The local government of Palompon, Leyte
and the Philippine Army jointly declared the town as insurgency-free Wednesday.
The declaration was based on the absence of insurgency
threats in the town for several years, citing military’s intelligence assessment.
The town, which hosts the tourist haven Kalanggaman Island
Lt. Col. Nedy Espulgar recounted that the town met the
imperatives stipulated in the National Internal Security Plan (NISP) in terms
of communist movement that made peace and order stabilized.
Mayor Ramon Oñate and 802nd Brigade Commander Col. Dinoh
Dolina signed the declaration witnessed by Col. Nedy Espulgar, battalion
commander of the Army’s 19th Infantry Battalion based in Kananga
The signing of the declaration was contained in the
Municipal Resolution No. 230-020215 passed by the office of the local council.
The recent declaration brought down to 25 Leyte
towns and cities targeted by the 802nd IB for insurgency-free declaration.
“We hope that all other towns and cities within our area of
operations will soon be declared insurgency-free before this semester ends.
Intensified engagement is underway so that other local government units through
its peace and order council may initiate same effort,” Espulgar said.
Palompon is now the third town in Leyte to be tagged
insurgency-free next to Merida
Despite Palompon’s “cleared” status, the military will still
be backing the local government unit with the Philippine National Police in its
peace and development initiatives.
In his message, Col. Dolina, explained the impact of
declaring Palompon as insurgency-free to the local economy as well as to the
constituents considering its high potential for growth and development.
On the other hand, Oñate is confident that with such
declaration, peace and tranquility in Palompon will flourish and further
increase confidence from the business sector.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=737135
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