 links: http://www.army.mil.ph/pr/2013/aug/060813.html 8ID scores heavily against NPA in Eastern Visayas in 1st semester 2013
Camp Lukban, Catbalogan City, Samar
–The 8th Infantry Division scored heavily against New People’s Army
operating in Eastern Visayas during the first seven (7) months of the
year.
The most significant of 8ID
accomplishments was the joint declaration of Eastern Samar as
“Manageable Conflict-Affected and Development-Ready Area (MCADRA)” in a
ceremony held last March 26, 2013 at the Capitol Building in Borongan
City, Eastern Samar making the province ready for economic investment
and sustainable development as experienced in Cebu, Bohol, Biliran,
Leyte and Southern Leyte where businesses started to thrive and attract
investments when they were declared as Manageable Conflict-Affected and
Development-Ready Area (MCADRA). In these provinces, insurgency related
problems have become manageable and reduced to mere police concern.
Local chief executives of Samar and Northern Samar are looking forward
to yearend 2013 and 2014, respectively, when their provinces become
truly insurgency free and to be declared also as Manageable
Conflict-Affected and Development-Ready Area (MCADRA).
Other significant accomplishments of 8ID include the arrest of 15 NPA insurgents, 5 of whom held key and high positions in the CPP-NPA hierarchy in the region; recovery of 17 high powered firearms and 23 low-powered firearms; neutralization of seven (7) NPA insurgents during encounters; surrender of 101 rebels composed of 20 NPA insurgents and 81 NPA organized mass members; and the discovery and seizure of 77 NPA camps.
The successes of 8ID can be attributed
to the implementation of Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP)
“Bayanihan” and its wide-acceptance by and among stakeholders. Through
“Bayanihan” 8ID troops have become effective agents of peace in the
region showcasing adherence to and observance of human rights, rule of
law and International Humanitarian Laws. Due to the positive image
created by “Bayanihan”, recently arrested and surrendered NPA leaders
cooperated with the government in reaching out to other active NPA
members to surrender and return to the folds of the law and restart a
new life.
Major General Gerardo T. Layug AFP,
Commander of 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army said, “Winning the
peace needs hard work, dedication, cooperation and collaboration. I am
confident that with their zeal and enthusiasm, all stakeholders in
Eastern Visayas will contribute for the attainment of peace and
sustainable development in the region.”
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Friday, August 9, 2013
8ID scores heavily against NPA in Eastern Visayas in 1st semester 2013
