Friday, February 4, 2022

Security forces hailed

Posted to the Mindanao Examiner (Feb 4, 2022): Security forces hailed

MAYOR BENG Climaco again thanked security forces for their hard work and dedication in securing Zamboanga City and its people and for maintaining peace and order, especially at this time of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Climaco, who remains a strong supporter of the police and military and other law enforcement agencies, recently met with police and military commanders at City Hall and discussed the current security measures ahead of the May polls.



Mayor Beng Climaco poses with Task Force Zamboanga Commander Col. Randolph Rojas, Acting City Police Director Col. Alexander Lorenzo, 74th Infantry Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Julius Villena, Marine Battalion Landing Team 11 Commander Lt. Col Ronaldo Urbano and his Operations Officer, Maj. Nepthalie Papa. (Bong Serondo)

The mayor reaffirmed her full support to the security sector stressing that this is for the best interest of Zamboanguenos.

Those who attended the meeting were Task Force Zamboanga Commander Col. Randolph Rojas, Acting City Police Director Col. Alexander Lorenzo, 74th Infantry Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Julius Villena, Marine Battalion Landing Team 11 Commander Lt. Col Ronaldo Urbano and his Operations Officer, Maj. Nepthalie Papa.

Climaco has over the years thanked security forces and lauded soldiers and personnel and even visits their camps and outposts regularly and joins night patrols in villages.

“I will never tire in thanking our hard working security forces for keeping us safe and secure, and helping us even more this time of the health crisis. During holidays, especially Yuletide celebrations, they remain in the posts and leave behind their families and loved ones to protect us all. I salute all of them and thank everyone for their hard work and dedication” she told Zamboanga Post in a phone interview.

Last December, security forces foiled a deadly bombing here after capturing a suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorist, Tony Asmun, smuggled an improvised explosive from the neighboring province of Basilan.

Police and military units, including operatives from the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, raided Asmun’s house in Barangay Kasanyagangan and captured the 57-year old man and recovered the improvised explosive which was assembled from a 90mm mortar bomb rigged to a timer.

Asmun smuggled the improvised explosive, hidden inside a sack full of charcoal, by a motorized boat from Basilan’s Hadji Mohamad Ajul town and landed in Mariki village.

Climaco, who rushed to the area, ordered security forces to intensify patrols in coastal areas and villages and told police and military commanders to never allow terrorists the opportunity to conduct terroristic activities. She also lauded security forces for the capture of Asmun and effectively foiled a deadly attack here during the Yuletide season.

Security forces were also largely credited for the apprehension of hundreds of millions of pesos worth of smuggled cigarettes and other contraband, and illegal drugs here. (Zamboanga Post)

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