The 903rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army has
redeployed its 9th Infantry Battalion (9IB) in the province of Masbate
The battalion, headed by Lt. Col. Ericson Rosana, replaced
the Task Group Masbate (TGM), which was deactivated on Feb. 25 in a ceremony
led by Col. Cesar M. Idio, 903IB commander, in the TGM headquarters in Sitio
Baclay, Barangay Bacolod, Milagros town.
Idio’s brigade is based in Old Castilla, Sorsogon.
The TGM headed by Col. Alden Juan C. Masagca served Masbate province from August 2014 to Feb. 25.
Idio said the 9IB will handle counter-insurgency operations
in the province.
The battalion has 500 men while the TGM has only about 100
soldiers coming from the headquarters of the 9th Infantry Division in Camp
Elias Angeles, Pili, Camarines Sur.
"The 9IB was formerly in charge of Masbate
but it was sent abroad as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force at the
outbreak of the Ebola virus. It is now back in Masbate ,"
Idio added.
He believes the province will be safer in the presence of
the battalion now that the anniversary of the New People's Army (NPA) is fast
approaching.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=740124
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