CAMP LEON KILAT, TANJAY CITY — The Army’s 302 Brigade participated in the Peace and Development Community effort of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process in support for the government’s program on socio-economic development assistance to the members of Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa-Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army/Alex Bongcayao Brigade Tabano-Paduano Group at Sitio Escaguit, Barangay Enrique Villanueva in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, today.
Philippine Army headed by Col. Francisco M. Patrimonio, 302 Brigade Commander and five others together with representatives from the OPAPP headed by Dir. Alex Umpar, Mayor Marcela Bartoces of Sibulan, P/SSupt. Edward Carranza, Provincial Director, Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office and Mr. Mario Aragon of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office conducted ocular inspection in their proposed PDC in Sitio Escaguit, Barangay Enrique Villanueva, Sibulan. The establishment of the PDC is one of the important steps in attaining a successful closure to the peace process with the RPM-P/RPA/ABB.
The activity was aimed at determining the particular location of the PDC as well as to gather information/data that will contribute to the profiling of the socio-economic, political and security aspects of the proposed PDC.
Aside from being a major component in the closure of the peace agreement, the PDC also aims to contribute to lasting peace by: reducing poverty and vulnerability through community infrastructure and focused delivery of social services, improvement in governance through partnerships with national and local institutions, building capacities for governance, enhancement of transparency and accountability mechanisms, empowerment of communities and strengthening of their capacity to address issues of peace through activities that ensure participation and inclusion. (CPT Anacito C. Naz)
