The 16th Infantry Battalion, a field unit of the Tanay-based
2nd Infantry Division, was formally deployed to Surigao Del Sur on Tuesday.
It will now be under the operational control of the Cagayan
De Oro-based 4th Infantry Division.
In a statement Thursday, 2nd Infantry Division spokesperson
1st Lt. Xy-Zon Meneses said send-off ceremonies took place at Villamor Air
Base, Pasay City
It will augment the 4th Infantry Division's anti-insurgency
patrols and operations.
In attendance were 2nd Infantry Division commander Major
Gen. Romeo G. Gan and other ranking officials of the unit.
The 16th Infantry Battalion had just finished its disaster
and risk reduction operation mission in Mindoro prior to its deployment to Surigao Del
Sur.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=849004
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