LGU, AFP tap village leaders to seal off place from terrorists...

ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mybreak/ Nov. 9, 06) -Terrorists are hitting innocent civilians. Now civilians are hitting back by making their places as hostile grounds against terrorism.

This as the local government and the military here found an antidote against al-Qaeda-linked terrorists targeting innocent civilians – with civilians itself to ward off the terrorists.

The military tapped the city’s 98 villages to help seal off and make its place hostile to the terrorists from breeding and map its terror attacks.

“We strongly condemned terrorism, but mere denouncement can not attend the scourge of terrorism and bring peace and development. We are resolving the scourge of terrorism through pro-active action,” City Mayor Celso Lobregat told the barangay chairmen during the symposium held in the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom). #

The conference initiated by the 4th Civil Relations group aimed at tapping the village leaders to in directly confronting the presence of terrorists through their vigilance.

Lobregat said actions of the village leaders will be a force multiplier citing that soldiers and police can not attain the fight alone.
“Peace and security is everybody concern and not only the police and military. Your vigilance will keep your respective place hostile to any terrorist,” Lobregat said.

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