DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno vowed to address the requirements of rebel returnees and their sympathizers in the Davao region and eliminate their inclination to rejoin the lawless communist organization.
“A commitment from the Office of the President, from the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern , and a commitment as Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security ,” Magno said following the first anniversary of an insurgency-free Davao region recently.
“We will try our best to give you your rights so that you will no longer go back to lawlessness and stay with us in our nation-building,” Magno said, adding that teamwork among the government, military, and community is vital to finding common ground for peace and development. Indigenous Political Structure Executive Council member Tumanuron Boyson Anib Sr. asked forgiveness for the atrocities that they have caused. He said that he regrets joining the armed conflict and the lives lost because of the wrong information that they have received.
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