The declaration was made during a Peace Congress held this
week where the Sangguniang Panlungsod and the City Peace and Order Council
signed a joint declaration with other stakeholders.
Before Sagay, Cadiz City, Hinigaran, Pontevedra, San Enrique
and Toboso towns had been declared as "peaceful and ready for further
development" as well as the whole Fourth District of Negros Occidental.
“If a place is not peaceful it’s growth is slow, there will
be no investors, no tourists and no business. We have collectively worked hard
to achieve what we have today – a safe and secure environment. May each one of
us continue to be peacekeepers and let us not lower our guards in maintaining
peace in our city,” Mayor Alfredo Marañon III said.
Provincial Director Ma. Joy Maredith Madayag of the
Department of Interior and Local Government said “it is impossible for peace to
take place if the community itself does not make an effort.”
“This congress is the best opportunity for us to concretize
our peace efforts. The pursuit of peace begins in our homes,” she added.
Lt. Col. Rommel Cordova, commanding officer of the
Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion, said the local stakeholders have
come a long way in terms of peace efforts.
“Let us collectively safeguard and maintain peace. Your
Philippine Army will assist you in the continued furtherance of peace,” Cordova
said.
Fr. Erwin Magnanao, priest of St. Joseph Parish, prayed for
blessings for all stakeholders, and for God to strengthen their efforts to
maintain peace.
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