Thursday, December 5, 2019

Peace advocacy symposium empowers youth to say No to CTG recruitment

Posted to the Philippine Infomation Agency (Dec 5, 2019): Peace advocacy symposium empowers youth to say No to CTG recruitment


Retired Army Officer LTC Mario Jose Chico, convenor of Youth PH Guild, discusses topics on Saving the Youth during the Peace Advocacy Symposium with some 800 students of the Samar State University in attendance on December 2.

CATBALOGAN CITY, Dec. 4 - Some 800 students, faculty and staff gathered together for a Peace Advocacy Symposium held on December 2 at the Samar State University - Catbalogan Campus.

Organized by the 8th Civil - Military Operations (DANGPANAN) Battalion (8CMOBn) of the 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, the Symposium aimed to inculcate on the youth the culture of peace.

LTC Mario Jose Chico, a retired Army officer and the convenor of Youth PH Guild, in his presentation, discussed the topics on Saving the Youth. It highlighted how communist terrorist groups (CTGs) infiltrate the youth and student sector to convince them to join the armed struggle.

At the end of the presentation, the students as well as the teachers manifested their desire to be activist of Peace and Development rather than activists of wrong ideology that leads towards armed revolution.

Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Allan B. Orbito, commanding officer, said “Symposium like this does not only prevent infiltration to the student sector but will also give awareness to youth and their parents on the possible issues that will provoke them to join leftist organizations. Right information is the best weapon against NPA’s deception.”

Mr. Tomas O. Banez, the NSTP coordinator of SSU said, “Para sa inyong mga kabataan, grab the opportunity na makapag-aral ng maayos, libre naman ang tuition just focus sa pag-aaral at tandaan hindi pagsigaw sa kalsada ang solusyon sa mga problema. Huwag niyo na pakialaman ang problema ng ating bansa bagkos ang unahin niyo ay ang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral para sa inyong kinabukasan, para mapatunayan niyo na kayo ang tunay na pag-asa ng ating bayan. 'Wag na 'wag kayong magpapaloko o magpapagamit sa mga kumunista at wala silang maitutulong sa inyo bagkos kayo ay mapapahamak lamang.”

The 8CMOBn in partnership with the Commission on Higher Education and other government agencies will continue to do its mandated task by conducting the same activity to inculcate in the youth Patriotism, Nationalism and other Basic Desirable Values to infuse in them, faith in the creator, belief in the sanctity and dignity of life, conviction and unity of the family and adherence to the truth and justice. (PIA-8)

https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1031144

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