Posted to Kalinaw News (Jan 22, 2021): Provincial and Negros Oriental City Task Force – ELCAC Combined to Conducts Dagyawan sa Barangay in Guihulngan City
GUIHULNGAN CITY, NEGROS ORIENTAL – The desire to uproot the weeds of insurgency in Central Negros has brought The Negros Oriental Provincial Task Force- ELCAC (PTF-ELCAC) and Guihulngan City Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (GCTF- ELCAC) together with the Philippine Army, Philippine National Police, Provincial Government Agencies to launch the “Dagyawan sa Barangay” Talakayan at Serbisyo Caravan Para sa Mamamayan to the five (5) ELCAC Barangays in Guihulngan City Negros Oriental at Covered Court, Barangay Balugo, Guihulngan City, on January 20, 2021, at 10 a.m.
The said activity benefitted over 1, 974 Guihulnganons coming from the different barangays namely; Balogo, Plagatasanon, Villegas, Brgy Nagsaha, Poblacion of Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental. This Dagyawan sa Barangay was first launch in barangay Balugo on July 21, 2020 and now on its GCTF- ELCAC’s 13th Dagyawan sa Barangay.
The activity was participated by the PTF-ELCAC headed by Mr. Silvestre R Tiongson, Executive Assistant III, a representative from the Governor’s Office Province of Negros Oriental, Chairman of Guihulngan City Task Force –ELCAC headed by Hon. Carlo George Joan L. Reyes, City Mayor, Colonel Leonardo I. Peña, Commanding Officer of 302nd Brigade, Colonel Michael G. Samson, Acting Commanding Officer of 303rd Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Melvin N. Flores, Commanding Officer of 62nd Infantry (Unifier) Battalion, Ms. Maridel T. Gamo, CLGOO, Police Lieutenant Crisanto G. Areglo, Deputy Chief of Guihulngan CPS, and Provincial Local Government Agencies (PLGA), and other different agencies such as DepEd; TESDA; PAO; DA; DENR; DAR; CHO and CSWD, CSO were present
The different agencies also offered free services like medical check-ups or consultations, medicines, circumcision, civil registration, haircut, deworming, and vaccination for the livestock, seedlings, and fertilizers. The activity was highlighted by a workshop, participated by the 5 barangays. Issues are raised and the concerned agency pledges their commitment and formulates possible steps for faster delivery of basic services and resolution to the issues.
Meanwhile, Mayor Reyes lauded Col Michael G Samson, Acting Commander, 303 Infantry Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Philippine Army, and Col Leonardo I. Peña, Commander, 302Bde, 3ID, PA for their effort in Guihulngan City. He said that “Peace should start from the barangay; the barangay official should cooperate with our Philippine Army and PNP to achieve peace. You have a government that will always be ready to support your needs, especially for your livelihood. I am glad that the TF-ELCAC was created in Guihulngan City, which gives me hope to achieve the peace and development of our city. Mark my word, time will come when poverty in Guihulngan City is eliminated,” he ended.
Lieutenant Colonel Melvin N Flores, Commanding Officer of the 62IB stated that “ I expressed my gratitude to the member of the Provincial and Guihulngan City TF-ELCAC for implementing the Dagyawan sa Barangay that contributed well in addressing the grassroots of insurgency. I look forward to the sustainment of this holistic activity. Let us empower the Barangay Task Force-ELCAC to support the City TF-ELCAC and for the success of the NTF-ELCAC. Let us collectively achieve what is written on these papers and make things happen. Thank you and let’s go Guihulngan City.”
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