Provincial News Officer Lt. Col. Isagani O. Criste, the government now truly has changed a lot. “Yes, they still fall short at times, but understand that they too aren’t perfect, they too are still in the process of changing the old ways. But I know, and I hope you too could feel that they’re doing their best to provide its people with the help and support they need. We just need to support our government, and never forget to help ourselves too, so we do not add to the burdens being carried by our government,” he said.
“Where could you see such government, whom after being betrayed by its people, because they’ve allowed themselves to be deceived by the enemy’s sweet lies, still has the compassion for its people and even give them chances and an opportunity to once again live a normal life? That is what a true government is, and not the ones which you once subscribed to which only destroys lives and shatters futures,” Criste ended. (CMO Officer, 29IB, Philippine Army/PIA Agusan del Norte)
AgSur locals condemn CNTs, affirm support to EO 70 By 1Lt. Percival Carido
TALACOGON, Agusan del Sur - Residents and former supporters of the Communist New People’s Army (NPA) Terrorists (CNTs) have finally condemned the deception and atrocities of the CNTs and eventually affirmed their support to Executive Order No. 70 during the conduct of “pulong-pulong” held on March 6, 2020, at Sitio Tambo, Barangay Binicalan, San Luis, this province.
Said pulong-pulong was part of the Community Support Program (CSP) of the Philippine Army’s activity with the purpose of informing the locals on the deceptive tactics and propaganda of the CNTs and at the same time bring the government closer to them. This activity also assists in informing the concerned agencies on the identified issues and concerns of the locals which
are being exploited by the CNTs in order to agitate them and further join the armed movement. One of the highlights of the said activity was the conduct of peace rally denouncing the CNTs and manifesting their support to Task Force ELCAC (End Local Communist Armed Conflict), empowering the passage March 7-13, 2020
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