BAYOG,
Zamboanga del Sur, 08 Jan (PIA) – - The local government unit of Bayog conducted
its 1st Joint Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC), Municipal
Development Council (MDC) and Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management
Council (MDRRMC) meeting last Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Glupa Gulian Agro
Tourism Park, Barangay Kahayagan, this municipality.
The officers of the 53rd Infantry Battalion, Philippine
Army gave an update on the citings of New People’s Army in the area, while the
barangay chairmen gave an assessment on
the presence of Peace and Development Work Teams (PDWTs) in their respective
barangays. Other related activities were also tackled during the meeting.
It can be recalled, last year, the 53rd IB, PA trained and
organized the PDWTs composed of 150 armed personnel and on August 13, 2012 these
personnel were deployed in the different barangays in the municipality. The
primary purpose of which is to help minimize insurgency problem in the area and
it is also in line with AFP’s Internal Peace and Security Plan code-name “OPLAN
BAYANIHAN.”
Meanwhile, Engr. Jeremias Florida, Municipal
Development Coordinator also gave an updates on the implementation of the KALAHI-CIDDS
projects of the 20 identified barangays of the municipality.
On the other hand, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction
Management Officer Abraham Capayas, urged all Barangay Chairmen to really set
aside 5% of their 2013 budget for calamity fund.
Capayas also advised the chairmen to establish a
nursery in their respective barangays for them to plant trees and purchased
necessary equipment for calamity preparedness such as radio transceivers and
flood early warning system like water level marker and rain gauge.
Some 80 participants led by Mayor Leonardo Babasa, Jr.,
SB Member Celso Matias, department heads, NGAs, NGOs, barangay chairmen and
some invited residents attended the meeting. (JPA/BAG/CAL/PIA9)
