A village chief from a rebel-infested barangay, isolated by bad road, has welcomed the presence of military as a way of bridging their needs to the national government.
Barangay Villa Corazon chairman Jesus Portillo said that the military has brought many services to our village, which was seemed to be neglected by the central government.
The village inhabited by 525 residents, is located near the border of Albuera,
The Department of Public Works and Highways is
currently implementing road construction linking Burauen and Albuera, a project
that would benefit far-flung area like Villa Corazon.
“The presence of military makes us feel that we
are safe,” Portillo said. According to him, the last time they saw armed rebels
roaming their barangay was in 2005.
Members of the 78th IB based in Barangay Abuyogon
are in this remote village to assist residents in availing of government
programs, namely, land distribution, agriculture, rural employment, sanitation,
livelihood, entrepreneurship, barangay governance, and farming.
The Philippine Army is strengthening its civic
military operations (CMO) in remote villages of Leyte
known as affected by New People’s Army (NPA) presence as a strategy to reduce
rebel’s influence.
Captain Ian Fabillon, CMO officer of the 78th
Infantry Battalion based this town, said they want to completely win the hearts
of people in the barangay.
CMO groups in different barangays will stay in
the area for a month before moving to other villages.
Villa Corazon and 14 other villages in the
mountainous areas of Burauen, Albuera, and Baybay City
http://leytesamardaily.net/2013/03/burauen-village-chief-welcomes-army-aid/
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