PAGADIAN CITY Zamboanga del Sur (March
29, 2019) – The
Philippine Army through the 102nd Infantry (IGSOON) Brigade of the Army’s
Premier Infantry (TABAK) Division, has activated the Joint Task Group Sibugay
Bay at its Headquarters in Barangay Sanito, Ipil municipality in the neighboring
province of Zamboanga Sibugay 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2019.
Capt. Clint
Antipala, Division Public Affairs Office Acting Chief disclosed that the
activation was realized through the inter-agency collaboration between and
among the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police,
Philippine Coast Guard and the Local Government Units of Zamboanga Sibugay
which aims to synchronize the efforts against all threat groups in the
province.
Antipala said,
the newly activated Joint Task Group will suppress threats of terrorism and
fight criminalities particularly kidnapping, piracy, extortion, drug
trafficking, proliferation of firearms and other illegal activities.
The 102nd
Infantry Brigade of the Army’s Premier Infantry (TABAK) Division together with
the Police Provincial Office (PPO), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Provincial
Local Government Unit (PLGU) and League of Municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay
Province signed the Memorandum of Understanding during the ceremony as a
testament for their support and commitment to the Joint Task Group.
Zamboanga
Sibugay Governor Wilter Yap Palma was is very thankful for the activation of
the Joint Task Group. He also pledged his commitment of support on administrative
and operational matters.
“Do your job,
enforce the law and we will also do our part. Anything happens in this province
is also our responsibility”, Palma added.
The Joint
Task Group Sibugay Bay is composed of six sectors headed by Col. Jose Randolf
Sino Cruz, the Deputy Brigade Commander of 102 Infantry Brigade. Each sector is
composed of the personnel from the Army, the PNP and the PCG which are deployed
along the coastal areas of the province primarily to perform joint maritime law
enforcement, search and rescue, and environmental protection.
“As the
operating arm of the 1st Infantry Division, we will adhere to jointly and
promptly collaborate with other agencies involved in addressing the peace and
security in our area of responsibility where the province of Zamboanga Sibugay
belongs,” Brig. Gen. Bagnus Gaerlan, 102nd Infantry Brigade Commander said.
Meanwhile,
Brigadier General Roberto Ancan, the 1st Infantry Division and Joint Task Force
Zampelan (Zamboanga Peninsula and Lanao Provinces) commander, lauded the
efforts of all the stakeholders involved which led to the creation of the Joint
Task Group Sibugay Bay.
“The JTG
Sibugay Bay will definitely boost our efforts in our campaign against
terrorism, criminalities and other forms of threats in the province because of
our strong collaboration with the LGUs and other law enforcement agencies, with
the full support of our local communities in the ambit of the whole-of-nation
approach,” Ancan added.
“I assure you
our full support on the operational and administrative needs of the unit in
order to accomplish the mission of the Joint Task Group Sibugay Bay in the
furtherance of peace, security and development of the province,” Ancan
concluded. (By JONG CAION with DPAO PR
and photos)
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