COURTESY CALL. Col. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade, paid a courtesy call on Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City on Monday (Jan.20, 2020). The Army official assured Lacson of the military’s support in maintaining peace and sustaining development in the province. (Photo courtesy of 303rd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army)
BACOLOD CITY -- The Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (303rd IBde) has assured Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson of the military’s support in maintaining peace and sustaining development in the province.
Col. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd IBde commander based in Murcia town, on Monday said he paid a courtesy call on Lacson and gave him an update on the peace and order situation in Negros Occidental.
He added that with the governor-chaired Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) already in place, the Army and the Philippine National Police (PNP) will continue the intensified combat operations against the remaining New People’s Army (NPA) rebels.
“The Army in Negros will support the PTF-ELCAC in its effort to achieved lasting peace and totally end the insurgency in Negros,” Pasaporte said.
On Monday afternoon, Pasaporte led the meeting of the PTF-ELCAC Peace, Law Enforcement and Development Support (PLEDS) Cluster with Col. Romeo Baleros, director of Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO), at the provincial police headquarters here.
He said the PLEDS Cluster of Negros Occidental will continue to strengthen the interoperability of each member-agency to attain the objectives of the PTF-ELCAC.
“The activity aims to synchronize the efforts of all agencies to facilitate and address the primary issues of the communities exploited by the communist-terrorist NPA,” Pasaporte added.
He urged the members of PLEDS Cluster to assist in the implementation of the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) of the local government units (LGUs) in their respective areas.
The RCSP was formulated by the national government to strengthen the CSP initiatives of the military and make the effort of the LGUs driven.
Representatives from the Department of the Interior and Local Government, National Bureau of Investigation, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, Philippine Coast Guard, city and municipal chiefs of police, and commanders of the Negros Occidental Police Mobile Force Companies also attended the cluster meeting. (PNA)
