Army exec thanks LGU officials for backing NTF-Elcac

NEGROS. Major General Eric C Vinoya, commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division. (Contributed photo)
NEGROS. Major General Eric C Vinoya, commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division. (Contributed photo)

MAJOR General Eric C Vinoya, commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division (3ID), appreciates the support of various local government officials in Western Visayas for the sustained funding of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac).

The call for support came after some senators threatened to defund NTF-Elcac.

The local chief executives (LCEs) in 3ID’s areas of responsibility issued statements in favor of continued funding of Local Government Support Fund-Support to Barangay Development Program (LGSF-SBDP) under NTF-Elcac.

Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo; Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr; Mayor Jerry Treṅas of Iloilo City; Mayor Melecio Yap Jr. of Escalante City; Mayor Ernesto Estrao of Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental; Mayor Vicente Jaen II of Leganes, Iloilo; Barangay Captain Edgar Araṅador of Balabago, Jaro, Iloilo City, and Barangay Captain Ladislao Pontevedra Jr. of Langub, Escalante City, Negros Occidental were among the LCEs who issued the aforementioned statement.

These local officials shared the same sentiments on the importance of development funds with the end goal of bringing development to former conflict-hit communities.

“We are grateful for your overwhelming support to the anti-insurgency campaign that aims to end the local communist armed conflict. Your people are lucky to have you as their leaders who fight not only for their own welfare but for the whole community as well," Vinoya said.

Vinoya also stressed that the favorable statements of the local officials in Western Visayas are a manifestation of their sincerity to fulfill the people’s dream for a violent and insurgency-free region.

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