TACLOBAN CITY – The reason why Leyte was declared as “manageable conflict affected area” and ready for development area was due to the effort of the leadership of local officials, particularly the provincial government.
Major General Mario Chan, 8th Infantry Division commanding general, said this statement right after the province of Leyte was declared as manageable conflict-affected and ready for development on Thursday.
The signing of the declaration was done at the provincial capitol with Governor Jericho Petilla, Major General Chan, Colonel John Bonafos, commander of the 802nd Brigade and Brigadier General Alejandro Estomo, deputy commander of Central Command of the AFP together with the provincial board members and mayors in the province of Leyte.
Chan said that in order to attain their objective to make problem of insurgency in the province inconsequential, contribution of officials from different local government units has big part on the campaign.
“Military operation is not the only solution in attaining this level but the participation of local government officials are also one of the basis why Leyte was declared as manageable conflict-affected area,” Chan said.
“Although we asked for two replacements, the higher-ups only provided us with one battalion, but we still managed to provide security for the province of Leyte,” Chan added.
With the declaration of Leyte as manageable conflict-affected area, this would mean a security for the province to invite more investors, according to Governor Petilla.
The declaration would mean that insurgency is not a problem and local governments to included law enforcers have the capability to secure and maintain peace and order.
Biliran and Southern Leyte were earlier declared as insurgency free provinces.
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