The province of Negros Oriental creates the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict to combat insurgency issues headed by Gov. Roel Degamo (center) as chairperson with Vice Gov. Edward Mark Macias as co-chair (extreme left in white). (PIA Negros Oriental)
NEGROS ORIENTAL -- Gov. Roel Degamo has directed all local government units (LGUs) particularly those affected by insurgency to create local anti-insurgency task forces to counter communists issues.
The governor made the call shortly after the creation of the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) to the seven LGUs where most of the recent killings were executed by suspected Communist New People’s Army Terrorist Groups (CNTGs).
The task force identified the cities and municipalities affected by CNTG, including the cities of Canlaon and Guihulngan and municipalities of Sta. Catalina, Zamboanguita, Siaton, Valencia, and Ayungon.
“We have to put our acts together to address this problem, thus we need the cooperation of everyone, the local officials as well as the government agencies to seriously do their share in our quest for zero insurgency in our province,” appealed Degamo.
Brigadier General Benedict Arevalo, commanding officer of 303rd Brigade and one of the key members of PTF-ELCAC, lauded the province’s positive response to eradicate insurgency and asked other members to stand united against the greatest threat to security and peace faced by the province.
For his part, 302nd Commander, Brigadier General Ignacio Madriaga explained that communist insurgency is a grievance-based insurgency that affects the community being manipulated and exploited by NPAs.
“The socio-economic issues or the lack of government basic services are used by the communist insurgents to make the people angry of the government and they try to separate the people and government so that the issues will not be resolved,” Madriaga said.
The general said the military engagement is just one aspect that addresses the multi-faceted problem on socio-economic issues, which is being exploited against the government.
Madriaga said with the anti-insurgency task force, this will facilitate the convergence of efforts of all government agencies to deliver the services and programs to the affected areas to resolve and address the root causes or issues of insurgency.
Local government executives are more aware on the community issues which are being exploited by NPAs to influence locals to take up arms against the government, he said.
“If we can address the needs of the community and come up with a harmonize government efforts and resources and improve their living conditions, then the NPAs will no longer be relevant and lost the people’s trust, confidence and support,” said Madriaga.
The Provincial Task Force is headed by Degamo as Chairman who will be assisted by Vice Gov. Edward Mark Macias as Co-Chair with more than 50 various government agencies as members in the different 12 clusters which will synergize efforts and collaboration in their respective areas of concerns.
This is in response to Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s Executive Order No. 70 mandating the government bureaucracy to take a “whole-of-nation approach” in defeating insurgency through the creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) with him as the National Task Force Chairman.
The army officials also reiterated and the pushed the LGUs to create the municipal and barangay levels anti-insurgency task force to eliminate the issues and continue the development to put the road track to peace. (jct/PIA7-Negros Oriental)
NEGROS ORIENTAL -- Gov. Roel Degamo has directed all local government units (LGUs) particularly those affected by insurgency to create local anti-insurgency task forces to counter communists issues.
The governor made the call shortly after the creation of the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) to the seven LGUs where most of the recent killings were executed by suspected Communist New People’s Army Terrorist Groups (CNTGs).
The task force identified the cities and municipalities affected by CNTG, including the cities of Canlaon and Guihulngan and municipalities of Sta. Catalina, Zamboanguita, Siaton, Valencia, and Ayungon.
“We have to put our acts together to address this problem, thus we need the cooperation of everyone, the local officials as well as the government agencies to seriously do their share in our quest for zero insurgency in our province,” appealed Degamo.
Brigadier General Benedict Arevalo, commanding officer of 303rd Brigade and one of the key members of PTF-ELCAC, lauded the province’s positive response to eradicate insurgency and asked other members to stand united against the greatest threat to security and peace faced by the province.
For his part, 302nd Commander, Brigadier General Ignacio Madriaga explained that communist insurgency is a grievance-based insurgency that affects the community being manipulated and exploited by NPAs.
“The socio-economic issues or the lack of government basic services are used by the communist insurgents to make the people angry of the government and they try to separate the people and government so that the issues will not be resolved,” Madriaga said.
The general said the military engagement is just one aspect that addresses the multi-faceted problem on socio-economic issues, which is being exploited against the government.
Madriaga said with the anti-insurgency task force, this will facilitate the convergence of efforts of all government agencies to deliver the services and programs to the affected areas to resolve and address the root causes or issues of insurgency.
Local government executives are more aware on the community issues which are being exploited by NPAs to influence locals to take up arms against the government, he said.
“If we can address the needs of the community and come up with a harmonize government efforts and resources and improve their living conditions, then the NPAs will no longer be relevant and lost the people’s trust, confidence and support,” said Madriaga.
The Provincial Task Force is headed by Degamo as Chairman who will be assisted by Vice Gov. Edward Mark Macias as Co-Chair with more than 50 various government agencies as members in the different 12 clusters which will synergize efforts and collaboration in their respective areas of concerns.
This is in response to Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s Executive Order No. 70 mandating the government bureaucracy to take a “whole-of-nation approach” in defeating insurgency through the creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) with him as the National Task Force Chairman.
The army officials also reiterated and the pushed the LGUs to create the municipal and barangay levels anti-insurgency task force to eliminate the issues and continue the development to put the road track to peace. (jct/PIA7-Negros Oriental)
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