The Philippine Army will declare the three island towns in Samar province as insurgency-free, in time with the
celebration of Philippine Independence Day on Friday.
Maj. Gen. Jet Velarmino, commander of the Army’s 8th
Infantry Division described the declaration as one of the first steps in
attaining lasting peace in the province.
The three towns are part of the five island towns in Samar province that the Philippine Army is planning to
declare as insurgency-free areas.
Included in these three towns is the fishing and coconut
farming town of Almagro .
The two other towns are still being verified, but sources from the military
said these are Santo NiƱo and Tagapul-an.
The declaration will be held at the provincial capitol
grounds on Friday in the presence of Samar governor Sharee Ann Tan-de los Santos .
"Declaration of insurgency-free is made at the ground
level through the local peace and order council which passes a resolution that
we in the military validates," Velarmino said.
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