Philippine Army officials report their accomplishments, programs, projects and activities during the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. ( Photo by PIA-2 NV)
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – The Philippine Army conducted an aerial reconnaissance in this province and nearby Ifugao in a bid to convince communist rebels to surrender to the government.
Lt. Colonel Narcisio Nabulneg, commanding officer of the army’s 54th Infantry Batallion, said the aerial inspection and operation was joined by the Philippine National Police (PNP), Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) and Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Ifugao Provincial Office on March 25, 2019.
Nabulneg said the activity covered the areas frequented and used as campsites by the New people’s Army (NPA) rebels, particularly in the towns of Asipulo, Ifugao and the towns of Ambaguio and Villaverde in Nueva Vizcaya province.
“The aerial reconnaissance operation was conducted in line with the government’s campaign to counter insurgency and deforestation problems in these areas,” Nabulneg said.
He said, during the activity, information materials on the government's amnesty program were dropped in the areas.
Philippine Army troops were also deployed in the far flung barangays of Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya provinces for the intensified conduct of Community Support Program (CSP) which aims to bring government services to the villagers, Nabulneg said.
He expressed optimism on the success of the second aerial reconnaissance since the first one drew surrenderees from the communist side.
According to Nabulneg, massive burning of mountains and illegal logging were observed and was immediately reported to the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
“The entire inter-agency operation on anti-insurgency and anti-deforestation campaign through our air mobile and reconnaissance operation was successfully conducted and expected to have positive results in the near future in terms of peace and order and environmental protection," Nabulneg added.
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