The more than 500-strong 79th Infantry “Masaligan” Battalion of the Philippine Army will be departing Negros Oriental on Friday for a three-month Battalion of Excellence training in Nueva Ecija.
Lt. Col. Harold Anthony Pascua, 79th IB commander, on Thursday confirmed the battalion will pull out from its headquarters in the southern town of
The 79th IB, which arrived in Negros Oriental in February 2008 from Bohol, will undergo the Battalion of Excellence training at
The training, which will run for about three months, is designed primarily to refurbish and improve the fighting capability of the 79th IB, said Lt. Col. Pascua.
This means that the battalion’s “move, shoot and communicate” capabilities will be enhanced, to include the provision of more vehicles, firearms, radio communications equipment and the like, he added.
In the meantime, the 20th IB will replace the 79th IB at all of its vacated posts and take over responsibilities of areas previously controlled or occupied by the latter, said Pascua.
He assured there shall be no vacuum left with the pullout of the 79th IB, according to Lt. Col. Pascua.
The 79th IB is tentatively expected to return to Negros Oriental sometime in October.
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