CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan De Oro City --
President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to visit this largest military camp in
Northern Mindanao Tuesday to boost the morale of about 6,000 government
troopers in the region.
Secretary Martin Andanar, of the Presidential Communication
Office (PCO), has confirmed the scheduled visit.
“President Duterte is coming to Cagayan De Oro City Tuesday,
but I could not divulge the details of his visit for security reason,” Andanar
told the local press.
Military sources, however, said that Duterte is scheduled to
arrive at 1:30 Tuesday to visit the government troopers and meet with top
military and police officials in Camp
Evangelista
Duterte would also visit and pin medals to the wounded
soldiers who are undergoing treatment at the military hospital in the military
camp.
Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano, of Misamis
Oriental, was at the Laguindingan
Airport
From the Laguindingan
Airport , Duterte would take a military
helicopter that would fly him directly to Camp Evangelista
As of 11:00 Tuesday morning, about 400 government troopers
and military officials have been waiting at the grandstand of the military camp
sprawling parade ground here.
Police Supt. Ronnie Cariaga, the chief of the city’s police
force here, said that the military and the police have adopted an elaborate
security contingency that includes the deployment of a K-9 team inside and
outside the military camp.
On Monday, the Presidential Security Group (PSG) has already
taken the names of the local media who were scheduled to cover Duterte’s visit
here.
A military official said that the PSG would no longer issue
an identification card to the media, but would only obtain the names of the
local media personnel.
From the military camp, Duterte would reportedly fly back to
Laguindingan airport and back to Manila
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