Army’s 302nd IB to leave Negros on Nov. 15

From the Sun Star-Bacolod (Nov 6): Army’s 302nd IB to leave Negros on Nov. 15

THE 302nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army based in Negros Oriental will leave Negros Island on November 15 for deployment to Bohol.

Colonel Francisco Delfin, commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade, said Thursday that their unit will then have full jurisdiction of the military operations under the Negros Island Region.

The 303rd Brigade is headquartered in Barangay Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental.

With the pullout of 302nd Brigade, the two Army battalions in Negros Oriental, including the 11th IB and the 79th IB, will remain.

Delfin said that after November 15, the 303rd Brigade will have four battalions under its command.

 The two others are 47th IB in southern Negros and the 62nd IB in northern Negros.

The thrust of the Army is one brigade for one island, Delfin said as he assured Negrenses that the island’s internal security is still in place despite the pullout of the 302nd Brigade.

“The people of Negros have nothing to worry,” he added.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/local-news/2015/11/06/armys-302nd-ib-leave-negros-nov-15-439976