CONFLICT-AFFECTED VILLAGES. The Negros Oriental Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict has identified seven new barangays in the province to be listed as priority areas for the whole-of-nation approach to ending the insurgency. A series of Dagyawan sa Barangay/Serbisyo Caravan will be held in these villages starting next month. (Photo courtesy of PIA-Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Negros Oriental Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NOTF-ELCAC) will resume holding the "Dagyawan Sa Barangay: Talakayan sa Mamamayan" and Caravan on Basic Services (Serbisyo Caravan) in seven villages in Negros Oriental tagged as still affected by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA). Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Provincial Director Farah Diba Gentuya said in an interview with the Philippine News Agency that the Dagyawan/Serbisyo Caravan will bring together all government agencies in a whole-of-nation approac
COLLABORATION. Department of the Interior and Local Government-Negros Oriental provincial director Farah Gentuya (left) exchanges pleasantries with provincial engineer Maelene Jimenez and Lt. Col. Van Donald Almonte, commanding officer of the 94th IB, during a recent meeting on the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program. The Army commander said they are continuing operations in at least four towns in Negros Oriental province that are still affected by communist insurgency. (Photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The 94th Infantry Battalion (94IB) of the Philippine Army is keeping a close watch on at least four towns in Negros Oriental that are still affected by communist insurgency with relentless operations underway, a military official said on Tuesday. Lt. Col. Van Donald Almonte, commanding officer of the 94IB, told the Philippine News Agency that the four municipalities are Tayasan, Ayungon, Bindoy and Manjuyod. "Bindoy and Manjuyod have the strongest support
REORGANIZATION. Gov. Roel Degamo (far right) presides over a meeting of the Negros Oriental Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict on Tuesday (Jan. 24, 2023) at the convention center in Dumaguete City. The meeting included the re-organization of the task force and the cluster reporting of accomplishments in 2022 to end communist insurgency. (PNA photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY -The provincial government of Negros Oriental on Tuesday formally reorganized its Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC) pursuant to the guidelines of Executive Order No. 70 of former President Rodrigo Duterte during a meeting at the convention center here. Governor Roel Degamo, Negros Oriental TF-ELCAC chair, told reporters in an interview on Tuesday that based on EO 70, the Provincial Development Council (PDC) and the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) will be the members of the task force. "This means that all mayors, civil society organizations, and othe
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