Mindanaotoday.com | CGPA cites important role of stakeholders in attaining Army’s mission
By: Lou Ellen Antonio
BALO-I, Lanao del Norte – In his keynote address for the 24th Founding Anniversary celebration of the 55th Engineer “Mobilizer” Brigade (EBde) here, Commanding General of Philippine Army (CGPA), Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., underscored the significance of the role of stakeholders in attaining the mission and goals of the Army.
Brawner said the collaboration and coordination contributed to the decline in the incidence of criminality in the communities.
He said that in Iligan City and Marawi, one of the indicators of progress is the declining numbers of criminality.
“In Basilan and Jolo, halos wala ng kidnap for ransom for the past 2 years. In Iligan and Marawi one indicator of progress is the declining incidence of criminality. We can attribute this to the coordination and collaboration of the uniformed services of the Philippine National Police with our local governments and private sector,” Brawner said.
Brawner said the institutionalization of the “whole-of-nation” approach is the “best thing that ever happened” in the counter-insurgency campaign in the country.
According to him, the implementation of Executive Order (EO) No. 70, which gave birth to the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) showcased the convergence of various sectors to bring about changes by delivering basic services by the national government agencies and local government units.
“Because of this, all sectors of our society are helping each other to bring about changes in the way we deliver basic services in our fellow countrymen… even the farthest sitios, barangays have been reached by the services,” he said.
The army chief is optimistic that with the continuing collaboration with the stakeholders, by the end of this year, the local communist armed conflict groups will become insignificant. (LELA | PIA-10 | Lanao del Norte)
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