Groups call public to share in peace effort in Zamboanga City | Sun.Star.

by Bong Garcia
August 19, 2012

THE presidents of the Zamboanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation Inc. (ZCCIFI) and the Golden Crescent Consortium of Peace Builders and Affiliate have called on the public to rally behind the local government and law enforcement authorities in the effort to keep Zamboanga City safe and sound.

ZCCIFI president Pedro Rufo Soliven and Professor Ali Yacub, president of the Golden Crescent Consortium issued the call in the light of the recent twin bombings and the spate of crime incidents in Zamboanga City.

Both Soliven and Yacub cited the importance of the participation of the public in the campaign to curb criminality in the community.

“As Zamboangueños, everybody in the community has the responsibility to make the city safe. This is not just the responsibility of the local government or the police, this is our responsibility. We want to say that a peaceful City starts with us in the community, in our respective homes and in ourselves,” Soliven said.

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