SAN FERNANDO, La Union—Joint forces of the National Police and the Army successfully completed a bayanihan team-activity training with a simple graduation ceremony and culmination program at the grandstand of Camp Brig, Gen Oscar M. Florendo, in this city on Wednesday.
Of the 103 personnel, who completed the special training, 65 are members of the Regional Public Safety Battalion 1 and 38 are soldiers of the 81st Infantry Battalion.
As part of the peace development initiatives of the National Police and the Army, Chief Supt. Roman Felix, in his capacity as the police regional commander, said the joint training is in support of the Internal Peace and Security Plan of the Armed Forces, which is expected to sustain peace, security and stability in local communities.
In his message, Maj. Gen. Glorioso V. Miranda, 7th Infantry “Kaugnay” Division commander, who served as guest of honor and speaker, underscored the importance of collaboration of both the police and the Army to ensure proper response and successful operations. He also emphasized the significant participation of the local government units as prime movers of internal peace and security.
CLARK FREE PORT—The Central Luzon Federation of Senior Citizens Association wants Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda either to join the senatorial race or run for other higher post in the 2016 elections.
Ret. Judge Ricardo Agapito, president of the regional federation, told the officers senior citizens in Central Luzon during the first Regional Senior Citizens’ Congress at Oxford Hotel in this free port zone to unite and give their full support in rallying behind the lady governor whatever higher position she would want to run in 2016.
The retired judge is confident that Pineda and Zambales Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane are the ideal leaders, who could highly represent Central Luzon in the national elections.
Agapito said Pineda has a big heart not just for the less fortunate, but also for the elderlies not only in Pampanga, in Central Luzon, but in the entire country.
“Governor Pineda is a model governor who loves the marginalized and the elderlies and one good example is that she gives importance to senior citizens’ remaining years and days of their lives through giving health benefits and services for more than what they expect,” he said.
Joel Mapiles