From the Philippine Information Agency (Feb 17, 2021): PIA to continue raising awareness to end insurgency (By Joanne Namnama P. Dilim)
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Feb. 17 (PIA) – The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Region 1 is taking the lead in the conduct of activities to raise awareness on ending insurgency in the region.Jennilyne Role, regional director of PIA Region 1, said their agency initiated the conduct of advocacy activities as the lead of the Strategic Communications Cluster of the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC).
“In line with President Duterte’s Executive Order No. 70, PIA will continue to undertake advocacy campaign that will increase people’s awareness and understanding on insurgency and will provide them information on how to counter it,” Role said.
She emphasized that for more than 50 years, the terrorist groups have been launching systematic attacks against the government and mostly the youth are being recruited to join their armed struggle.
To address this, Role said she already initiated meetings with the regional directors of the Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education and discussed possible partnership especially in the conduct of quarterly virtual fora and orientations among the students, school employees, and other stakeholders.
“They heeded my proposal, and we are finalizing the timeline when the fora will be conducted in the region” the regional director said.
COORDINATION MEETING - Philippine Information Agency Region 1 Regional Director Jennilyne Role and DepEd-1 Regional Director Tolentino Aquino met on January 21, 2021 to discuss partnership on the advocacy of Executive Order No. 70 or the whole-of-government approach in attaining inclusive and sustainable peace. (JPD)
Quarterly multi-sectoral fora will also be organized to engage all sectors.
Other activities set for this year include quarterly virtual presser with National Security Adviser Hermongenes Esperon and bi-monthly kapihan sessions.
“Our usual activities like radio programs, production of news and feature stories, and timely postings on social media related to ELCAC will be strengthened,” said Role.
Also, during the Network Briefing News on Tuesday Mayor Karissa Fetalvero-Paronia of Sison, Surigao del Norte recognized the country’s problem on insurgency.
“It's been almost 52 years since this country first faced the problems brought by the CPP-NPA-NDF yet even the pointless loss of countless lives; the destruction of our property worth millions and even our Lumad's loss of homes,” Mayor Paronia said.
She added: “This has been a long problem of the Philippines brought by the aforementioned organization and based on history, it only resulted to a disruption in our economy, to the progress of our country.”
The local chief executive pledged that their local government would help in solving insurgency in their area.
“Rest assured that we will solve this insurgency with the help of our uniformed personnel from the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police, especially with the thrust of EO 70 of President Duterte together with the Anti-Terrorism Act,” she said. (JCR/VHS/JPD, PIA La Union)
Quarterly multi-sectoral fora will also be organized to engage all sectors.
Other activities set for this year include quarterly virtual presser with National Security Adviser Hermongenes Esperon and bi-monthly kapihan sessions.
“Our usual activities like radio programs, production of news and feature stories, and timely postings on social media related to ELCAC will be strengthened,” said Role.
Also, during the Network Briefing News on Tuesday Mayor Karissa Fetalvero-Paronia of Sison, Surigao del Norte recognized the country’s problem on insurgency.
“It's been almost 52 years since this country first faced the problems brought by the CPP-NPA-NDF yet even the pointless loss of countless lives; the destruction of our property worth millions and even our Lumad's loss of homes,” Mayor Paronia said.
She added: “This has been a long problem of the Philippines brought by the aforementioned organization and based on history, it only resulted to a disruption in our economy, to the progress of our country.”
The local chief executive pledged that their local government would help in solving insurgency in their area.
“Rest assured that we will solve this insurgency with the help of our uniformed personnel from the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police, especially with the thrust of EO 70 of President Duterte together with the Anti-Terrorism Act,” she said. (JCR/VHS/JPD, PIA La Union)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1067177
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