Thursday, November 19, 2020

Kalinaw News: Civil-Military Operations Regiment inaugurates Jarque Hall

Posted to Kalinaw News (Nov 19, 2020): Civil-Military Operations Regiment inaugurates Jarque Hall



The officers, men and women of Civil- Military Operations Regiment honored a former prominent CMO specialist, the late Cpt Jose Rene N Jarque, by naming a multi-purpose Hall under his name.

The unveiling ceremony of the Jarque Hall marker was held October 30, in a simple but meaningful rites. The occasion became more significant with the valued presence of Mrs Grace C Jarque, widow of Capt Jarque, their son Ryan, now a doctor of medicine, and daughters Hannah and Marla. Also present were Captain Jarque’s father, Brig Gen Raymundo Jarque (Ret), himself a former commander of PA Civil Relations and Information Service, (now known as CMO Regiment) and wife Xenia.

Capt Jarque began his stint in the Philippine Army as an officer in the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment where his accomplishments in the field of CMO stood out. He was proficiently conducting Psychological Operations as an effective tool to complement civil-military operations in Philippine Army insurgency campaigns. He passionately developed the PSYOPs doctrine in 1991 entitled A Handbook on Psychological Operations This manual laid the foundation of the Psychological Operations for the Philippine Army and subsequently in the AFP.

A short audio-visual presentation, entitled A Psyops Specialist, was presented during the activity, with former co-workers of “Jarks” as he was fondly called, recalling his character and immense contributions to PSYOPs and CMO today.

The Jarque Hall is likewise dedicated to past and present CMO Operators of CMOR, who have served tirelessly and contributed their efforts to win the hearts and minds of the people.


https://www.kalinawnews.com/civil-military-operations-regiment-inaugurates-jarque-hall/

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