Iloilo-based 82nd Infantry Battalion gets new commanding officer

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 18): Iloilo-based 82nd Infantry Battalion gets new commanding officer

A new commanding officer was appointed to the 82nd Infantry Battalion which is headquartered at Camp Monteclaro, Barangay Igtuba, Iloilo Monday.

Lt. Col. Vener Morga replaced Lt. Enriqueto Deocadez during short ceremonies which was witnessed by military and civilian officials in the locality.

Prior his appointment to the 82nd Infantry Battalion, the former served executive officer of the 301st Infantry Brigade which is based in Dingle, Iloilo.

Under Deocadez’s command, the 82nd Infantry Battalion neutralized 24 New People's Army (NPA) personalities resulting in the decline of the rebel threat, recovery of various high powered and low powered firearms, recovery of subversive documents of high intelligence value and the organizing and launching of Federation of Rebel Returnees for Peace and Development with 194 members from the 1st and 2nd District of Iloilo.

Morga on the other hand is not new in the area as most of his assignments were in the 3rd Infantry Division area-of-operations in Western Visayas.

He is credited to be one of the pioneers who helped organized the Church Military Advisory Group in Panay.

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