President to grace Eastmincom 10th anniversary rites

From the Philippine Information Agency (Aug 25): President to grace Eastmincom 10th anniversary rites

President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to grace the 10th Founding Anniversary of the Eastern Mindanao Command tomorrow (August 26) at the Naval Forces Eastern Mindandao in Naval Station Felix Apolinario in Panacan Davao City.

EastMinCom’s 10th founding anniversary banners the theme EASTMINCOM: Katambayayong sa Tinuod na Kausaban (Eastmincom a partner in real change). The celebration will have high-ranking officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines awarding deserving Eastmincom personnel and civilian partners from areas under the command’s jurisdiction.

The President will be delivering a message as guest-of-honor. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana will also be present during the affair. EastMinCom chief Lt. General Rey Leonardo Guerrero will lead the awarding of medals and plaques.

EastMinCom is one of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Unified Commands combating terrorism and insurgency in Eastern Mindanao.

Before the inception of Easmincom in  2006, Mindanao was under a single area of command- the Southcom (Southern Command). The AFP General Headquarters then had assessed that Southcom had to be divided into two separate area commands due to a very large area of operations, wide span of control and complexity of threats. The other area command was named as WesMinCom (Western Mindanao Command).

The new command was given the responsibility over South Eastern Mindanao, Central and Northern Mindanao with the mission of conducting joint operations against all national security threats in the area in order to establish a physically and psychologically secure environment conductive to development and assist government agencies in their socio-economic, ecological and developmental activities.

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