MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- An army official has underscored the important contribution of a secured environment to development.
BGen. Roland C. Amarille, assistant division commander of the army’s 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division and head of Task Force Makalintad, said security fuels business confidence and encourages investments that in turn provide jobs to the people.
He said tourism which is a vital sector of the country’s economy is virtually dependent on the level of security that can be provided to tourists adding that the success of security operations of the government is an important factor for the consistent upswing of tourist arrivals in the country.
Thus, he gave assurance that the Tabak troopers will continue to play its role of providing a secured environment conducive to development.
Likewise, he emphasized that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is guided by the Philippine Development Plan of the Aquino administration and as enumerated on the provision of peace and security, the promotion of peace of process shall be the center piece of the AFP’s internal security program as a testament of the government’s commitment and policy on reconciliation and reunification.
Thus, the AFP has launched its Internal Peace and Security Plan called Oplan Bayanihan which is anchored on two thrusts, namely, the whole-of-nation approach and the people-centered security, to shift its operations in support to the national government’s policy.
This is significant to the current mission of the AFP to transform its troopers into peacemakers and peacebuilders, he further said.
Henceforth, our policy is directed on the supremacy of the peace process, winning the peace, promotion of human rights and rule of law, focused military operations and commander’s accountability, he added.
Meanwhile, Amarille disclosed that the government has launched the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) Program as a complimentary track of the peace process.
He said the PAMANA is the government’s peace and development framework to respond and strengthen peace building and development in conflict-affected areas.
In Mindanao alone, the local monitoring teams (LMT) of the GPH-MILF Joint Ceasefire Committees have identified 4,032 conflict-affected barangays, he further said.
Amarille further disclosed that at present the national government is completing the unserved benefits of former rebels for the social integration program.
The national program for unification and development has also allocated funds to support rebel returnees and have processed amnesty certificates for 65 rebels this year, he further added.
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