PAGADIAN CITY, October 6 (PIA) – - “Without
peace there can be no lasting development” emphasized Philippine National Police-9
Regional Director chief supt. Napoleon Estilles during the recent stakeholder’s
forum held at the Zamboanga del Sur Police Provincial office conference room,
Camp Abelon .
In his message read by deputy regional
director for operations Sr. Supt. Ramon Ochotorena, Estilles said “we all need
to bring strategic approach to raise the world and people’s attention for the
importance of peace as the only solution to conflicts and survival of humanity.”
Estilles said the forum was aimed at
understanding the internal peace and security plan of the PNP, hand in hand
with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and other various sectors of the
community.
He said this initiative of the PNP
seeks peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflicts in the municipality of Bayog
The fight between
Canadian mining firm TVI Resources Development Phils. (TVIRD) and Monte de Oro Small-Scale Miners Association (MOSSMA) over rights to the mineral-rich Sitio Balabag in
Barangay Depore intensified with the recent shooting incidents that killed
small-scale miners, and a child in the area prompted the PNP to conduct the
said forum.
“Let
this activity serves as guiding light to reach lasting peace in the area,”
Estilles declared.
The activity was
highlighted by the signing of a peace covenant by all stakeholders to include
the legal counsels of TVIRD, MOSSMA, PNP, AFP,
non-government organizations and the religious sector.(JPA/GCC/PIA,Pagadian City