from the Army. Their mission is to assist in the implementation of programs that will help IDPs who have been traumatized by their experience in the ongoing rebellion in the city.
“The CRC may also serve as a mother or elder sister figure to the evacuees, especially the youth, to help alleviate their conditions in various evacuation centers,” Colonel Arevalo added.
Prior to their send-off, the CRC completed the required pre-deployment training organized by the AFP Civil-Military Operations School, and Teach Peace, Build Peace Movement from 21 to 25 August 2017.
The CRC will be under the operational control of Western Mindanao Command. They will be positioned in evacuation centers as well as in communities that significantly need rehabilitation.
The deployment of the all-female CRC is one of the efforts of the Joint AFP-PNP Civil Relations Committee (JAPCRC). It seeks to promote and enable the coordination and synchronization of AFP Civil-Military Operations and PNP Police Community Relations on matters relating to national security and development.
“The AFP and PNP recognize the need to address the substantial psychological stress experienced by the residents of Marawi City. With this, we commit our forces to not only liberate Marawi from the terrorists but to help the city get back up on its feet again, and ensure the protection of its citizens,” General Año said. PAO AFP / MCAG
http://dwdd.com.ph/2017/08/29/all-female-women-soldiers-police-to-assist-idps-in-marawi/
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