NAKATAKDANG mag deploy ng mga sundalo at para military ang Northern Luzon Command sa dinedevelop na 9,450 hectares New Clark City para matiyak na walang magiging sagabal dito at mapanatili ang katahimikan sa lugar sa mga susunod taon.
Ito ay makaraang hilingin ng Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) ang tulong ng Philippine Army sa pangangalaga ng itinatayong bagong metropolis sa gitnang Luzon.
Dahilan kaya muling pumasok ang BCDA sa isang memorandum of agreement sa panig ng militar upang masustinahan ang nauna nilang ugnayan hinggil sa peace and order .
“Recognizing the need to ensure the timely delivery of government projects, the BCDA requested the Philippine Army to deploy the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit Active Auxiliary Company II (CAA-II) at the 9,450-hectare development, located within the Clark Special Economic Zone, ayon sa inilbas na pahayag ng BCDA hinggil sa nilagdaang Memorandum of Agreement sa pagitan ng BCDA at Army 7th Infantry Division.
“The New Clark City (NCC) development requires a devoted, dedicated and exclusive group of personnel to be present in the property during the entire duration of the construction and development … BCDA believes that the presence of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the entire area of NCC will assure the deterrence of any potential and possible threats to its development,” ayon sa MOA .
Para maisakatuparan ito ay lumagda kamakailan sina BCDA Officer-in-Charge President and CEO Atty. Aristotle B. Batuhan at Major Gen. Andrew D. Costelo, Commanding General ng 7th Infantry (Kaugnay) Division, na nasa ilalim ng AFP-NOLCOM sa isang memorandum of agreement (MOA) sa New Clark City Aquatics Center para sa deployment ng paramilitary troops upang palakasin ang security force sa New Clark City.
Subalit bago maging epektibo ang nasabing MOA na paiiralin sa loob ng tatlong tao ay kailangan muna aprubahan ito ni Secretary of National Defense Delfin lorenzana.
Ang nasabing hakbang ay magbibigay daan para sa tuloy tuloy na development ng mga government’s big-ticket projects at private investments sa New Clark City.
Pahayag naman ni, MGen. Costelo, “The security and protection of these vital infrastructures are our responsibility as the protector of peace in the community. With our collective commitment to serving the Filipino people, together we can do more.” (VICTOR BALDEMOR)
