A new Joint Task Group (JTG) was activated to support the all-out campaign against terrorism and criminalities in Zamboanga Sibugay.
The formal activation of Joint Task Group Sibugay Bay was held at the Headquarters of the 102nd Infantry (Igsoon) Brigade in Barangay Sanito, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay at 10 am yesterday (March 27).
The successful activation of said JTG was through the strong collaboration of various agencies including the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Philippine Coast Guard, and the Local Government Units of Zamboanga Sibugay that aim to synchronize the efforts against all threat groups in the province.
Further, the newly activated Joint Task Group will suppress threats of terrorism and fight criminalities particularly kidnapping, piracy, extortion, drug trafficking, proliferation of firearms, and other illegal activities.
The 102nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Infantry (TABAK) Division together with the Police Provincial Office (PPO), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) and League of Municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay Province signed the Memorandum of Understanding during the ceremony as a testament for their support and commitment to the Joint Task Group.
In his message, Honorable Wilter Yap Palma, the Governor of Zamboanga Sibugay, expressed his gratitude for the activation of the Joint Task Group.
He also pledged his support on administrative and operational matters.
“Do your job, enforce the law and we will also do our part. Anything that happens in this province is also our responsibility”, Palma added.
The Joint Task Group Sibugay Bay is composed of six sectors and is headed by Colonel Jose Randolf Sino Cruz, the Deputy Brigade Commander of 102nd Infantry Brigade.
Each sector is composed of the personnel from the Army, the PNP and the PCG that are deployed along the coastal areas of the province primarily to perform joint maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and environmental protection.
“As the operating arm of the 1st Infantry Division, we will adhere to jointly and promptly collaborate with other agencies involved in addressing the peace and security in our area of responsibility where the province of Zamboanga Sibugay belongs,” said Brigadier General Bagnus Gaerlan, 102nd Infantry Brigade Commander.
In his message, Joint Task Force ZamPeLan commander Brigadier General Roberto Ancan said; “The JTG Sibugay Bay will definitely boost our efforts in our campaign against terrorism, criminalities and other forms of threats in the province because of our strong collaboration with the LGUs and other law enforcement agencies, with the full support of our local communities in the ambit of the whole-of-nation approach.”
“I assure you of our full support on the operational and administrative needs of the unit in order to accomplish the mission of the Joint Task Group Sibugay Bay in the furtherance of peace, security and development of the province,” BGen Ancan added.
Western Mindanao Command chief Lieutenant General Arnel Dela Vega said the establishment of the new JTG will be a great help to eradicate lawlessness in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay.
“I encourage all members of the Joint Task Group Sibugay Bay to put forth your best efforts for the accomplishment of the group and the command’s mission,” added LtGen Dela Vega.
“As I always say, if we always do the right things and do the things right, we will never go wrong,” LtGen Dela Vega concluded.
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