BONTOC, Mountain Province(PIA)–The provincial government with the local governments unit of Sadanga and Barlig signed a Memorandum of Partnership Agreement (MOPA) with the Philippine Army through its 702 Infantry Battalion and 51st Engineering Brigade for peace and development.
Signatories to the MOPA forged on January 6, 2023 at the Provincial quadrangle are Governor Bonifacio C. Lacwasan Jr., Barlig Mayor Clark C. Ngaya and Sadanga Mayor Adolf F. Ganggangan and PA’s 702 IB Commander, Brigadier General Krishnamurti A. Mortela and 51st EB Acting Brigade Commander Colonel Jose Eduardo F. Liboon.
The partnership agreement contains the collaborative efforts of the LGUs and the Army to strengthen the implementation of infrastructure projects in support to the development programs under Executive Order No. 70 or the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict. It aims to win peace over the communist ideology and to sustain peace and order in the province which will help in its socio-economic growth.
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In their respective messages, Mortela and Liboon assured the support of the Phil. Army to the municipalities for the attainment of peace and development in the areas.
Mayors Ngaya and Ganggangan also expressed commitment and gratitude to their partner agencies. Ganggangan said the agreement would be most beneficial to the construction and completion of the road projects in the barangays of Betwagan and Anabel.
Ngaya, on the other hand, said that peace is evident in Barlig and that they wholeheartedly support the program. The municipality looks forward for the opening of the Chupac-Kaleo Road access thru this partnership.(JDP/CVBT- PIA CAR, Mt. Province) .
