From the Philippine Information Agency (May 20, 2021): Andanar lauds RCPD, TF-ELCAC efforts to combat terrorism (By Ruby Leonora R. Balistoy)
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, May 20 (PIA)--Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar declared that the government is doing everything it can to wrap up local terrorism before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends.In a statement to peace advocates and reporters during the Regional Conference for Peace and Development (RCPD) on Tuesday, he said “insurgency” is a misused word to describe the so-called “communist” confrontations with the Philippine Armed Forces.
“This fight is against banditry, kidnapping, murder, and destruction in all its ugly and demoralizing forms. Plain and simple, they are terrorists. This is the curse that hounds our nation’s hinterlands for the past 52 years,” Andanar said.
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar virtually engages with sectoral representatives, peace advocates, reporters, and other stakeholders during the TF-ELCAC’s Regional Conference for Peace and Development on Tuesday at CMU Convention Center, Maramag, Bukidnon. (BGE/PIA Bukidnon)
As part of the government’s counterterrorism measures, he underscored the giant steps made towards achieving peace stability, which include fighting terrorist financing, increasing capabilities of intelligence and security services, and the creation of National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC), among other mechanisms to address the root causes of insurgency.
The Secretary cited the farmers, forest gatherers, and those living in far-flung communities as ideal victims of communist terrorist groups.
“Today, our administration has launched a large and strong offensive to eliminate the threat posed by these terrorists. All the past regional conferences for peace and development, including this one being held today, serves as the precursor to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s final State of the Nation Address this coming July. This event culminates with the collective expressions of solidarity among the line agencies and the political leaders of the nation,” Andanar conveyed to the more than 60 RCPD delegates at Central Mindanao University Convention Center in Maramag, Bukidnon.
Secretary Andanar, the designated Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security for Northern Mindanao (CORDS X), emphasized that the RCPD, which gathered everyone, is the cumulative effort of the government’s strategy to combat terrorism. (RLRB/PIA Bukidnon)
As part of the government’s counterterrorism measures, he underscored the giant steps made towards achieving peace stability, which include fighting terrorist financing, increasing capabilities of intelligence and security services, and the creation of National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC), among other mechanisms to address the root causes of insurgency.
The Secretary cited the farmers, forest gatherers, and those living in far-flung communities as ideal victims of communist terrorist groups.
“Today, our administration has launched a large and strong offensive to eliminate the threat posed by these terrorists. All the past regional conferences for peace and development, including this one being held today, serves as the precursor to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s final State of the Nation Address this coming July. This event culminates with the collective expressions of solidarity among the line agencies and the political leaders of the nation,” Andanar conveyed to the more than 60 RCPD delegates at Central Mindanao University Convention Center in Maramag, Bukidnon.
Secretary Andanar, the designated Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security for Northern Mindanao (CORDS X), emphasized that the RCPD, which gathered everyone, is the cumulative effort of the government’s strategy to combat terrorism. (RLRB/PIA Bukidnon)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1075787
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