Kalinaw News: NoLCom Commander visits the local chief exec of La Union

Posted to Kalinaw News (Feb 6, 2022): NoLCom Commander visits the local chief exec of La Union



Northern Luzon Command Commander Lt. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr. paid a courtesy visit to La Union Governor Hon. Francisco Emmanuel Ortega III at the La Union Provincial Capitol on February 4, 2022.

Lt. Gen. Torres said that the purpose of the visit is to personally coordinate and ensure the security environment of the province for the upcoming National Polls as they gear towards the conduct of a peaceful and fair 2022 election. Talks about coordination and cooperation to fully apprehend remaining Communist terrorists in the area were also discussed.

NoLCom Commander assured the governor that “NolCom forces will be deployed in strategic locations within their areas of operations, as deputized by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), and in coordination with other concerned agencies like the PNP, PCG, and other National Government Agencies to enable our people within Northern and Central Luzon to exercise their right of suffrage by casting their votes without fear and intimidation.”

“With our good convergence, we can surely attain our overarching objective of setting the conditions towards secured communities that will usher lasting peace and development in the beautiful province of La Union” added Lt. Gen. Torres.

Meanwhile, Gov. Ortega expressed his gratitude to the military for their unrelenting service and commitment to keeping the peace in La Union even amidst additional threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Ortega also lauded the NoLCom troops for their “visibility and immediate response” in times of calamities and danger, as well as for their support to the province’s economic development, and law-enforcement operations.

During his call to the La Union governor, Lt. Gen. Torres was accompanied by officers of the NoLCom command staff.

The NoLCom commander aims to personally visit other local chief executives in NoLCom’s area of responsibility to assess the security environment and establish a goodwill partnership between the military and stakeholders that will be instrumental in the overall achievement of lasting peace and progress in Northern Luzon.

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