SIAYAN, Zamboanga del Norte, Nov 11 (PIA) – The local government unit here is clear of its stance in the government’s fight against insurgency.
As a show of its strong support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 70 directing all government agencies and entities to create a holistic approach to bring about genuine peace in the communities, Siayan town created its Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (MTF-ELCAC).
Moreover, the town declared the CPP-NPA-NDF persona non-grata in their area.
Siayan is the third municipality in the province to have organized the MTF-ELCAC having one of its barangays, Barangay Guibo, identified as an influenced area of the NPA rebels.
Atty. Josecor Gepolongca, mayor of Siayan town said the initiative is a show of commitment of the LGU in the whole-of-nation approach to end insurgency and enable peace and development to thrive especially in far-flung communities.
“We believe this is the answer. The government has been fighting this war for decades now it is only high time to end it,” he said.
Siayan had also been ranked as the poorest municipality in the Philippines from 2003 to 2009. (NBE/EDT/PIA9-Zamboanga del Norte)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1029996
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