Troops in Sulu greet all Muslims and Christians alike as the
entire world commemorate Eid'l Adha Monday.
This is the message of solidarity of troops as mass is
celebrated Sunday during the blessing of a newly constructed hospital in Camp Bautista
The newly-constructed station hospital is expected to
enhance the survival of wounded troops and widen the medical care that can be
given to soldiers and their families while stationed in Sulu.
Brig. Gen. Arnel Dela Vega, Joint Task Force Sulu commander
said, "Soldiers in Sulu and those assigned generally in Mindanao
have learned to understand and respect the religion and culture of Moros."
"We extend our sincere desire for a peaceful Eid'l Adha
and we again appeal to the people of Sulu for their continued cooperation to
ensure the safety of all members of the community," he added.
The ongoing rescue efforts of kidnap victims in Sulu have
been intensified since the order of President Rodrigo Duterte last August after
a local Muslim Jolo resident, Patrick Almodavar was beheaded by the Abu Sayyaf
Group (ASG) after his failed to raise the PHP1,000,000 ransom.
The Chief Executive visited troops a few weeks back while
the AFP chief-of-staff Gen Ricardo Visaya visited soldiers in Jolo five times
with the latest on Saturday.
The focused military operations to destroy the ASG and
rescue the hostages took the lives of 15 soldiers and 27 were wounded in Sulu
while three were killed and one wounded in Basilan, for a total of 18 killed
and 28 wounded.
At least 32 ASG were killed in Sulu in the ongoing focused
military operations while 27 were killed in Basilan totaling 59 ASG dead and
scores wounded.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=922154
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