Tuesday, September 17, 2019

DavOr to convert camp into military reservation area

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 17, 2019): DavOr to convert camp into military reservation area



MILITARY RESERVATION AREA. A portion of the sprawling three-hectare property being eyed as military reservation area in Sitio Magay, Barangay Don Martin Marundan, Mati City, Davao Oriental. (Contributed Photo by the Davao Oriental PIO)

The provincial government of Davao Oriental announced on Monday its plan to convert the three-hectare military camp occupied by Philippine Army’s (PA) 701st "Kagitingan" Brigade into a military reservation area.

Governor Nelson Dayanghirang said the provincial government-owned land in Barangay Don Martin Marundan, Mati City, will be donated to the Army.

Dayanghirang said the three-hectare property would be more useful if handed over to the military.

"It is only fitting to turn the facility into a military reservation area since a lot of investments in terms of infrastructures have already been put up in the area, including the soon-to-be constructed PHP10 million administrative building being pushed by Compostela Valley Vice Governor Maricar Zamora and backed by 10th Infantry Division commander, Maj. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr., "
he added.


Brig. Gen. Manuel Sequitin, 701st Brigade commander, thanked the provincial government for the "highly-anticipated development," which is expected to be formalized early next year.

“Once it is made into a military reservation, the military will not leave the area,” Sequitin said, adding that, another wave of developments is set to be placed on the brigade such as improved water system.

Sequitin vowed to maintain the trust of civilians in the military, saying they will continue to uphold their commitment to safeguard the peace and security in the province.

Dayanghirang, on the other hand, congratulated the brigade’s leadership, which he said has ushered the province into "genuine peace."

“The 701st Infantry Kagitingan Brigade, being the factory of generals, is one of the country’s indispensable commands whose success in the past eleven years have become the foundation of our long-term peace agenda,” the governor said.

The governor said the military has already achieved "significant accomplishments" in the implementation of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order 70, which seeks to end local communist armed conflict.

"Indeed, you are a big help to the people of Davao Oriental who continue to wage an unseen battle that is going on in our hearts and minds: it is the battle for peace, to see an end to the war against violence and the war against poverty," he added.

He also urged the "Kagitingan" troopers to continue to inspire others to join in bringing real and lasting change, not only in the province but in the whole country.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1080672

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