The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has deployed more troops in Surigao del Sur to beef up the four Army battalions that are already patrolling areas believed to be infested by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels.
The elite-Scout Ranger Company (SRC) of the AFP arrived via C130 aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) at Butuan City (Bancasi) National Airport last week with the primary objective of helping crush the remaining NPAs and sustain the gains of the peace, security, and development efforts of the AFP’s 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade in Surigao del Sur.
The SRC troops were immediately oriented about their new area of operation and underwent cultural sensitivity, human rights and international humanitarian law seminars at the Division Advance Command Post (ACP) of the AFP’s 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division (4th ID) here, said First Lt. Karl Jan S. Devaras, company commander of the 41st Civil-Military Operations (Magkahiusa) at Camp Bancasi, Butuan City.
The SRC will augment the 36th Infantry Battallion (36h IB), 75th IB, 16th IB, 2nd Special Forces Battalion (2nd SFB) apart from the two other Special Forces (SF) groups.
These combat maneuvering battallions will also be supported by other operation control (Opcon) units of the 4th ID.
These battalions will be under the operational control of Col. Isidro Purisima, commanding officer of the 402nd Brigade based in Tandag City, in Surigao del Sur.
Some special forces of the Northeastern Mindanao Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13) have also been deployed in the province to toughen law enforcement and assist the counter insurgency operations of the AFP.
“We will not fail in our mandate to reduce the capability of the CPP-NPA in the area. And we will also help the PNP and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure honest, orderly and credible May 9, 2016 polls,” Purisima said in a statement.
http://www.mb.com.ph/more-troops-deployed-in-surigao-del-sur/
The elite-Scout Ranger Company (SRC) of the AFP arrived via C130 aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) at Butuan City (Bancasi) National Airport last week with the primary objective of helping crush the remaining NPAs and sustain the gains of the peace, security, and development efforts of the AFP’s 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade in Surigao del Sur.
The SRC troops were immediately oriented about their new area of operation and underwent cultural sensitivity, human rights and international humanitarian law seminars at the Division Advance Command Post (ACP) of the AFP’s 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division (4th ID) here, said First Lt. Karl Jan S. Devaras, company commander of the 41st Civil-Military Operations (Magkahiusa) at Camp Bancasi, Butuan City.
The orientation and seminar will help the newly deployed troops to get to know the culture of their new deployment area and to be reminded that respect to human rights, international humanitarian law and the rule of law is imperative in the performance of their duty, he added.
These combat maneuvering battallions will also be supported by other operation control (Opcon) units of the 4th ID.
These battalions will be under the operational control of Col. Isidro Purisima, commanding officer of the 402nd Brigade based in Tandag City, in Surigao del Sur.
Some special forces of the Northeastern Mindanao Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13) have also been deployed in the province to toughen law enforcement and assist the counter insurgency operations of the AFP.
“We will not fail in our mandate to reduce the capability of the CPP-NPA in the area. And we will also help the PNP and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure honest, orderly and credible May 9, 2016 polls,” Purisima said in a statement.
http://www.mb.com.ph/more-troops-deployed-in-surigao-del-sur/
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