BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte, Apr. 27 -- The 23rd Infantry (Masigasig) Battalion (23IB) and the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church worked together for the conduct of Situational Awareness Knowledge Management (SAKM) for the SDA youth from April 18 to 24, 2021 at the SDA Church in Jamboree Site, Barangay Alubihid, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte located near the headquarters of the unit.
Around 130 youth members of SDA joined the said six-day “All-in-One FCamp 2021” initiated by the Masigasig Battalion ang the SDA Church.
The 23IB troopers, during the activity, facilitated a lecture and open forum activity that enlightened the SDA youth members on the recruitment strategies and deception tactics of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), and its political arm, the National Democratic Front (NDF). The participants also watched a film that depicts real experiences of youth and other sectors victimized by the CPP-NPA-NDF. The intervention of the 23IB during the youth activity was led by Capt. Roel T. Maglalang, the civil-military operation (CMO) officer of the unit.
A former rebel, Kuya Amats, also enlightened the youth on his experiences and hardships while inside the rebel movement. Hel also encouraged the participants to strive hard in their studies for their future. He asked them to be vigilant, especially in schools, from the recruitment of the CPP-NPA-NDF.
Lt. Col. Julius Cesar C. Paulo, the Commanding Officer of 23IB, expressed gladness that another batch of youth was educated regarding the true agenda of the CPP-NPA-NDF.
“The Communist NPA Terrorists (CNTs) have been recruiting members and they are targeting the innocent youths, regardless if they are students or out-of-school youth. We want to stop the recruitment as long as possible so that there will be no more lives that will be wasted. May there be no more youths who will be fooled again by the CNTs especially the youths that have been faithfully serving God with their clear purpose. We are so glad that we’re given a chance to share our mission with the religious group so that they can also help us spread and prevent the rampant CNT recruitment,” Paulo said. (Cpt. Roel T. Maglalang, CMO Officer, 23IB PA/PIA Agusan del Norte)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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