Sulu pursues peace and development to combat violence

 Posted to the Mindanao Examiner (Oct 30, 2020): Sulu pursues peace and development to combat violence

SULU – Governor Sakur Tan called on locals to continue supporting the government’s peace and development programs in Sulu in an effort to end the cycle of violence in the province.

Gov. Sakur Tan poses with beneficiaries of the farm equipment he donated for a demo farm in Patikul town. (OPG)

Tan also renewed his strong commitment to President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order 70 providing for a Whole-of-Nation approach in ending armed conflict and gives importance to inclusive and sustainable framework towards attaining peace.

Just recently, Tan - in support to the model farm program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and the 21st Infantry Battalion – donated farm facilities to villagers in Danag in Patikul town.

The facilities were turned over to village chieftain Barri Ukang.

Another demo far, was also launched in the village of Taung in the same town in support to the civil-military efforts of the 32nd Infantry Battalion.

A field school for farmers called “Madrasa Sin Pag Uma” is also expected in Taung will be launched soon.

Tan, an influential philanthropist and a respected leader in the South, is actively involved in advocating peace in Sulu, one of 5 provinces under the Muslim autonomous region. In his long years in public service, Tan is largely credited for turning Sulu from a once war-ravaged province to what it is now. (Mindanao Examiner)

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