Kalinaw News: Basilan’s Capital City Supports SALW Program, Record Number of Assorted Firearms Surrendered

Posted to the Kalinaw News Website (Jul 23, 2021): Basilan’s Capital City Supports SALW Program, Record Number of Assorted Firearms Surrendered



ISABELA CITY, Basilan – A record number of forty firearms were surrendered, the highest by far in 4th Special Forces Battalion’s area of operation. Eight high-powered long firearms and thirty-two pistols were turned-over by the people and Barangay Chairmen of Isabela City to Brigadier General Domingo B Gobway, Commander of 101st Brigade in support to the Memorandum Signing of Small Arms and Light Weapons Program held at Infirmary Building, Sunrise on Thursday, 22 July 2021.

The Provincial Government of Basilan represented by Provincial Administrator Manny Muarip believes supporting the SALW program will greatly contribute to the peace and development of Basilan. It is expected that citizens who surrendered their loose firearms will receive livelihood support and scholarship grant from the government.

Brigadier General Gobway expressed his utmost appreciation and gratitude for the cooperation of the City Government Unit headed by Mayor Sitti Djalia T Hataman and all the Barangay Leaders. The continuous support and commitment shown by LGU Isabela City and Military on the implementation of SALW Program will move the normalization process forward to a society that can achieve the quality of life they have long deserved within a peaceful and civilized society.

Lieutenant Colonel Alex D Ampati, the commanding officer of the 4th Special Forces Battalion is grateful to the efforts and hard work of the 19th Special Forces Company headed by Captain Mark Christian B Sta Ana.

“Ang pagsuko ng mga ligaw na armas ay senyales ng magandang kinabukasan ng lungsod ng Isabela at Probinsya ng Basilan tungo sa mapayapa at maayos na kinabukasan,” Lieutenant Colonel Ampati expressed.

Captain Mark Christian Sta Ana guarantees that his unit will continue their support and implementation of the SALW Program so that long lasting peace will continue in Basilan’s Capital City as loose firearms and armed conflicts will be but a thing of the past.

To date, the 4th Special Forces Battalion with its three companies (14th, 15th, 19th Special Forces Company) has already managed to facilitate the surrender of a total of one hundred four firearms in its area of operations as part of the ongoing SALW Program.

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