BINISITA nina Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana at Armed Forces of the Philippine chief of Staff Gen Andres Centino ang 21 military facilities na itinayo ng Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) para sa Philippine Army sa loob ng Camp Servillano Aquino Camp sa Tarlac.
Pormal na ipinagkaloob ng BCDA ang newly-constructed Army Support Command (ASCom) facilities sa Philippine Army. Ang 21 completed building ay bahagi lamang 44 military facilities na itatayo ng BCDA para sa AFP na inaasahang matatapos sa buwan ng Agosto 2022.
Sa simpleng seremonya ay tinanggap nina Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, kasama si Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner, Jr, at ASCOM Commander Maj. Gen. Glenn Cruz ang symbolic key ng replicated facilities mula kay BCDA Officer in Charge and Presidente Atty. Aristotle Batuhan.
Saksi sa acceptance ceremony sina Chief of Staff AFP General Andres C Centino, at Northern Luzon Command Commander Lt. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr.
Agad ding nagsagawa ng site inspection si Phil. Army Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner, Jr., sa initial batch ng 15 replicated facilities para sa Army Support Command (ASCOM) .
“Another milestone in upgrading our military facilities” which is a thrust towards the “AFP Modernization Program,” ani Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ,
“This will have a positive impact on the readiness of our combat support and service battalions in providing firepower, transportation, as well as organizational and maintenance equipment to army units on the ground,” dagdag pa ng Defense Secretary.
Inilarawan ni Sec Lorenzana ang BCCDA sa kanyang pasasalamat na” “one of the AFP’s strongest pillars of support” in attaining the AFP’s vision into becoming “A world-class Armed Forces, a source of national pride”.
Kabilang sa mga bagong gusali na natapos na ang Multiple headquarters facilities, officers’ quarters, barracks, warehouse, student classrooms, at transportation and maintenance battalion areas na tinatayang nagkakahalaga ng 1.5 billion pesos.
Kaugnay nito ay pinapurihan ni Sec Lorenzana ang Northern Luzon Command troopers na tinaguriang “peacekeepers of the north” na responsible territorial defense operations, internal security operations, and humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations sa gitna at hilagang Luzon na pinamumunuan ni Ltgen Jun Torres
“Given all these, you aptly embody the desired image of the AFP that is feared by the enemy but loved by the people. You have created an environment that is conducive to the progress and development not only of north and central Luzon but also for the entire nation,” ani Sec Lorenzana. (VICTOR BALDEMOR)