THE 10TH Infantry (Agila) Division and various agencies were honored with plaques of recognition for successfully maintaining the insurgency-free status of Davao Region at Apo View Hotel, on Feb. 28,
Major General Allan D Hambala, the 10ID commander, along with other key leaders, personally received the award from Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte during the Joint Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (JRTF-ELCAC) XI meeting.
Also, the 10ID presented comprehensive security updates, programs, and initiatives focused on maintaining peace in the region in the same meeting.
Hambala also briefed participants on the remaining security threats in the region, specifically the urban operatives linked to the communist terrorist group, such as underground mass organizations disguised as legal fronts but associated with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).
In her message, Duterte emphasized the need to protect the indigenous people, youth, and student sector from recruitment by the CPP-NPA-NDF.
“Kaya humihingi din kami ng tulong ninyo para maprotektahan ang mga kabataan natin at masiguro na sila ay nasa loob ng paaralan at sila ay makapagtapos na ng pag-aaral,” VP Duterte said.
“Hindi dahil Davao Region ay insurgency free ay wala na tayong problema dahil anytime, any issue, any complaints na pwedeng sakyan, na pwedeng i-utilize ng CPP-NPA-NDF na grupo diyan sa ating mga communities can spark movements,” Duterte added.
