The Philippine Army has deployed additional battalion of
troops to the province
of Maguindanao
Capt. Jo-Ann Petinglay, Army’s 6th Infantry Division
information officer, in a statement released Tuesday through the Western
Mindanao Command (Westmincom), said deployed to Maguindanao is the 34th
Infantry Battalion.
Petinglay said the battalion, which is one of the operating
units of the Army’s 8th Infantry Division, came from the province of Samar
She said the battalion, which is headed by Lt. Col. Edgar
delos Reyes, will augment the effort of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division in
maintaining peace and security in its area of responsibility that covers the
provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur province and parts of North Cotabato
and Sultan Kudarat.
She said the deployment marks the start of the holding phase
wherein government forces will establish encampments in former lairs of the
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in order to prevent the return of
the armed lawless group.
She said the deployment of forces will pave the way for the
implementation of various developmental projects in the different communities
within the area of responsibility of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=747409
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