BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Aug. 28 (PIA) - Government forces have already cleared three barangays of the upand town of Ambaguio on the presence of Communist Terrorist Groups (CTGs) or New Peoples Army (NPA) rebels out to get an anti-government ideological grip and support among the villagers.
"With sustained combat and civil - military operations and activities in collaboration with various agencies of the national as well as local government units, we have already cleared three barangays of Ambaguio from the presence of the CTGs or NPAs," said First Lt. Mikolo Bayona of the 54th Infantry Batallion of the Philippine Army (PA).
He made the report during the third quarter joint meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC), Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC) and Provincial Task Force-End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) at the Pasalubong Center on Aug. 23.
Philippine Army officials said three upland barangays of Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya have been cleared of the Communist Terrorist Group(CTG) with sustained civil-military and combat operations. They said government agencies must continuously bring in their services to deter CTGs from returning and instill among the villagers that government services are right at their doorstep.# PIA Photo
Bayona said post-clearing activities are still needed to sustain the government services to the upland villagers of barangays Ammoweg, Camandag, Dulli and Napo, tagged as former CTG hotspots, needing immediate government services through the End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) Convergence Program.
He said continuing civil - military operations and combat activities are still being undertaken by the army to deter any attempt of the CTGs to recover their stalled mass -based support.
Bayona said among the previous civil-military activities and operations offered for the four barangays of Ambaguio were community visitations, massive information dissemination through the distribution of government IEC materials, support and assistance to the Department of Education's (DepEd) Brigada Eskwela Program, medical and dental services, livelihood kit distribution through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and livelihood seminars with the Technical Skills and Development Authority (TESDA), among others.
He added that sustained government services to address the needs of the four barangays of Ambaguio should be brought in to promote and instill the commitment of government agencies in improving the plight of the upland villagers.
"The CTGs are expected to continue their attempt and recovery effort in these areas as they will try to recover their mass bases by exploiting issues that will undermine the credibility of our government in addressing their poverty and hardship. It is therefore imperative for us to join forces and bring the necessary services, programs and projects to show that governmetn is at their doorstep," Bayona added. (MDCT/BME/PIA 2-Nueva Vizcaya)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1051244
He said continuing civil - military operations and combat activities are still being undertaken by the army to deter any attempt of the CTGs to recover their stalled mass -based support.
Bayona said among the previous civil-military activities and operations offered for the four barangays of Ambaguio were community visitations, massive information dissemination through the distribution of government IEC materials, support and assistance to the Department of Education's (DepEd) Brigada Eskwela Program, medical and dental services, livelihood kit distribution through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and livelihood seminars with the Technical Skills and Development Authority (TESDA), among others.
He added that sustained government services to address the needs of the four barangays of Ambaguio should be brought in to promote and instill the commitment of government agencies in improving the plight of the upland villagers.
"The CTGs are expected to continue their attempt and recovery effort in these areas as they will try to recover their mass bases by exploiting issues that will undermine the credibility of our government in addressing their poverty and hardship. It is therefore imperative for us to join forces and bring the necessary services, programs and projects to show that governmetn is at their doorstep," Bayona added. (MDCT/BME/PIA 2-Nueva Vizcaya)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1051244
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